Robert Hoshowsky, Author at Resource In Focus

Critical Minerals, In-Person Events, and Government Support Bring New Opportunities
The Mining Suppliers Trade Association (MSTA) Canada

The Mining Suppliers Trade Association (MSTA CANADA) is celebrating the return of in-person industry events and new government funding for mining activities. As the national voice for firms in Canada’s mining supply and services (MSS) sector, MSTA CANADA has attended several in-person industry gatherings around the world in recent months. The association held its own Annual Forum in Toronto—the first time the conference has been organized and hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The Drive for Driverless
Bringing Autonomous Technology to Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Many industries of late cite reliable labour, the difficulty of recruiting new talent, and lower costs as today’s most pressing issues. As they search for a solution, autonomous technology is an ever-brightening light at the end of the tunnel…

Bringing First-Rate Safety Solutions to the Mining Industry
The NMT Group

Manufacturing company Nordic Minesteel Technologies was founded in 1993 as Minesteel Fabricators Limited by President and Owner Ron Elliot. In 2008, Elliot purchased Nordic Mine Technologies, an outfit that specialized in underground rail haulage, and the two companies amalgamated in 2014 to form what is now Nordic Minesteel Technologies Inc. (or the NMT Group).

High-Risk, High Rewards
Keeping Workers Safe in High-Risk Environments

Working in natural resources is many things, but it is not 9 to 5 – and it comes with its own risks and rewards.

Overcoming Challenges in the Solid Waste Industry
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the largest member-based solid waste association in the world, has been leading the industry for over six decades. From technical conferences and publications to certifications and technical training courses, it offers a variety of support to members throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

A Family Success Story
Abe’s Trash Service

Abe’s Trash Service launched back in 1955 during a Nebraska dry spell that caused the corn to die in the field. With his crops failing, Omaha farmer Abe Christensen desperately needed an income. “It was very dry and he was out of money,” remembers Abe’s son and current owner John Christensen. “That’s why he started picking up trash.”