a big challenge but we’re also push-
Ontario offers a huge advantage there.”
ing for zero waste, zero carbon, and
Reducing our environmental foot-
increased productivity, and this comes
print is a universal theme that the
through innovation. We’ve had a 95%
mining industry in North America
improvement in loss time injuries since
is keen to adopt. “We are moving to
we started the campaign. We’ve had
battery powered underground vehi-
two of the last three years with no fa-
cles which cut ventilation and cooling
talities so we’re meeting the challenge
costs, but the most important thing
and hope that’s a strong trend tak-
is that, without diesel, it makes for a
ing us towards zero harm.” Hodgson
safer, healthier environment under-
points out that Ontario is “pretty close”
ground for workers,” notes Hodgson.
to zero carbon. For example, nickel
“It’s a growing trend in Ontario mines.
produced there has less carbon than
Currently, we’ve got Glencore, New-
any other place in the world. “If you’re
mont Goldcorp and Kirkland Lake
considering global warming or climate
Gold all using electric heat technology.
change, in terms of carbon inputs,
Increasingly, companies are designing
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