Crownsmen Partners

Nickel Bros’ portfolio includes more than 10,000 over-dimensional land-based deliveries and installations, and more than 3,000 barge based deliveries including some of the most complex and extraordinary marine and land deliveries throughout North America since 1956. They are an asset based, heavy transport, heavy barge, heavy lift, and industrial jack and slide installation contractor, which includes developing engineered solutions for extreme and unusual loads. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/N-yzbjp1vFU

Jill Tsolinas - Executive Director of CTEM joins Jerrod Downey host of Mining Now to discuss employment in the mining industry. B.C. Centre of Training Excellence in Mining (CTEM) connects industry, students, job seekers, training providers, and communities to meet their respective employment needs by:

• playing a leading role in understanding industry skills requirements,

• facilitating industry driven training,

• building alliances, and supporting partners.

This episode of Mining Now was shot live at MEMO 2019 and is brought in partnership with CIM and Crownsmen Partners. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/Acmvr-Q8Rqw

Jessica started her career in geo technical consulting where she did dam construction supervision, underground mine design, and open pit drilling programs, etc. In 2016 she was hired by Teck Resources and joined their team at Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Mine and started primarily managing projects before going to Mine Operations as a Pit Supervisor. Jessica was one of the companies first female pit supervisor and has done equipment supervision and pit control and is now learning the autonomous system as a supervisor. In this interview we discuss her approach to growing in her career and collaborating with her team. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/NiAOLngRKV4

In this interview Brandon discusses Teseko Mine’s approach to balancing risk, cost and equipment availability. He outlines predictive maintenance to identify work, application of technology, root cause analysis, forecasting and data analysis to identify bad actors (machinery) and improve maintenance strategy and procedures. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/tUrnZoCl8m4

Andrew is passionate about minimizing waste and maximizing the use of resources available. He brought that passion to New Gold and joined us to discuss the steps they took to save energy and maximize efficiency at New Afton Mine in Kamloops BC. He explains that energy management is all about employees working together for long term, sustainable energy savings, not just because it saves the Company money, but because it is the right thing to do. Watch Episode Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiAqVM41N2c

We walk through the history of Ritchie Brothers including expanding into a global company, reaching major financial milestones, and the strategy that made them the largest equipment auctioneering company in the world. We look at their acquisitions, including IronPlanet and how they have been able to integrate technology and company cultures. Kieran Holm is the President of Canada for Ritchie Bros. and he shares his personal experiences with Dave Ritchie and the lessons he has learned while moving up through the company. Watch Ep 40. Here: https://youtu.be/2YwWqHBIMxM  

Kate Lampson is part of the third generation of the family owned and operated crane powerhouse Lampson Cranes. In Episode 39 of The Crownsmen Podcast Kate takes us through operating a global company with the family dynamics, how these amazing cranes like the Lampson Transi-Lift LTL 3000 were developed, and the complex logistics of getting their giant cranes from one site to the next. Lampson Cranes has been onsite for iconic structures that include Stadium Australia (ANZ Stadium) and CenturyLink Field but for the industrial lovers, projects such as Chevron – Richmond or Plant Vogtle – Waynesboro, GA will showcase their incredible capabilities. Deeper in the interview Kate even takes us through Lampson’s long standing relationship with Hitachi, her time working outside the family business and views on carrying on her grandfather's legacy. Lampson is a crane manufacturer, onsite crane contractor, and a crane sales and rental company, this episode explores the industry of heavy lifting in major industrial sectors from a company who has been doing it for over 70 years. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/HO7L6kvQi_U

Whether magnets are being used to protect equipment from an unwanted bucket tooth going into a processing system or they are part of a magnetic separation system on a mining operation they play an important role in almost all industrial operations. IMT Founder and President Dave R. Miles sat down with The Crownsmen Podcast to discuss in detail designing and manufacturing industrial magnetic equipment.

We also look at the various types of magnetic equipment including Suspended Plate Magnets, Cross Belt Separators, Magnetic Head Pulleys, Magnetic Plate Separators, Magnetic Conveyors, Drum Separators, Lifting Magnets and Magnetic Sweepers. Dave also takes us through how the industry has changed, his professional career, and challenges facing industrial sectors such as manufacturing, mining, energy, and forestry. Watch Ep 38. Here: https://youtu.be/nI2kBWEcEyU

The history of hemp goes back thousands of years. There was a time in the United States that some farmers were required to grow hemp because it was a much needed resource to make many products. Fast forward to the 1900s and hemp was banned alongside Schedule 1 drugs. Then the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 proposed a law to remove hemp (defined as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC) from Schedule I controlled substances which would make it an ordinary agricultural commodity. Its provisions were incorporated in the 2018 United States farm bill that became law on December 20, 2018. Now, although individual states are still able to ban hemp, they cannot ban cross-state transport…thus the story of hemp continues.

Ola Lessard from the US Hemp Roundtable and Barleans joins The Crownsmen Podcast to discuss both the history and future of hemp. She discusses the role of the US Hemp Roundtable which serves as a lobbyist organization on behalf of the hemp industry, and she outlines the role of its’ sister organization the US Hemp Authority which serves as a certification body to preserve integrity and quality within the industry. Ola is also VP, Marketing & Communications of Barleans who has expanded their business into the CBD Hemp Oil space.

This episode also explores the United State’s complex relationship with Hemp as Ola talks about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell becoming an unlikely ally in removing hemp from the Schedule I controlled substances list. We look at how education has begun to shift people's attitudes towards hemp and allowed it to separate from cannabis in public perception. Most importantly how states that are commonly conservative such as Kentucky have realized the opportunity for struggling farmers who can now grow a crop because hemp allows multiple harvests in a year, has a stronger resistance to pesticides, and is a comparatively easier product to grow. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/l6_eQ5nWGzA

Leaders lead by example. So simple yet so often is a neglected value. Burns Lake Band Chief Dan George is one of those leaders who not only holds that value but seems to put it at the forefront. Chief George is also the chairman of the First Nation LNG Alliance and for the last 6 years has not only lead his band in negotiations with governments and companies over LNG pipelines but has used FNLNGA as a way to educate and support the indigenous communities as the LNG industry expands across their territories. This episode of The Crownsmen Podcast explores everything from the LNG industry and LNG pipelines, to First Nations relationship with the LNG industry. We also explore education and developing infrastructure in First Nations communities as well as Chief George’s own professional career. Watch Ep 36. Here: https://youtu.be/6pkR8Fm1D5Q