MineConnect Annual Report 20222023

MineConnectisNorthernOntario’sMiningSupply&ServicesAssociation.Our membersaregloballyrecognizedfortheirinnovation,andtheessentialrole theyplayinadvancingtheminingsector.MineConnectrepresents260+ companiesfromallaspectsoftheminingsupplyandserviceindustry,aswellas companiesthatsupportthem,suchasfinancialservices,tech,humanresource development,andmore.

“OurmembershipwithMineConnecthasbeenavaluableassetfor ScienceNorthtoconnectwithcutting-edgesuppliersandtrailblazersin modernmining.MineConnect’seffectiveone-stopplatformmakesit easyforustoengagewiththebroaderminingindustryacrossNorthern Ontario;andtheseconnectionshelpusmoreaccuratelyeducateand informourcommunitiesabouttheinnovationsdevelopedrightinour ownbackyard.” ~AshleyLarose,CEO,ScienceNorth Member Testimonial

Message from Our President

2023 was another year of growth for MineConnect. More new members; more events with larger audiences; more partnerships; more staff; and more recognition of the MineConnect name wherever we go It seems that we’re on the cusp of realizing what the MineConnect community can accomplish The most telling example of this is the Economic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to critical minerals and green energy projects that was signed between Ontario and Nevada in September. This is, in no small part, the result of years of groundwork that we havelaidwiththeMineConnectUSAproject.

It’s been wonderful to see the strongest growth of new members in Northwestern Ontario where I’m based. Many are Indigenous-led companies This year, MineConnect’s Board of Directors added First Nation representation and we’re energized by the addition of Randi Ray, PhD Dr Ray is a proud Anishinaabe Kwe from Flying Post First Nation, as well as an entrepreneur. Randi recently led the board and staff through an Indigenous-relations training course so that we may better understand Canada's colonial history and help foster understanding, create strong partnerships, and help to move thesectorforwardtogether.

Asyoureadthroughthisreport,youwillseehowMineConnectisadheringtoitscorevaluesofcommitmenttomembers; integrity and transparency; partnership and collaboration, and of course strengthening Northern Ontario’s mining supply andservicessector

Northern Ontario has an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. This drives the creation of new jobs and creates a more diverse regional economy. While we have immense potential, we also face unique challenges, including gaps in transportation and communication infrastructure which can hinder economic development. We’re also facing shortages in certain skilled trades and professions Accessing funding can also be a challenge for small businesses and entrepreneurs These are all challenges that MineConnect seeks to address through partnerships with (to name a few) organizations like Women in Mining Canada, ACCES Employment, and all three levels of government. MineConnect membershipensuresthatyouhaveavoiceatthetable.

Last year, I encouraged you to engage with MineConnect. To attend events, read MineConnect eNews, and let us know if there’s an area of business in which you could use some guidance We don’t have all the answers of course, but we can findthepiecestohelpyoufinishtheproverbialpuzzle Chancesare,othermembersarelookingforthosesamepieces

MytermastheChairofMineConnect’sBoardofDirectorsisnowcomplete,andI’dliketothankmycohortsontheBoard for sharing their time, expertise and friendship. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I extend our gratitude to MineConnect’s staff, led by Executive Director, Marla Tremblay. Paul Finley, Heather Johnston, Lisa McIvor, and Ife Sonde, round out the MineConnect team. It’s a small group, but with the help of the MineConnect community, they’re doing great things for our members and Northern Ontario as a whole Last, but not least on the gratitude list are our members ThankyouforbeingaMineConnectmember

ToddDomneyPresident,

BoardofDirectors

Message from The Executive Director

As I reflect upon the past year, I am humbled and honoured to express my heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support, dedication, and unwavering commitment to our organization During this time, we have achieved significant milestones that have laid the foundation for a stronger and more cohesive association.

