And just like that, it’s here. The final weeks of 2022. As cliché as it sounds, it really does not seem possible. Here at North American Mining magazine, we’re wrapping up the year with this, our final issue until January/February, but we do it with our eyes and targets fully fixed on the coming year. What a great new year…
Read MoreAuthor: Donna Schmidt
THE EDITOR – Buyers Guide Special
A great publication is a reference piece – something you can pick up time and time again for needed information. It is easy to navigate through and offers details all in one place. That’s what we hope every edition of North American Mining magazine is for our readers, but especially so for this inaugural Buyers’ Guide. Inside can be found…
Read MoreStar of the sea?
TMC the metals company achieves inaugural batch of polymetallic modules from sea floor – a first test in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in more than 40 years. By Donna Schmidt Mining may be a storied industry with a long history, but there are still trailblazers. When considering the topics, technology and ideas that will make up the industry’s future,…
Read MoreNever underestimate the women
Canadian all-woman mine rescue group Diamonds in the Rough are the personification of grit, determination and pure female empowerment. We recently interviewed this inspirational – and, let’s be honest, just plain cool – group for the NAM Women in Mining spotlight. By Donna Schmidt It was 2016 when Saskatchewan mine rescuer Kari Lentowicz went to the International Mines Rescue Competition…
Read MoreInternational Mines Rescue Competition ends on high note
Teams from across the globe returned to the MSHA Health and Safety Academy in September. Who came out on top? By Donna Schmidt COVID-19 certainly had its impact on things. From team meetings to cross-country industry conferences, the entire mining community was shaken up as many such events were forced to be held virtually. One thing that, by definition, couldn’t be…
Read MoreBirmingham chosen for Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference
Hundreds expected to convene in Birmingham in November for short courses, tech talks and more. By Donna Schmidt A southern setting has been selected for the annual Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference, scheduled to be held November 1-4 at the Ross Bridge Hotel and Convention Center in nearby Hoover, Ala. Organizers from the nonprofit Southeast Mine Safety and Health…
Read MoreHunting treasure – creatively
Welcome to our penultimate edition of North American Mining magazine for 2022. As autumn enters in the Northern Hemisphere and we all begin to think about year-end tasks, it was a natural transition for my mind to give pause to a crucial factor that drives many publications, arguably making or breaking its success: creativity. What that means for you: we…
Read MoreFirst-ever International Day of Women in Mining a success
IDWIM will now be marked each June 15. By Donna Schmidt The International Day of Women in Mining (IDWIM) will now be an annual event every June 15 thanks to the advocacy group International Women in Mining (IWiM), which has successfully launched the campaign. More than 1,000 from around the globe participated in the inaugural virtual event to mark the…
Read MoreWomen in Mining Spotlight: Sarah de Blois
Canadian PhD candidate Sarah de Blois, over the course of her research work at Laurentian University, has uncovered some thought-provoking statistics on the state of women in the mining industry. Edited by Donna Schmidt For the progress women in the mining industry have made over the years, it may be surprising to learn that there is actually much more still…
Read MoreCat’s far-reaching research, training hub: Tinaja Hills
North American Mining recently took an exclusive look at Caterpillar’s Tinaja Hills and Tucson Proving Ground complex in southern Arizona, gaining some remarkable insight into the OEM’s research and development and training efforts By Donna Schmidt Just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, overlooking a beautiful yet vast swath of one of the most beautiful desert areas of the American Southwest,…
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