February 2017 | Business View Magazine

82 83 number of brownfield exploration projects in and around existing mines in Bulgaria and Armenia. And we’re doing some work in other regions around the world.We also have a corporate development team that looks at possible acquisition opportunities, globally, to continue to grow the business.” DPM has approximately 2,000 employees, worldwide. According to Howes, the company’s success is based on several factors. One has been its ability in getting its projects permitted and approved by the national governments, and supported by the local populations, in a region of Eastern Europe that had not traditionally been welcoming to western mining companies. “The challenge in the mining industry is maintaining our social license to operate,” Howes states. “We’ve been very successful in terms of our approach to working with the governments and local communities to create value in the regions where we build and operate mines – that’s one of our key strategies.” Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. Cat® equipment is designed to lower cost per ton by providing productive and reliable performance. Our machines are hard at work around the world—drilling and digging, loading and hauling, grading and dozing. And our people are there, too—working alongside our customers to help them mine e ciently and productively while doing the utmost to protect the health and safety of miners, the environment and the communities where mining companies operate. Tostartmovingmore, learnmore.ContactyourCatDealer todayorvisitwww.cat.com/mining. WHEREVER THERE`S MINING WE`RE THERE Another key is the company’s best practices operating model which comprises innovation, sustainability, and efficiency, resulting in low operating costs. Regarding its innovative tech- niques, DPM is an industry leader in applying modern digital technologies to more efficiently run its operations. “We were the first to create a fully digital mine at our mine in Bulgaria, using underground WiFi technology and connectivity to operate our facilities with real-time capabili- ty to manage that operation,” Howes declares. “The industry went through mechanization over the last 25 years, but was not really, fully automated like the car manufacturing industry, for example,” he adds. “Now the mining industry is seeing the opportunity to make that move as well over the next few years.We’re on the cusp