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Tamarack Mining Services Delivers Mining Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation

In The News

High-speed internet will be a game-changer for remote Indigenous communities

New company brings the power of group purchasing to the mining industry

New company Tamarack to bring group buying power to intermediate and junior miners for materials, parts & equipment

Insights

egrahambarter

May 18, 2021
3 min

What's In Your Inflationary Pricing?

Raw material prices aren’t the only growth in an inflationary price increase – margins are inflating too Post-pandemic inflation has...

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How to Determine Whether Your Purchasing Strategy Is Working For You: Direct or GPO?

egrahambarter

Mar 23, 2021
3 min

How to Determine Whether Your Purchasing Strategy Is Working For You: Direct or GPO?

Procurement is the backbone of a mining operation and whether it happens in a large department committed to sourcing around the clock, or...

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egrahambarter

Mar 5, 2021
2 min

The Next Supercycle Means Supply Constraints In Mining Regions

A scan of recent economic headlines points to a frenzy around the word supercycle. Though industry watchers are dissecting and debating...

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Procurement Takes Centre Stage – From Crisis To Innovation

egrahambarter

Feb 10, 2021
2 min

Procurement Takes Centre Stage – From Crisis To Innovation

Procurement in 2020 wasn't for the faint of heart. Observing procurement from the outside in became a public past-time through the...

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Bracing for Inflation; 2021 Is a Year to Keep a Lid on Costs

egrahambarter

Jan 20, 2021
3 min

Bracing for Inflation; 2021 Is a Year to Keep a Lid on Costs

If volatility was the theme of 2020, inflation will likely be the watchword for miners in 2021. As a K shaped economic recovery unfolds,...

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Intelligent Procurement for Mid-Miners Includes Efficiencies Brought by a GPO

egrahambarter

Jan 4, 2021
2 min

Intelligent Procurement for Mid-Miners Includes Efficiencies Brought by a GPO

It was true before COVID turned the economy upside down and it will be true after the pandemic is over; the mining sector is in a period...

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Charting a New Normal - Uncertainty and Conflicting Signals in the Mining Sector

egrahambarter

Dec 11, 2020
5 min

Charting a New Normal - Uncertainty and Conflicting Signals in the Mining Sector

Miners adapt to continue operations on shaky ground and look for signals going forward It has been a long ten months in the mining...

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egrahambarter

Nov 23, 2020
1 min

A supplier's eye-view to working with Tamarack Mining Services - a new mining industry GPO

The client-customer relationship is the foundation of a successful business. When the materials being bought and sold are part of the...

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Tamarack Mining Services in the Northern Ontario mining sector

egrahambarter

Nov 13, 2020
1 min

Tamarack Mining Services in the Northern Ontario mining sector

Tamarack is thrilled to be working in Northern Ontario - serving miners and suppliers by delivering significant procurement savings...

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Tamarack Mining Services - Launching Group Savings in the Mining Sector

egrahambarter

Nov 12, 2020
1 min

Tamarack Mining Services - Launching Group Savings in the Mining Sector

Tamarack is very pleased to work with great partners - members and suppliers - in the mining industry. Together we will deliver cost...

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What is a GPO and how does Tamarack create value in the mining industry?

egrahambarter

Oct 30, 2020
3 min

What is a GPO and how does Tamarack create value in the mining industry?

What is a GPO? All buyers know that purchasing big volumes yields big discounts, and that big operators are benefitting from savings not...

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Industry Articles Tamarack Mining Services Delivers Mining Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation

In The News High-speed internet will be a game-changer for remote Indigenous communities New company brings the power of group purchasing to the mining industry New company Tamarack to bring group buying power to intermediate and junior miners for materials, parts & equipment

Insights

Industry Articles

Tamarack Mining Services Delivers Mining Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation

In The News

High-speed internet will be a game-changer for remote Indigenous communities

New company brings the power of group purchasing to the mining industry

New company Tamarack to bring group buying power to intermediate and junior miners for materials, parts & equipment