April 15, 2021
Ryan McEachern hosts a 3-part Special Budget Preview Edition of MSTA CANADA The DIG. In this 3-part series, Ryan and his guests discuss the upcoming federal budget, and the impact it may have on the exploration and mining sector. In Part-3, Jeff Killeen, Director, Policy & Programs from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada..
April 14, 2021
Ryan McEachern hosts a 3-part Special Budget Preview Edition of MSTA CANADA The DIG. In this 3-part series, Ryan and his guests discuss the upcoming federal budget, and the impact it may have on the exploration and mining sector. In part-2, Ryan speaks with Brendan Marshall, Vice President of Mining Association of Canada..
April 13, 2021
Ryan McEachern hosts a 3-part Special Budget Preview Edition of MSTA CANADA The DIG. In this 3-part series, Ryan and his guests discuss the upcoming federal budget, and the impact it may have on the exploration and mining sector. In Part-1 Ryan talks to Ian London, Executive Director from the Canadian..
April 1, 2021
On episode 36 of The DIG, host Ryan McEachern speaks with James Reble, Business Development Manager at Elevate Finance. What if you had that perfect opportunity to really be a game changer for your sales…you have the perfect customer and they want and need your product but they just can’t find the..
March 24, 2021
On this week’s episode, host Ryan McEachern speaks to Carl Weatherell, Executive Director and CEO of the Canadian Mining Innovation Council or CMIC, the national association focused on the innovation in mining. They are working on some really interesting projects that will transform mining as we know it and these projects are also great collaborative opportunities for mining suppliers who hold key pieces to the solutions sought after by CMIC consortiums. And we’ll finish things off with our popular 6N60.
March 16, 2021
On this week’s episode, our guest is Emily King, founder of the Prospector Portal, an AI-powered search engine built for the exploration and mining industry. You know all that global mining data that nobody likes to read? Emily and her team has modernized this data into market intelligence contained within a user-friendly search engine that pretty well anyone can understand. It’s a fascinating conversation and one you don’t want to miss. We’ll also take a look at PDAC. MSTA CANADA had a record breaking week. We also have information to share on behalf of our friends at CMIC for companies in the sensing technologies industry. And we finish things off with our popular 6N60.
March 2, 2021
On this week’s episode, our guest is John Mason, Project Manager – Mining Services for the City of Thunder Bay. We will speak about their recent Mining Readiness Strategy report that focuses on how they are preparing for the expected growth opportunities from mining in the region and why Thunder Bay is best situated to be the business hub for this growth. Stephanie Alvarez is back with an update on what MSTA CANADA is planning around the PDAC virtual convention. And we finish things off with our popular 6N60.
February 23, 2021
Deloitte’s annual Tracking The Trends 2021 – The Top 10 Issues Transforming The Future of Mining is out. Some of the trends include ESG, supply chains, safety, and digital transformation. Host Ryan McEachern speaks to Andrew Swart from Deloitte to break all this down and to let us know what these trends mean for you. Stephanie Alvarez is back with an update on everything MSTA CANADA and our plans for PDAC including the B2B networking platform. And we’ll finish things off with another round of 6N60
February 16, 2021
Host Ryan McEachern speaks with Brendan Marshall from the Mining Association of Canada about Critical Minerals and what it means for Canada. Stephanie Alvarez has an update on MSTA CANADA’s plans for PDAC, including how you can register for the B2B Networking platform. And…Ryan will recap some of the biggest mining stories from this past week in a segment we call 6 ‘N 60.
February 9, 2021
Exclusive one-on-one interview with PDAC Executive Director Lisa McDonald. PDAC is virtual this year. So what can we expect from this must attend event? Stephanie Alvarez has an update on everything MSTA CANADA including MSTA CANADA’s plans for PDAC. Katherine Li from FIRMA Foreign Exchange joins Ryan to discuss some important economic news reported by the big banks. And of course, our “hot off the press” 6 in 60 / where we break down the 6 biggest mining stories in 60 seconds.
February 2, 2021
Ryan McEachern speaks to Caio Van Deursen from Nexa Resources about their zero waste mine. Our very own Stephanie Alvarez will update you on all upcoming MSTA CANADA events including MSTA CANADA’s plans for PDAC. And we are introducing 6 in 60, where we break down 6 big mining stories in 60 seconds.
December 18, 2020
Host Ryan McEachern reflects on the year that was and the prospects of what will be. As challenging a year we as a whole have experienced, there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope.
December 11, 2020
Join Ryan McEachern while he speaks with Katherine Li, Senior Corporate Trader for FIRMA Foreign Exchange Corporation about the latest news including Bank of Canada and Brexit and what you should consider as a company.
December 4, 2020
Ryan McEachern speaks with Felipe Marquez, Country President for AngloGold Ashanti Colombia about their Quebradona Copper-Gold Project located in the Municipality of Jerico the Department of Antioquia, Colombia. They discuss the project with a focus on the development of a biodynamic park with the mine inside it. They also talk about how AngloGold Ashanti is creating a positive relationship with artisanal miners in Colombia.
November 27, 2020
In this episode, Ryan McEachern speaks with Peter Hall Vice President and Chief Economic Officer at Export Development Canada (EDC) where they discuss in a post-USA Presidential Election what the economic data is telling us. It’s more positive than you think.
November 20, 2020
In this episode, Ryan McEachern speaks with Andrew Swart, Global Mining Leader for Deloitte, to discuss a recent report that highlights four scenarios in a post-COVID world 1) The Passing Storm 2) Good Company 3) Sunrise in the East 4) Lone Wolves. They also investigate five key themes relevant to each scenario.
November 13, 2020
In this episode, Ryan McEachern speaks with Mark Dawe, Managing Director and Country Manager for B2Gold Namibia (Pty) Ltd. about the Otjikoto Gold Operation and the great examples of a mining company doing ESG (Environment, Social and Governance); what Mark likes to refer to as CSI (Corporate Social Investment). We focus on the amazing Rhino Gold Initiative launched earlier in January of 2020.
November 6, 2020
In this episode, Ryan McEachern speaks with social media guru Andrew Jenkins to talk to us about social media strategies and in the context of small to medium-sized enterprises. Andrew Jenkins is Vice President of Social Media for Red Cloud Financial Services and also currently teaches Social Media Strategies at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.
October 30, 2020
In Episode 21 of The DIG, Ryan McEachern speaks with Tony Facciolo from Coding Metrology about as they braced for a massive slowdown in business due to the pandemic, their laser scanning inspection business. What happened was an increase in business as sites required a reduction in staff and their remote analysis was a perfect fit for their clients. He also found time to do some innovation design using his 3D printers.
October 23, 2020
In Episode 20 of The DIG, Ryan McEachern speaks with Ron Drewry from Titan Environmental Containment about their solution “Concrete on a Roll”. When we talk about constructing concrete linings we envision setting up cement plants and mixers but what if you could show up with concrete on a roll and just add water. Sounds too good to be true but Titan Environmental who are experts in geosynthetics have just a solution called Concrete Canvass.
October 16, 2020
Business mogul Elon Musk recently hosted a Tesla “Battery Day” event and he made a very interesting comment “Please mine more nickel”. One gentleman answering that call is Mark Selby Chairman and CEO of Canada Nickel Company and founder of Net Zero Metals. Listen to Ryan McEachern speak with Mark about their Crawford Nickel-Cobalt sulphide discovery.
October 8, 2020
One of the hot topics over the past couple of years has been about Digital Mines and Digital Twins. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Borys Vorobyov from Sight Power Inc. which is a company that has made this a reality today.
October 2, 2020
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.
September 25, 2020
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.