Mining Support & Skilled Trades
Squires Industrial supplies all trades for continuous support at large and small mines. Our core trades are heavy-duty mechanics, light-duty mechanics, electricians and millwrights. We provide local crews or fly-in support to suit your operation.
Services Offered:
Complete maintenance teams on a permanent roster for ongoing mine support.
Shutdown and turnaround crews for planned maintenance and project work.
Additional skilled tradespeople to strengthen your existing team when you need extra manpower.
Equipment and plant builds, installations, repairs and ongoing maintenance.
Project Case Studies
Selected company projects and team experience across mining, plant construction, remote infrastructure and turbine rebuilds. Mine and facility owners are identified for site context.
McIlvenna Bay (Foran) | Saskatchewan
Current owner: Eldorado Gold, through Foran Mining
Welding support. We supplied welding personnel for short-duration project work at McIlvenna Bay, adding skilled support to the onsite team.
Faro Mine | Yukon
Remediation authority: Government of Canada
Rotating mechanical support. We supplied heavy-equipment mechanics and coordinated rotations to support equipment maintenance at the Faro mine remediation site.
Gahcho Kué | Northwest Territories
Owners: De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds
Ongoing mine maintenance. We supplied rotating heavy-equipment technicians and electrical/instrumentation personnel for mobile maintenance and power-generation support at this remote diamond mine.
Ekati | Northwest Territories
Current owner: Burgundy Diamond Mines
Remote mechanical support. We supplied contract mechanics and coordinated personnel rotations to support maintenance requirements at the Ekati diamond mine.
Jansen | Saskatchewan
Owner: BHP
Underground equipment assembly. We provided mechanical and electrical personnel for underground mining-equipment work, including drum-miner builds and additional workforce coverage.
Esterhazy K3 | Saskatchewan
Owner: The Mosaic Company
Shutdown and apron-feeder replacement. We supplied millwright support for an apron-feeder replacement, mobilizing additional tradespeople as the work progressed through to completion.
Lanigan | Saskatchewan
Owner: Nutrien
Rotating mechanical support. We supplied heavy-duty mechanical personnel to supplement the project team, coordinating rotations, replacement coverage and travel.
McArthur River | Saskatchewan
Owners: Cameco and Orano
Shaft-inspection support. We supplied personnel for millwright support during the 2026 annual shaft-inspection program, including onsite work during the September rotation.
Oyu Tolgoi | Mongolia
Owners: Rio Tinto and the Government of Mongolia
Rock-hoist drum replacement. David Squires provided onsite support for the Shaft 1 rock-hoist drum change-out project during May and June 2026.
Côté Gold | Ontario
Owners: IAMGOLD and Sumitomo Metal Mining
Process-plant construction. We mobilized personnel to support construction of the process plant, adding skilled manpower to the plant-build team.
Cory | Saskatchewan
Owner: Nutrien
Potash-site experience. Cory is part of our past potash-site project experience in Saskatchewan.
Allan | Saskatchewan
Owner: Nutrien
Potash-site experience. Allan is part of our past potash-site project experience in Saskatchewan.
Vanscoy | Saskatchewan
Owner: Nutrien
Potash-site experience. Vanscoy is part of our past potash-site project experience in Saskatchewan.
Hope Bay | Nunavut
Current owner: Agnico Eagle Mines
Northern mining experience. Hope Bay is included in our team’s northern mining project experience.
Dome Lake, Lockhart Lake & Lac de Gras | Northwest Territories
Winter-road infrastructure
Seasonal mechanical support. We provided mechanics, service trucks and rotational coverage to support winter-road construction and the ice-road hauling season.
Wollaston Lake access road | Saskatchewan
Northern access-road infrastructure
Construction-fleet maintenance. We maintained and repaired rock trucks, dozers, excavators and support equipment, with field service trucks and parts coordination supporting the construction crews.
Charlot River / Uranium City | Saskatchewan
Facility owner: SaskPower
Hydroelectric and equipment support. Our project experience includes water-turbine and heavy-equipment repair work supporting northern hydroelectric infrastructure.
Turbine rebuilds | Canada & New Zealand
Multiple facilities
Turbine overhaul experience. Our team’s experience includes numerous turbine rebuilds across Canada and New Zealand, bringing practical rotating-equipment experience to industrial maintenance and rebuild projects.
Build your maintenance team with Squires Industrial
Talk to us about permanent rosters, shutdown crews, additional tradespeople, equipment builds and plant maintenance. Local or fly-in support is available to suit your operation.