Publications

08 Jan 2026
Mining and Metals

Electric vehicles and power distribution: considerations for underground mine operators

Shifting to electric vehicles in underground mining offers significant benefits, but it also introduces new challenges. Power feeds often lack the capacity to handle the large power demand during charging; infrastructure upgrades require large capital investments; and even the overall service to site may not be sufficient. Without careful planning, mines risk load imbalances, brownouts, nuisance tripping of power distribution systems and possible reductions in production without significant capital investment. There’s no single fix to address all these obstacles. Instead, success depends on adaptive integration designs that evolve alongside the technology: solutions that demand ingenuity, innovative thinking and close collaboration across teams and vendors.
Jason James Gander

Senior Technologist
30 Mar 2022
Power and Renewables

Successfully digitalizing electrical infrastructures
28 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Application of photogrammetry on rock slope characterization
21 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Migrating a distributed control system: modernizing industrial controllers and I/O boards
14 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Pile design and construction
- Masood Meidani, P.Eng., Ph.D.
  
  Senior Engineer, Civil
04 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Advances in the design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls

Retaining walls have been extensively used in earthwork construction, for example to stabilize slopes or to achieve desired ground elevations. In general, retaining walls can be divided into three categories: conventional gravity retaining walls, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls and geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls. GRS walls have become more popular because of their advantages over other types of retaining walls, such as flexibility, ease and speed of construction and cost-effectiveness. Although the performance of GRS walls and MSE walls have some similarities, the reinforcement mechanisms of these walls are fundamentally different, which should be considered cautiously during design.
Cong Xu, Ph.D., EIT

Geotechnical Engineer
31 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Digital power systems: an influencing tool in asset management
- Lyle Neumann, P.L. Eng., C.E.T., S.C.O.
  
  Department Manager, Industrial and Renewable Power
21 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Managing ICS cybersecurity incident response: going beyond containment, eradication and recovery
- Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
04 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Metal powder production: quality control is crucial
- Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
13 Dec 2021
Mining and Metals

Stress-strain analysis of tailings facilities subject to dynamic loads
07 Dec 2021
Mining and Metals

Challenges to open pit mining through historic underground workings

Mining operators are increasingly looking into developing large open pits down through old, abandoned underground workings to extract remnant ore left within pillar zones. However, maintaining pit wall stability while mining through a large network of underground mine workings isn’t easy and has its risks that can significantly impact overall pit economics and viability.
John Henning, P.Eng., Ph.D.

Principal Engineer, Mining and Geology
02 Dec 2021
Power and Renewables

Metal powder production: OHS risks first!
- Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
30 Nov 2021
Power and Renewables

The importance of mechanical BoP systems
- Hugo Careau, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Decarbonization
26 Nov 2021
Power and Renewables

Common pitfalls when mapping a process
23 Nov 2021
Other industries

IACS risk assessments are a must!
15 Nov 2021
Other industries

Migrating a distributed control system (DCS): upgrading computer-aided HMI

In a previous blog article, we discussed a crucial stage in the phased migration project for a distributed control system (DCS), i.e., the first component of the operational infrastructure upgrade phase. In this blog article, we look at the second component of that phase, which focuses on upgrading human-machine interfaces (HMIs). According to phased modernization, an approach that helps minimize transition-related risks, it is now feasible to upgrade DCS operator consoles in line with the new operational infrastructure implementation
Steve Berteau, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, Control Systems Programming
08 Nov 2021
Energy and chemical processes

From crude oil refineries to biorefineries – From existing to new business models using hybrid approaches
- Joe Nava, P.Eng.
  
  Global Director, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
03 Nov 2021
Power and Renewables

Structural concrete condition assessment and repair methodologies
27 Oct 2021
Other industries

How an MES can bring instant value to your business
25 Oct 2021
Power and Renewables

The importance of preliminary interconnection studies
20 Oct 2021
Mining and Metals

Designing structures to support suspended vibrating screens

Some industrial projects involve a plant process that uses vibrating screens. In mining, for example, such apparatuses, also called sieves or sifters, are used to separate solid or crushed ore and are appropriate for wet or dry applications. They are designed to separate materials by allowing some particles to pass through the screen according to their size using a combination of movements caused by a vibrating motor. The movements or vibrations are transmitted to the structural supports, which could be a foundation or steel structure.
30 Sep 2021
Other industries

What influences mine effluent toxicity?
21 Sep 2021
Other industries

How the Lean Six Sigma approach helps guide digital transformation
16 Sep 2021
Mining and Metals

9 questions to ensure the success of your artificial intelligence projects
16 Sep 2021
Other industries

Migrating a distributed control system (DCS): upgrading the operational infrastructure
- Diego Quintero, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Operational Technology and Infrastructure
14 Sep 2021
Power and Renewables

Successfully manage your project using solid communication with stakeholders

What is it that makes a project truly successful? Why would you call one project a success when it is significantly over budget, or another a failure when the primary indicators seem excellent?
Marie Chiasson, P.Eng.

Practice Leader, Engineering Management
14 Sep 2021
Power and Renewables

Do you have an incident response plan for your industrial control systems?
- Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
11 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Project compliance with environmental laws: Why is the initial approach important?
11 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Reuse, refurbish or replace? How to select the right option for your plant expansion
- Catherine Pelletier, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Process Mining and Metals
10 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

How to avoid production losses in the event of voltage sags on a distribution system
05 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0: augment your reality, regardless the size of your plant!

In the wake of the fourth industrial revolution, businesses want to perform their digital transformation under optimal conditions.
Alexis Lallemand Desmarais

Programmer Analyst, Process Control and Operational Technology