In speaking with members and partners this past year, the power of MineConnect’s intangible qualities has made the deepest impression on me The opportunities we offer for connection, mutual support, and excellence have established us as a respected leader in the mining supply industry

I am delighted to share that our membership continues to grow, with over 260 corporate and associate members, officially solidifying our position as Canada's largest mining supply and services trade association. The work of both leadership at the Board and staff level has made that possible Our dedicated group is pushing the vision of MineConnect forward by hosting high-calibre events, offering meaningful learning opportunities, and attracting the next generation of workers through various partnership programs.

Something that has been on my mind this year has been both the evolution and revolution required for great things to happen This industry is no stranger to years of groundwork and the spark of the grand unveiling, and I want to take some time to highlight the groundwork laid by MineConnect as we continue to evolve

MineConnect Team

A priority has been developing a team with diverse skills and experiences to help lead the organization into the future We recognized the need to fortify our internal capabilities to support our members better and further our mission We took strategic steps to add critical staff and expertise to our team, which has significantly enhanced our ability to address challenges and deliver greater value to you. I am extremely proud of the team and truly appreciate their dedication to our mission and our members.

Communications and Transparency

We have increased our two-way communications with our members and partners by hosting webinars, implementing member feedback through surveying, and improving our reporting processes. Strategic improvements to online content were also implemented to better reflect what matters to members as seen on social media, in our newsletter, and our website.

Programs & Member Benefits

Our members have a more customized experience with MineConnect through software updates, a revitalized member portal, personalized content, and staff support. We have increased the number and type of events that we both host and co-host, and I’m thrilled to report that this past year we saw record attendance!

These are just a few highlights of a busy but productive year As far as revolutions are concerned, we are excited to be announcing new events such as two Reverse Expos, a Media FAM tour, and a new approach to our partnership with Nevada in 2024.

In closing, I extend my heartfelt thanks to MineConnect President Todd Domney, who has led the charge for the past two years, and the full board for driving the positive changes we have achieved thus far I am proud to serve as your Executive Director, and I, along with the entire team, am honored to represent the women and men who are advancing the region’s Mining Supply and Services sector The value you bring to the mining industry and Northern Ontario is truly the cornerstone of our collective success.

November

December

January

February

July 2023

Northern Ontario Roadshow: Thunder Bay/Mining4Beer

CEN-CAN Expo: Thunder Bay

Vale Women in Trades, Mining & Friends Social Mine Directors' Golf Tournament: Val-d’Or, QC

Economic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ontario/Nevada –

Announcement: Toronto

August 2023

WIM: Golf Tournament

CIM Sudbury Golf Tournament

Northern Ontario Roadshow: with Kristan Straub, CEO Ring of Fire Metals - Sturgeon Falls / Mining4Beer

CIM Northern Gateway Golf Tournament

September 2023

Virtual Information Session re: the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase at PDAC 2024 Mining Stakeholders and Government Officials Roundtable

Northern Ontario Roadshow: Sudbury

“Halloween Style” with Women in Mining Sudbury

Business Development Mission to Quebec: Val d’Or and Rouyn-Noranda

October 2023

Mineoperators,mediarepresentatives,andsupplierstakepartina seriesofshort,one-to-onemeetings,introducingtheircompanies andproducts.Thinkspeeddatingforbusinesses.

MINECONNECT IS GROWING

WEBINARS & ROADSHOWS

Northern Ontario Roadshows:

HostedincommunitiesthroughoutNorthern Ontario,theseeventsareagreatwayformembers, prospectivemembers,andthosewithconnectionsto theminingindustrytonetworkwithpeersandthe MineConnectteam.Aguestspeakeronatimely subjectisoftenahighlightofourRoadshowevents In2023,ourRoadshowswerepresentedin partnershipwiththeinternationalnetwork Mining4Beer

