Welcome to the temporary GEMS Unearthed information hub! GEMS Undearthed: Stories of Women Shaping the Future of Mining is a dynamic, evolving, collection of stories from women across the global mining landscape; leaders, innovators, and change-makers, whose experiences shape the industry’s past, present, and future.......
16 November, 2025
After returning from the Sustainable Cities Trade Mission to Poland and Ukraine, Michelle explores the win-win opportunities that could arise from collaboration between two future-critical sectors: mining and cleantech. The Canadian environmental and cleantech sector is a vibrant, dynamic, and rapidly evolving field focused on......
27 November, 2024
An informative session and idea exchange between Michelle and Leslie Woolcott of the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) on the topic of addressing sexual harassment in Canadian Mining. We discussed the link between psychological safety, respectful workplaces, and harassment; the importance of a workplace......
27 November, 2023
Written by Michelle Hohn, Lloyd Lipsett and Luc Zandvliet By now, most of the Intelligent Miner’s audience will be well-aware of the anticipated January 1, 2024 in-force date of Bill S-211 – Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Canada’s Modern......
14 November, 2023
Sept 2023: Mental Well-being in Mining – a Shared Responsibilityby Andy Tunnicliffe Following “disturbing” incidents of harassment and discrimination in Australia’s mines, freelance writer Andrew Tunnicliffe speaks to psychological health and safety consultant Michelle Hohn about reassessing workplace cultures and their impact on employee mental wellbeing.......
26 September, 2023
by Carly LeonidaMay 31, 2023 Safety is a non-negotiable construct in the mining industry today. It’s the number one concern on site and, when we think about safety, we naturally think of physical safety… Am I wearing the right personal protective equipment (PPE)? Am I......
31 May, 2023
After over 25 years of working in and consulting to the mining industry, I’ve grown accustomed to the need to create compelling arguments to get a variety of internal and external social performance topics higher-up on the organizational radar screen. Factoring in ample time for......
08 March, 2023
Mental health and the importance of psychological health and safety in the workplace were spotlighted at the annual Health and Safety awards breakfast at the Association of Mineral Explorers (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver this week. Keynote speaker Michelle Hohn’s advice regarding addressing gaps in......
27 January, 2023
Michelle was honoured to be asked to speak at the 2023 AME Roundup Environment, Health & Safety Award Breakfast. Her talk focused on what Psychological Health & Safety means, as well as practical and realistic entry points on the adoption curve, including stage-appropriate ways to......
25 January, 2023