Abstract
The mining industry and Agnico Eagle have seen tremendous health and safety improvements over the last 30 years. These improvements have been fueled by a health and safety mindset and mechanization. As the industry strives towards zero accidents it will need to continue to evolve its mindset and make use of technology. The introduction of automation into our industry provides us with an incredible opportunity to eliminate health and safety risks in our operations. Agnico Eagle will highlight some of the health and safety benefits from automation in their mines and challenges they faced implementing it.