E
arlier this month Micromine
announced it was opening an oice
in Toronto, Ontario to try and
capitaliseongrowthintheregion.
hat was followed by Maptek, which
announced the opening of oices in
Vancouver and Montreal.
Both companies had previously had
presences in the Canadian market, however,
theycontractedawayfromitwhenthe
mining market there contracted.
he Canadian mining market is making a
comeback and that has reignited interest in
the region.
Micromine CEO Claire Tuder said
increasing the company’s eastern Canada
marketsharewasakeypartofitsplans.
“he region is the exploration investment
capital of the world and Toronto is, of course,
theheadquartersofmanyglobalmining
companies,” she said.
ItisasimilarstoryforMaptek.
he company had a “presence” in Vancouver
butdidnotreallyhaveanoicethere.
A Maptek spokeswoman said exploration
was picking up in Canada.
“We’re also focusing more of our solutions at
the higher end of the mining chain,” she said.
“We’re typically talking more to vice
presidents of continuous improvement. We’remarketingmorestronglytotheC-suiters.”
Maptek general manager North America
GrobHardmansaidtheexpandedNorth
American presence would allow the
company to provide regionalised services
that could address the unique needs of the
Canadian market.
“Responding to increased industry
demand related to next-generation
technologies, Maptek is dedicated to
providing expertise to its clients for multi-
platform solutions,” he said.
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Maptek commitment to innovation and the
transformation of the mining industry.”Canada calling
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SOFTWARE
MACHINERY auction expert Richie Bros is
introducing its online-only brand IronPlanet
to Australia.
If the IronPlanet brand seems familiar,
that is because it has been around for a long
time, just not in Australia. It launched in
North America 18 years ago and Ritchie
Bros bought it earlier this year and took the
decision to expand the brand to Australia.
h e online-only marketplace of ers
customers benei ts including selling without
transporting items to centralised location
and the ability to sell items for a i xed price,
negotiate of ers or set a reserve. It also
of ers an inspection service to give buyers
coni dence to buy online, sight unseen.
Ritchie Bros director operations Asia-
Pacii c Richard Tucker said IronPlanet had
grown to become a leader in online auctions
and marketplaces with 1.9 million users
globally.
“By introducing IronPlanet we’re now
of ering a true multichannel solution in
Australia, with options for customers to sell,
buy and list equipment when, where and how
they want, whether onsite or online,” he said.“We believe IronPlanet will be very
benei cial for all Australians, but especially
those located in cities like Sydney and Perth
that are located from our permanent sites in
Brisbane and Geelong.”
Buyers will be able to virtually
inspect items online and review detailed
inspection reports completed by qualii ed
inspectors.
Equipment sold through IronPlanet
is backed by the company’s IronClad
Assurance, guaranteeing the accuracy of the
inspection report on each item sold.IronPlanet arrives