NorthBay:April

SaultSte.Marie:NovemberandMarch

Sudbury:February,MayandOctober

SturgeonFalls:August

ThunderBay:FebruaryandSeptember

Timmins:DecemberandJune

V ld’O QC:October ca,Nevada,USA:April

ess Breakfast

efortheearlybirds!Breakfast,aguest speaker,andnetworking

ThunderBay|May

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Ask-the-Expert Webinars

OurAsk-the-ExpertwebinarseriesishostedbyMineConnecttoprovideourmemberswithrelevantinformationonan arrayoftopicsAnarchiveofAsk-the-Expertwebinarsareavailabletoviewinthemembers-onlyresourcessectionof thewebsite

RecruitingInternationalCandidates:November

AdvancedMiningProjectsinNorthernOntarioandNorthernQuebec:February

TheRoadtoNetZerowithrethinkGreen:April

SPECIAL PROJECTS & PARTNERSHIPS

MineConnect has an ongoing partnership with My Mining Tee and Sudbury Mining Camp on a year-long campaign aimed at raising awareness about the mining industry among local youth while demonstrating appreciation for its members. At every Northern Ontario Roadshow a name is drawn to win a My Mining Tee shirt. WIth each shirt shared, the book "Underground: My Mining Adventure" is donated to a school/library in the corresponding community.

AttheCIMExpoinMontrealinMay, MineConnectco-hostedanetworking eventwith48eNordInternationalfor thesecondtime.Wesawattendance triplethistimewithover300attendees! WepartneredwithMining4Beer,the internationalminingnetworkinggroup, forallRoadshowsandnetworking eventstoexpandthereachofboth organizations

To help with your staffing needs, MineConnect partnered with ACCES Employment for two events: a members-only Virtual Hiring Event and a Canadawide Community Expo Their free services can provide you with the opportunity to connect with a pool of talented, internationally trained professionals from across the globe who are approved to work in Canada and willing to relocate based on employment prospects Among the sectors they represent are Engineering, Finance, Sales and Marketing, HR, Supply Chain and Technology.

MineConnect USA Update

Under the auspices of Ontario’s North Economic Development Corporation (ONEDC), with funding support from FedNor and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), MineConnect was contracted in 2021 to lead a 3-year pilot project focused on establishing a local presence in Nevada It is as a direct result of this partnership with the Nevada Governor’s Office and the Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority (NNRDA) that an Economic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the Governments of Ontario and Nevada in September of 2023. We anticipate that this will serve to further strengthen our members’ competitive edge, now and into the future.

The trusted voice of mining supply and services is set to start the next chapter of connecting its members to the global mining industry via a new web series. All current and past members of the MineConnect USA Nevada Cluster are eligible to have their company featured in one of ten 30-minute episodes to discuss projects, technology and the mining industry we so proudly serve!

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MINECONNECT E-NEWS

Oure-newsletterprovidesmemberswithdetailsonallourevents,topindustry newsstories,andmember-newsitems.Wearecontinuallyrefiningthecontentwe sharetoensureit’srelevanttoourmembers. Fromtheonlinememberportal, memberscansubmitnewsorevents.Uploadyournews,andwe’llspreadtheword viaournewsletter/website.Youcansharephotos,documents,alinktoanews articleaboutyourcompany,andevenlinktoaYouTubevideo!

Openrate:2021/2022 35%

Openrate:2022/2023 43%

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The members-only Industry Resources section of MineConnect.com has recently been upgraded with new and updated information and an easier-to-navigate framework!

In this section you’ll find: industry reports and maps of mining activity, funding programs, industry contact lists, an archive of our Askthe-Expert webinar videos, and more!

If you’re looking for market intelligence on a specific mining region, the map interface makes it quick and easy to find what you’re looking for.

We have dedicated a full-time staff role to improving and updating this section of the site. It is continually a work in progress.

To access the Industry-Resources section, log in to the Member Dashboard and click on Industry Resources.

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Suppliers of Choice to the World

List reflects 2022/2023 fiscal year. Nov. 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2023.

MEMBERS

A&MRemediation

A-1BlastingMats,Inc

A10Fabrication

AccessMiningServices

AkfitFitnessSpecialtyStore

AMIPersonnel

AutomationNow

B&DManufacturingLtd

BatteryBattery

BBEGroup

BeckerVaris

BedardMetalFabrication&Welding

BESTECH

BorealSolutions

BorgfordEquipmentServicesINC

BPTComponents&Parts,Inc.

