The unspoken barrier

By Melissa Ng, MBA, P.Geo, Chief Geologist, McArthur River Operation, Cameco Corporation Chair, Women in Mining Canada Women in the Canadian mining industry face a lot of challenges. We are a minority, making up only 14 per cent of the workforce across divisions of...

Plan ahead to thrive at working away

By the Mining Family Matters team People tend to start fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work with a very limited understanding of what FIFO is actually like and what the challenges will be. The benefits of FIFO work include extended time at home to spend with family or invest...

What’s coming up next for Platinex

Platinex has recently undergone some changes, and it has plans to become bigger and better than ever. When current Platinex CEO and director Greg Ferron was the CEO of Treasury Metals, he had sold Platinex a project in Timmins, which was adjacent to their Shining Tree...