Mining Magazine June 2014 | Page 85

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“ On the equipment side it ’ s about identifying maintenance issues before there are failures ,” Lambert says . “ That ’ s where you save your money and create the safety and efficiency in those systems . GPS on equipment makes you more effective .”
Scope of operations NACG operates on almost every mine site in the oil sands and has also worked in British Columbia , Ontario , Saskatchewan , and Yukon for all the resource industries – gold , diamonds ,
copper , coal – as well as heavy civil and construction work . The bulk of their revenue comes out of working the oil sands , which is a huge marketplace .
The Company got started in the oil sands in the ‘ 70s and has been there ever since . “ At most of the oil sands mine sites - we have been there since they opened ,” Lambert says .
NACG has a central office based in Edmonton with good communication and project management training for employees on work sites . They pride themselves on going into the field knowing what the plan is and how
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