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SAFETY: Ontario miners honour victims of Hollinger Mine fire
ONTARIO – Miners in Ontario are getting together and challenging each other in a series of events to honour the victims of the Hollinger mine fire that claimed the lives of 39 miners in Timmins in 1928. At the 2019…
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IRON ORE: BHP reports autonomous truck collision at Jimblebar mine
AUSTRALIA – BHP Group reported a collision between two autonomous trucks on March 16 at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara. The company blamed the accident on heavy rainfall. The company said the wet and soft ground caused…
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SAFETY: BC government creates new divisions to improve mine safety and promote investment
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources announced this week it will now have two expanded mining divisions – the Mines Health, Safety and Enforcement Division and the Mines Competitiveness and Authorizations Division. In a press…
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SAFETY: Canadian coal miner signs deal with Hexagon
TUCSON, Ariz. – Hexagon’s Mining division is pleased to announce a significant safety solution deal with Conuma Coal Resources. Conuma produces high quality metallurgical coal for use in the steel industry. The three-year subscription package will cover Conuma’s three mines…
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SOFTWARE: eCompliance unveils innovative asset management feature
TORONTO – eCompliance, the number one software for strengthening safety culture, announced the release of Asset Management as the newest addition to the product. The addition of Asset Management positions the company as the only safety software provider to track both assets…
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SAFETY: MSS goes to international competion
TIMMINS, Ont. – Mine Safety Solutions is proudly showing off its new MSS5 safety gloves at the 2018 International Mine Rescue Competition, taking place in Russia this week. MSS strives to make worksites safer with a fresh approach to safety…
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Getting the most out of critical control management systems
Three things a company can do to create greater value from their CM systems
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SAFETY: Provix releases new hot work camera with email alerts
ALLISTON, Ont. – Provix is pleased to introduce the Hot Work Fire Watch camera system with dual CCTV and thermal sensors. Using the system can eliminate the requirement to post a fire watch employee on welding and hot work job…
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SAFETY: Canadians hope to field all-female mine rescue team in Russia
A team of seven women – Diamonds in the Rough – is raising money to travel to Russia this fall and compete in the international mine rescue competition. This is believed to be the first time an all-female team will…
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SAFETY: Boart Longyear reaches 4.2M man-hours without LTI
SALT LAKE CITY – Boart Longyear is pleased to announce its drilling services division in Canada has reached more than 4.2 million man-hours over the last three years (April 2015 to April 2018), with no lost time incidents (LTI). The…
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SIX Safety Systems outlines how mining companies can manage fatigue-related risks
Being awake is not enough
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Seven trends driving drone adoption
The adoption of drones in mining is growing rapidly.
