Magazine Winter 2026 Canadian Mining Powers Canada. Mining Powers the World. Risks and Opportunities for 2026 Page 18 Women-Owned Businesses Drive Innovation Page 27 Remediation at Forgotten Canadian Mines Page 42 Canada Post Publications Agreement Number: 40609661 Please share within your organization!Visit us online at www.CanadianMiningMagazine.com 7 Magazine Winter 2026 Canadian Mining Powers Canada. Mining Powers the World. Risks and Opportunities for 2026 Page 18 Women-Owned Businesses Drive Innovation Page 27 Remediation at Forgotten Canadian Mines Page 42 Canada Post Publications Agreement Number: 40609661 Please share within your organization! On the cover: According to the Mining Association of Canada, in 2022 extraction contributed $45 billion to Canada’s GDP; mining services contributed $10.1 billion, and primary metal/ mineral manufacturing contributed $23 billion. We are excited to share in this issue how mining powers Canada and the world! ContentsINDUSTRY GREETINGS 13 A Message from Pierre Gratton, President and CEO, Mining Association of Canada (MAC) FEATURES 18 The Big 10: Global Mining Risks and Opportunities for 2026 23 Bridging Words and Worlds: How Translation Fosters Meaningful Indigenous Engagement 27 The Hidden Force Reshaping Mining: How Women-Owned Businesses Drive Performance 33 Engineering the Future: Building Resilient Supply Chains and Talent Pipelines 38 Unlocking Canada’s Next Critical Mineral: First Canadian Graphite and the Future of Clean Energy 42 More Than Cleanup: What it Takes to Remediate Canada’s Forgotten Mines 49 Uncertainty Unlocked: Why Stochastic Planning Transforms Exploration Decisions 54 Registration is Open for PDAC 2026: The World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention WHAT’S UP ONLINE? 56 Cybersecurity for the Long Haul: A Lifecycle Approach to Mining Surveillance 60 A Cold-Climate Solution: Testing Semi-Passive Water Treatment in Northern Canada ALSO INSIDE 62 Tools of the Trade 66 Calendar of Events 68 Index to Advertisers8 For daily news follow CMM on Facebook and X Check out our latest Blog posts: www.CanadianMiningMagazine.com/blog Follow us on Facebook: @CanadianMiningMagazine Follow us on X: @CMiningMagazine Email sales@matrixgroupinc.net to receive the latest Media Kit. 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For Industry, By Industry CMM’s Contributors was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Based in Ottawa, MAC is the national organization for the Canadian mining industry. Its members are engaged in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining and semi-fabrication. is a Mine Planning Consultant at KPI Mining Solutions, with expertise in stochastic optimization, risk assessment, and mineral resource evaluation, built on her Master’s research at McGill and engineering training at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). is the Operations Manager of wintranslation, in charge of quality delivery and client satisfaction. As a veteran who has worked in many roles at the company since 2003, Felicia oversees almost every aspect of the company’s operations, from recruitment to project management to localization engineering. She recently received certification as a Localization Project Manager as well as Post-Editing Certification for Machine Translation. is the Director of Technical Services at KPI Mining Solutions, overseeing software implementation, backlog management, and value chain modeling, with extensive experience in mine planning and technical consulting for mining optimization projects. is the Founder of Artemis Project, an Award-Winning Enterprise Sales Leader, and Leader in Gender Responsive Procurement in Mining. Today, Heather leads Artemis Project, an award-winning company and Canada’s leader in Gender Responsive Procurement (GRP) solutions for the mining industry. Artemis connects women entrepreneurs in STEM with major mining companies, creating innovative go- to-market models that transform supply chains into engines of equity and innovation. at Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc., has a professional history that spans almost three decades in environmental management and site remediation. He has become an invaluable advisor to clients and partners in government and private sectors. and driven leader at Stantec with over two decades of innovative mining projects development, management, and operations experience across Canada and internationally. A recognized and award winning community and industry builder, she’s provided her expertise to both local and national industry associations such as the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM), Women in Mining, and Women in Science and Engineering, across an assortment of symposiums and committees. at EY for the Americas, having spent the last two decades working in mining operations and business consulting. Through his work, he strives to consistently foster business transformation and technology innovation in the mining sector. 30 years experience managing publicly traded companies. He has served as President and CEO and/or a director of other resource based public companies. During that time Tom has specialized in corporate finance, assisting in raising capital, corporate communications, and strategic planning for the companies. He has built and maintained strong business relationships in North America, Europe, and Asia. Share Your Expertise! 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