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March 26, 2019

How Smart Mining Can Shape the Industry’s Image: A Conversation with the SME NorCal Chairman on CSR, Diversity, & Millenials

At the age of 23, Mauricio Solorio is the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration’s (SME) youngest section chairman, leading the Northern California SME Section. After he attended the 2019 SME Annual

March 14, 2019

Many Roads Lead to Digitalization in the Mortgage Lending World

When I was growing up in New York, medallion cab drivers were grumpy and sullen, but knew the city streets like the back of their hands. They didn’t take credit cards until the turn of the 21st century, and e

March 02, 2019

Are you a Social Miner?

What does it mean to be a social miner? Well, if you often say “if it’s not grown, it’s mined” then you probably aren’t one. Last Thursday, students from 11 universities across Canada took to the s

February 07, 2019

5 Key Takeaways from the MBA's IMB Conference

As part of the Riivos Mortgage team, I attended the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference last week in San Francisco. Billed as the largest annual gathering of IMB leaders in

January 26, 2019

HousingWire: Don’t let the upcoming Ginnie Mae stress tests stress you out

Ten years after the housing and mortgage-market crash and subsequent reforms, there is renewed concern about the liquidity risk in the mortgage market. According to a team of researchers at the Brookings Instit

November 26, 2018

AFM Conversations: Complying with Ginnie’s Stress Testing Program

Just before the Thanksgiving break, the MBA’s annual Accounting and Financial Management conference took place in Orlando, fostering discussions about industry trends and the best strategies to optimize growt

November 20, 2018

The 3 Words most Spoken at The Future of Mining, Americas: Technology, Collaboration, and Millennials

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Mining Americas conference in Denver with 250 vendors, miners, executives, and regulators all in attendance. Across this varied group, three questions

November 02, 2018

Mining Magazine: Mastering the Mining Value Chain

A Future of Mining Americas panel moderated by Tom Struttmann, group executive of Riivos Mining; and consisting of Michel Plourde, manager of integrated operations at ArcelorMittal Mines Canada; Jeff More, CE

October 31, 2018

Mining Magazine: Live to Learn

When you think of machine learning, what is the first thing that springs to mind? Most people reference films, something like the human-style robots in iRobot or Ex Machina. And it's true; machine learning is a

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