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article iconSupply sector accounts for $5.6 billion in sales
A comprehensive survey of Northern Ontario mining supply and service companies supports earlier estimates that this sector is a significant wealth creator in Northern Ontario.
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article iconA special day for SAMSSA in 2009
December 10, 2009 was a special day for me. Working with a small and determined group of invisible mining supply companies in the early stages of 2003 has now evolved into a viable, dynamic community of entrepreneurs making a difference in Northern Ontario and throughout the world.
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article iconOntario’s Federated School of Mines a global leader
Northern Ontario can probably claim title to the largest number of mining-related training and post-secondary programs in the world.
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article iconBuilding Northern Ontario’s supply sector
After waiting three years, the first wave of funding for a study of Northern Ontario’s mining supply and services sector has arrived. This funding will ultimately propel the industry from obscurity to the forefront.
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article iconBest practices for commercializing products and services
In most cases, if I ask our SAMSSA (Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association) member companies how they are structuring their company to become more innovative, the reaction is either a puzzled look or a smile. The usual, universal response is, "we are innovating everyday based on requests from our clients that improve our products and services."
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article iconLooking for a solution to the mining industry downturn
We have been looking for a solution to the mining industry’s global downward slide since October 2008.
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article iconConfidence and caution in the mining supply and service industry
There is a belief in sports that players play their best after the darkest hours and rise to the occasion with some of their better efforts.
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article iconA growing regional system of innovation
“We are reaching a point where the mining supply industry in Sudbury and Northern Ontario is as important for the global mining industry as the orebodies.
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article iconSupply corridor growing
What do the City of Greater Sudbury and North Bay have in common that make them unique within the global mining context?
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article iconMore recognition for suppliers needed
I had the good fortune to spend a day recently with mining colleagues and mining supply and service leaders in a workshop in Sudbury sponsored by NORCAT and the Conference Board of Canada to discuss the importance of mining and related services within the national and provincial political context.
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article iconSAMSSA spreads its wings
It’s a busy time to fly with all the global activity of mergers, buyouts, consolidations, increased exploration and inflated commodity prices.
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article iconBusiness systems enhance competencies
In the last few years, the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association (SAMSSA) has been focused on expanding its membership and building international and domestic relationships within the mining sector.
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