Page 5 Contd from pg 4 having benefts to the environment by reducing the amount of diesel fuel for example and reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released by a mine The costs involved in develop ing new technology has also led to greater co operation between mining companies Glencore s Onaping Depth project at their Craig Mine north of Sudbury is another example of an Ontario mine embracing an all electric future The mine will be about 2 km deep and with depth comes increased need to provide ventilation to reduce the hot temperatures Switching to bat tery electric operations reduces the amount of diesel contamination and the reduce ventilation costs Another Sudbury mine V ale s T ot ten Mine was built with the capacity for rapid data collection and informa tion sharing from the mining area to the surface The mine uses advanced technology such as its Miner Oper ated Survey System MOSS V entila tion on Demand System VODS and Distributed Control System DCS These are wireless communications systems that provide information on what is happening under ground to make decision on the optimal areas for drilling ore and avoiding waste rock The system also tracks the lo cation of every worker In addition based on data of where the workers are decisions are made on which ar eas to ventilat e and which areas to shut of lightin g and ventilat ion thus saving cost for V ale This can save up to 50 percent of costs Mining companies are no longer do ing thei r own thing they are working together under a new model Mines want innovative technology it s good for the planet the health and safety of the workers and the commu nities It is our goal here at Mining Life to represent the interest and understand ing of the mining industry in our back yard and beyond and we look forward to the challenge Adver tisers Index Editorial Index E d i t o r i a l C o n s u l t a n t F r a n k G i o r n o K e v i n V i n c e n t M a r k e t i n g S a l e s J o h n G o u l e t R h o n d a L a r o c h e l l e J a y C o r n e l s e n C i r c u l a t i o n C l a u d e t t e C o r n e l s e n A u d r e y G u i n d o n M a r k e t i n g R e s e a r c h D e v e l o p m e n t R o r y D r e d h a r t G l e n n D r e d h a r t P r e s i d e n t P u b l i s h e d b y E m a i l i n f o c a n a d i a n t r a d e x c o m PUBLICA TIONS AGREEMENT NO 40022702 R e t u r n U n d e l i v e r a b l e C a n a d i a n A d d r e s s t o C I R C U L AT I O N D E P T P O B o x 4 9 0 S c h u m a c h e r O N P 0 N 1 G 0 Te l 7 0 5 2 6 4 2 2 5 1 F a x 7 0 5 2 6 4 4 4 0 1 Canadas Quarterly Mining Magazine MINING LIFE 400 PLUS DISPLA YS CANADA S Gold Show OFFICIAL SHOW GUIDE Mining the 21st Century Front cover pictures supplied by NORCA T Photo 1 canadianminingexpocom Booth space limited 80 booked Photo 2