BullPowertrain

CanadaPumpandPower

CanadianExplorationServicesLtd.

CardinalMiningEquipmentGroup

CarriereIndustrialSupply

CCMGroupofCompanies

Cementation

ChinaSteel

CityWeldingSudbury(2015)Limited

CiviltekLimited

Consbec

CorexploreDrillingServicesCorporation

CreativeGOAT

CreightonRockDrillLimited

CSLEnvironmental&GeotechnicalLtd.

D&DTrainingandConsulting

DatamineCanada

DumasContractingLtd

EnterpriseRadiator&HeatTransferProducts

EPCCanada

EquipmentNorth

MEMBERS

EquipmentWorldInc

ExportDevelopmentCanada(EDC)

ExynTechnologies

FKC-LakeShore

FORACOCanadaLtd.

FountainTire

FreightManagersInc

FullerIndustrial

GiyakMishkawzidShkagmikweInc

GodeliusGroup

Greenergy

GuillevinInternationalCo.

Hard-LineSolutionsInc.

Hardrock-Vertex

HighvecCanada

HurleyVentilationTechnologiesInc.

ICONIXWaterworks

IMDEXLtd.

IntegratedWirelessInnovationsLtd

IonicMechatronics iRingInc

J L Richards&AssociatesLimited

JannatecTechnologies

JJMachineWorks

JoyGlobal/Komatsu

JVCPrecision

KovateraInc

KozarEngineeringInc

KPMGEnterprise

L&MPowertrainPartsLtd

LakeheadIronworks

LevertPersonnelResourcesInc. LopesLimited

LTLGroupLtd

MacLeanEngineering&MarketingCo Ltd

MaestroDigitalMine MakamiEngineeringGroupLtd.

MEMBERS

ManitoulinTransportInc ManrocDevelopments MayhewPerformanceLtd.

MetexManufacturingLtd

MetsoOutotecCanadaInc

MidwestIndustrialSupply MillerTechnologyInc MilwaukeeTool MineHoistsInternationalLtd MobileParts(2021)Inc. N1Solutions

NickelCitySteelLimited

NordicMinesteelTechnologies NORPROSecurityLtd

NorthBayMachiningCentre NorthBayPlasticMoldersLtd. NorthernHeatTreatLTD. NorventMine&TunnelVentilation NSSCanada(NorthernSurveySupply) OCPConstructionSuppliesInc PatrickMechanicalLtd

PCLConstructorsNorthernOntarioInc

PilotDiamondToolsLimited

Pneuma-ToolCanadaInc. Poly-UreCastingsLtd. PrairieMachine(Rokion)

ProspecSteelFabrication ProvixInc

PSLPatrickSprackLtd.

QuatroIndustriesLimited Rahnmet

RainbowConcreteIndustriesLimited RastallCorporation

RAWGroup

RectorMachineWorks

RedpathMining

Rock-TechSalesandServicesLtd

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MEMBERS

RocventInc

RufDiamond

SafeSightExplorationInc

SaltoHeatTreatingLimited

ScacliNordLogistics

SlingChokerManufacturingLtd.

SmartModularCanada

SMSEquipment

SMTScharfCanada

SofvieInc

SpecialtyAlloys&StainlessLtd

SteelworksInc

STGMiningSuppliesLTD.

StoryEnvironmentalInc.

SumacGeomatics

SuperiorStrategiesInc

SymboticwareIncorporated

SynergyControls

TBTEngineeringLimited

TechnicaMining

TESCContractingCompanyLimited

TheBucketShopInc.

TheFluidPowerhouse(MotionCanada)

TheWaldenGroup

ThyssenMining

TimberlandEquipment

TIMELimited

TimminsMechanicalSolutions

TisdaleBusLinesLimited

Topsteel/TopROPS

TotalEquipmentServicesInc.(TESInc.)

