TECHNOLOGY
THIS IS MINING
When someone asks , “ What is mining ?” We know that mining is all of this :
• Today ’ s Technology
• Inclusiveness & Diversity
• Care for our Planet
• A Life of Adventure
• A Legacy of Community Building in Ontario
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What are the elements that make up our industry ? Is it the drilling and the digging , the machinery and mining ? Or has it become something greater ? To celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020 , the Onatario Mining Association has created This is Mining , a campaign that takes a fresh look at the role of mining in our lives and in the province . The achievements , the people , the progress and the legacy .
“ Mining has always been about discovery . But the more we mine its depths for the elements that drive our modern world , the more we discover what we have become . As individuals . As a community . As an industry . Join us in discovering all that mining has become and all it has to offer .”
# THISISMINING
What does Hodgson see as the main challenges for miners in Canada , and how will the OMA respond to support its members and the wider industry ? “ Disruptive technologies are also changing the way we live in our communities and our business . At the OMA , we have to make sure that we live up to our high standards . It changes the way we mine , and this is supplying the world with the building blocks of innovation . Our industry cannot help but be affected by the fundamental technological changes that we ’ ve seen . Our members are inspired by this , and we are enabled with information sharing to keep the innovation process moving . We ’ ve launched our target zero campaign , Zero Plus . Our aspirational target is to have zero harm . It ’ s
OCTOBER 2019