Field Trips

Explore mining facilities in Canada and beyond with virtual site visits!

Drilling Solutions: Efficiency through Innovation

Presenters:
Matt Koss - Product Manager - Track Drills, Komatsu
Sergio Li - Product Manager - Rotary Drills, Komatsu

When Imperial Oil made the decision to implement autonomous haulage at its Kearl operation, the company faced a number of firsts. Kearl was the first application of Cat MineStar Command for hauling in the extreme weather and challenging underfoot conditions found in the oil sands. And it was the first time Caterpillar had implemented Command for hauling on Cat 797F 364-tonne (401-ton) trucks. But while the application was new, the technology itself has already been proven on a number of mine sites around the world and it is being supported by a team of experts committed to its success.

See how Imperial Oil, Finning Canada, and Caterpillar came together as one team to mine better in the Canadian Oil Sands.

Presenters:
Clayton Aupperle - CAT MineStar Site Manager, Caterpillar
Bill Dears - WW Sales & Market Manager, Caterpillar

Kirkland Lake Gold: Detour Lake Mine – A Model for Responsible, Value-Creating Gold Mining in Ontario

Detour Lake is the second largest gold producing mine in Canada with the largest gold reserves and substantial growth potential. The open pit mine is located in northeastern Ontario, approximately 300 kilometres northeast of Timmins and 185 kilometres by road northeast of Cochrane, within the northernmost Abitibi Greenstone Belt.

Detour Lake is a model for responsible, value-creating gold mining in Ontario and Kirkland Lake Gold is transforming the mine into one of the world’s largest and most profitable gold mines.

Presenters:
Larry Lazeski – Mine General Manager, Kirkland Lake Gold
Andre Leite – VP, Technical Services, Kirkland Lake Gold
Jean-Francois Dupont – Chief Metallurgist, Kirkland Lake Gold
Mark Melanson – Manager, Processing Plant Operations, Kirkland Lake Gold
Michelle Moore – Superintendent, Mine Operations, Kirkland Lake Gold

Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations’ business includes exploration, Fraser Mine, Nickel Rim South Mine, Strathcona Mill and the Sudbury Smelter, as well as logistics facilities at the Port of Quebec. The company has been mining nickel-copper ores in the Sudbury area of northern Ontario since 1928. The facilities are spread throughout the 60 kilometre-long, oval-shaped geological formation known as the Sudbury basin. Nickel and copper are the primary metals but cobalt and precious metals are also produced.

Presenters:
Curtis Deredin - Senior Process Engineer, Strathcona Mill
Lauren Malafarina - Metallurgist, Strathcona Mill

Get inside OroValle Operations, a gold-copper-silver underground mine in Asturias, Spain, with a 2,000 t/d process plant, treating blended oxide/sulfide ore. Operators with working knowledge of the installations will be on hand to host you and answer your questions.

Presenters:
Collar Garcia - Chief Operating Officer, OroValle
Manuel Varela Lucio-Villegas - Long Term Mine Planning Engineer, OroValle

Getting the most out of your underground hard rock operations is a priority for you. Ensuring you have a line of innovative, forward-thinking hard rock products designed to help you productively and efficiently face the challenges posed by tough mining environments.

Presenters:
Doug Eamer - Director Underground Mills, Komatsu
Renier Koekemoer - Senior Product Manager - Drills, Komatsu