Northern Ontario advances presence in Nevada: Sudbury mining supply group leads trade mission to American state.

• Date: 01 May 2019
• Author: McKinley, Karen

Nevada is a mine-friendly state with many Canadian companies already operating in the area.

The Sudbury Area Mining Service and Supply Association (SAMSSA) led a trade mission to the American state March 11 to 15 to get more exposure and business opportunities for companies from this region.

The delegation comprised 18 people from 10 mining supply companies from North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury, including Rock-Tech, Jannatec Technologies, Hard-Line Solutions, Bull Powertrain, Hurley Industrial Thermal Technologies, Rector Machine Works, Ltd., Nordic Minesteel Technologies, RDH-Scharf, Mansour and ACR Fuller.

"Canadian companies already run much of the mining operations there, so it makes sense to have more Canadian supply companies go there to do business," said Paul Bradette, SAMSSA's director of business development.

"A few already do business in that jurisdiction, but this is a great way to...