Page 33 MLEN SPRING 2020 Page 33 national contractor may seem out of the ordinary but the end result is that everyone will beneft from the modern expertise that Barminco brings See Hemlo 20 elsewhere in this Mining Life edition Barminco has already established relationships with local First na tions representatives in an efort to maximize job creation training and other benefts W e truly look forward to working with the area s First Nations groups and leaders said Gawith Ontario has a number of operating mines that are looking to expand and new mines on the horizon which is why we believe it to be the ideal location to base ourselves moving forward It is the ideal plat form for Barminco s mission in North America which is to provide a mining contracting service that adds enduring value and delivers certainty for mine owners said Gawith Barminco is an underground min ing organization for us technology is about increasing the delivery of metres and tonnes as safely and efciently as possible T echnology and innovation are core components of Barminco s value proposition Our ability to discover both internal and external trends rapidly evaluate concepts and implement initiatives with short interval review cycles are intrinsic to the way we work states Gawith This innovation capability helps dif ferentiate Barminco from its com petitors keep pace with or lead technological change and deliver signifcant value to it s clients Barminco acknowledges that in novation can occur anywhere and this has led to an internal and ex ternal collaborative approach to the technology initiatives they under take on their sites The company s approach to tech nology includes fve key principles Creating the safest working envi ronment possible providing peo ple with short interval controls via prescriptive insights augmenting through automation converting un planned to planned and maximiz ing machine utilisation Barminco sees Ontario as ideal location for growth