Company:Vale

Vale

Vale Canada Limited (the Company) has built and operated the Totten Mine as the newest and most modern underground mining operation in the company’s Sudbury camp. Totten was designed and constructed as a showcase of modern mining, employing the latest in technology, automation, and control systems. Although the Totten mine site infrastructure is new, the underground mine makes use of the existing Totten shaft and some of the original levels for access to the ore zones. The site had been closed since the 1960’s and the re-design and the re-opening was completed over the course of the last decade. The re-opening was financially viable due to the added economic value built from the nickel and copper ore bodies as well as the precious metal content, particularly platinum group elements. BESTECH is proud to be a key engineering team for the entire FEL study period and in its support of the Totten re-design. We are also very proud to continue to support Totten’s technology team with the roll out of new applications and solutions that make use of the Industry 4.0 backbone and cutting-edge controls and automated systems. The integration of BESTECH experts with the operating site personnel at Totten is seamless and cost-effective. Our team has deep knowledge and is readily able to provide support and services at a moment’s notice and with rapid turn around.