This week’s episode of “The Dig” looks at a portable rapid testing device that can accurately detect coronavirus, making this a “game-changer” and a must-have for companies in the mining industry and the mining supply and services sector.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, Ryan McEachern discusses with Andy Reynolds, founder of Alacris and President of Inspire Resources, on how a new business model in mining could change the supplier-miner relationship and attract billions of new investment dollars into the industry.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern as he speaks with Gabriel Janakaraj, BDM for Ionic Mechatronics about their IIOT SafeBox solution that is revolutionizing the lockout and tagout procedures and saving mining companies significant downtime and money.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern as he speaks with Cameron Stockman, Director of Operations and Business Development of CEC Mining Systems about adopting augmented reality to continue delivering on projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern as he speaks with Shahram Tafazoli, Founder and CEO of Motion Metrics international Inc. about their solutions to save mining companies millions of dollars and save lives. They discuss how Motion Metrics rebrand adds Sustainability to Safety and Productivity as they address the mining trend to reduce energy consumption in comminution by focussing on the post-blast to mill portion of the process.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern as he speaks with David Van Klaveren, Vice President – Global Sales and Partner of H2 Tek™ about their solution to reduce carbon emissions and improve the fuel efficiency of diesel engines. They discuss the trend of how important reducing the carbon footprint is in the mining industry globally and H2 Tek™’s approach to introducing new technology to clients in the mining industry.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern as he speaks with Sam Bhat, VP Global Business Development, CTO Geosynthetics of Titan Environmental Containment about their innovative application of geosynthetics as a far superior product to traditional metal screening for ground support.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern as he follows up with Bob Izsak from the Business Health Council who, on Episode 8 reviewed the Top 5 Meta-Trends that will impact companies in a post-pandemic world. In this episode, Ryan discusses with Bob Izsak the 7-Steps companies need to consider to address the 5 Meta-Trends.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern speak with Todd Burns, President and Founder of Cypher Environmental Inc. about how they are helping clients implement their ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) strategies. Todd provides an excellent example with client Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and how they are collaborating to address dust issues in the nearby community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern speak with Bob Izsak from the Business Health Council about the TOP 5 meta-trends that are going to impact companies in a post-COVID-19 world.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern speak with Rami Faour of Progesys; a company that is an expert in transitioning capital projects to operations. Up to 40% of the NPV can be lost at this stage in a project. Listen to how clients of Progesys are using the COVID-19 shutdown as an opportunity to do a fresh restart on operations and get things right.

In this Episode of MSTA CANADA’s The DIG, listen to Ryan McEachern speak with Justin Downey of RWDI; a company that has developed a portable PCR testing solution for COVID-19 and returns a result within 90 minutes. PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) is a process to detect and identify trace bits of DNA and RWDI has developed it to be as small as a tissue box. This could be a game-changer for detecting COVID-19 in asymptomatic environments and as a vital part of the screening and tracing at mine sites.

Listen to Ryan McEachern speak with Karly Winfield of PROVIX Inc. on MSTA CANADA’s The DIG where she shares her first-person experience flying across Canada. Karly provides a unique perspective as PROVIX sells temperature detection technologies to help companies screen for COVID-19 symptoms.

MSTA CANADA Ryan McEachern interviews Jean Philippe Mai from Dundee Sustainable Technologies on The DIG regarding the recent news releases about their CLEVR and GLASSLOCK processes.

In this episode of The DIG, Ryan McEachern speaks with MSTA CANADA member Stuart Lister of MacLean Engineering about life as a manufacturer during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have had to innovate. Stuart and Ryan also discuss the overall market right now and in the near future and how mining companies are adopting Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV).

Ryan McEachern from MSTA CANADA interviews Chris McCue from Vancouver based McCue Engineering about his firsthand experience as an essential service during this pandemic.

On Episode 1 of The Dig, Ryan McEachern, Managing Director of MSTA CANADA speaks with Gabriel Janakaraj from Ionic Mechatronics about an innovative solution called Therm Assure which can detect within seconds if a person has a fever. Ryan discusses with Gabriel how this technology works and how it is helping mining companies keep their employees safe at the workplace during this Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.