Vale Canada Limited
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Vale to demolish Stobie headframes
Vale Canada has announced that it has started demolishing headframes and other buildings at its Stobie mine in Sudbury. The mine was placed on care and maintenance in 2017, after 100 years of operations. The work is expected to take…
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Miners rise to the challenges of the pandemic
Canadian mine sites have done well to keep employees and communities safe.
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BATTERIES: Vale, Epiroc sign Batteries as a Service deal
SWEDEN – Vale and mining gear maker Epiroc announced that they have finalized the world’s first Batteries as a Service (BaaS) agreement, which is a new approach for utilizing battery technology in mining operations. The idea is that Epiroc will work…
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TRAINING: Vale, Glencore join forces with Norcat
ONTARIO – Vale Canada, Technica Mining, and Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations, which are part of Glencore, have joined forces with non-profit organization Norcat to develop, test, and deploy a series of technology-enabled blended learning programs aimed at transforming how the Canadian…
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COVID-19: Two northern Ontario companies among Vale’s COVID-19 Challenge winners
TORONTO – On Apr. 3, Vale launched a COVID-19 challenge in Canada to help generate innovative solutions during the pandemic by offering financial support of up to US$1 million. Nearly 1,800 solutions were submitted globally and over 300 came from…
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The next phase of COVID-19 communications: It’s time to listen
As Canadian mining companies rushed to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak to protect their workers and operations, many dusted off their crisis communications plans and realized they hadn’t accounted for a possible pandemic. And yet mining leaders across the country…
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INNOVATION: Vale launches $1M COVID-19 Challenge
CANADA – Vale is joining the fight against COVID-19 by launching the Vale COVID-19 Challenge, offering up to US$1 million to propel innovative COVID-19 solutions into the marketplace. The challenge is open in Canada and Brazil with each selected solution eligible…
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TRAINING: Norcat partners with Vale to develop interactive program
SUDBURY – Norcat, a leading provider of skilled labour training for the mining industry, has announced a partnership with Vale, one of the world’s largest miners, to develop and deploy an experiential learning program. As part of this partnership, Norcat…
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DIGITALIZATION: Vale selects Mobilaris and Epiroc for digital transformation
CANADA – Vale, one of the world’s largest miners, has selected Mobilaris Mining & Civil Engineering and Epiroc as partners to advance digitalization at its Canadian mines. The announcement is part of the company’s digital transformation program within the mining…
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AI: Vale chooses GoldSpot to define targets at Coleman
ONTARIO – GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. is sending its team of expert geologists and data scientists has been engaged by Vale Canada to use machine learning (artificial intelligence) to identify new drilling targets at the Coleman nickel-copper mine, part of its…
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New mines, new beginnings
Canada has several new mines to celebrate – with more on the way
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NICKEL: Vale, Glencore team up to explore near Sudbury
SUDBURY, Ont. – Yesterday Vale and Glencore announced that they are planning to create a joint feasibility study to explore and develop mineralization accessible from Glencore’s Nickel Rim South mine. The study will include both economic and technical feasibility for…