Trans-WestProcessControl&Automation

VariantMiningTechnologies

VelcoMachiningInc

Viacore

WalkerPanelsCustomControls&Automation

WestechIndustries(PTY)Ltd

WindigoCatering

WipWareInc.

Worley

x-GloNorthAmericaInc

XPSExpertProcessSolutions

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

BakerTillySNT BDC

CalstoneSearchGroup

CambrianCollege&CambrianR&D

CanadaBrokerlink

CanadianTrade-Ex

CANPIPE

CityofGreaterSudbury

CityofTemiskamingShores Boréal

ConfederationCollege ConistonIndustrialPark

CopiousInsightsInc. CovergallsInc.

CrocodilePrintingandSigns

Design4LeanSolutionsInc

DesjardinsBusinessCentre DetailMedia

DigitalEngineeringInc. DrivingForce

Duplicators

FreelandtCaldwellReillyLLP Gallagher

GiffordCarrInsuranceGroup GlobalGrowth

GreaterSudburyChamberofCommerce

GreaterSudburyHydroPlusInc

HamptonInnandHomewoodSuitesby Hilton,Sudbury

HeadtoToeSportswear

Health&SafetyProfessionalsInc. ICAMP

IGWealthManagementSaultSte.Marie Incapture

InnovaWealthPartners

InnovationInitiativesOntarioNorth(IION)

ISNMaskwa

JDBGroup

JunkalaWealthBuilding

KPMGEnterprise

L.MayManufacturingInc.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

LaurentianUniversity

Let'sRoll"Ideation"Consulting(LRIC)

LloydResearchGroupInc

MaJIC(MaterialsJoiningInnovationCentre) MarkeyConsulting

MaximusRoseLivingBenefitsInc

MIRARCO

MissanabieCreeBusinessCorporation

MLA(MoutsatsosLaaksoAlexanderLLP)

MunicipalityofRedLake NationalBank

NearNorthCustomsBrokers NFPInsuranceLimited

NickelBasinFederalDevelopment Corporation NORCAT

NorthBay&DistrictChamberofCommerce NorthernOntarioBusiness NorthernOntarioExportsProgram NorthStreamSafety&Rehab PACE–PartnersinAchievingChange Excellence PGCreative RBCRoyalBankofCanada

RBCWealthManagement(ClouthierGroup) reThinkGreen-GreenEconomyNorth RoynatCapital

SandlerinMarkham

SaultSte MarieEcDev SFCEnergyCanada

SignCity

SudburyCreditUnion

TDCommercialBanking

TheCityofNorthBay Workforce

List reflects 2022/2023 fiscal year. Nov. 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2023.

Member Testimonial

“WehavebeenamemberofMineConnectsinceitsinceptionbecauseit reinforcesourconnectionwiththeglobalminingmarketandprovides theintelligenceneededtokeepupwithchangingconditions throughouttheworldandtheopportunitiesandtrendsourtechnology canbring.Italsohelpsusnetworkwithothersupplierstoshare informationandsupporteachother.”~TomPalangio,WipWare

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OUR SPONSORS

Suppliers of Choice to the World

Our sponsorships provide excellent opportunities to showcase your company in a specific geographic area while supporting your association. Hosted in communities throughout Northern Ontario, these events are a great way for members, prospective members, and those with connections to the mining industry to network with peers and others in the mining industry.

We could not put on any of this programming without our sponsors Thank you for partnering with us! Sponsorship fees start as low as $500 and we offer a 20% discount if you sponsor 3 events

Upcoming opportunities:

Northern Ontario Roadshow (Timmins, Thunder Bay, North Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury)

Business Breakfast (Timmins)

Ask-The-Expert Webinar Series

Reverse Expo (Sudbury & Thunder Bay)

Special Edition Northern Ontario Roadshow (CIM24

Vancouver and MineExpo Las Vegas, USA)

Business Development Mission (TBD)

Shuttle Bus (TBD)

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