- Our specialty practice was established 21 years ago by Russ Buckland, our Managing Partner following his 23 year career in the mining industry with Falconbridge Limited, Kidd Creek Mines Limited, and Curragh Resources.
- Our firm is regarded as one of the leading specialty practices for the mining industry, globally. We serve many major Canadian and international companies as well as junior, intermediate and exploration clients as well as leading EPCM and consulting firms.
- We have completed over 500 executive search assignments for a variety of roles - Board Director, all C-level, as well as senior corporate, operations, senior project and specialist positions for clients across Canada and internationally.
- As retained executive search firm, our approach is involved and hands on; bringing in-depth knowledge of the best talent in the industry, a unique understanding of he search process, and offices globally.

| Friday, April 25, 2008 |  | General Manager, Labrador, Canada |
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 |  | Technical Services Manager, Not Stated, Mexico |  | Project Manager / General Manager, Northern Ontario, Canada |  | Maintenance Superintendent, Northern Ontario, Canada |  | Fixed Plant Maintenace Superintendent, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada |  | Mobile Maintenace Superintendent, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |  | Chief Mining Geologist - Projects, Not Stated, Kazakhstan |
| Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |  | Chief Mining Engineer - Projects, Not Stated, Kazakhstan |
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 |  | Regional Land Manager- North America, Toronto, ON / Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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Skills Shortage
(excerpt from Mining Journal newsletter March 2006)
"The mining industry's skills shortage is like going through a `perfect storm," so said Russ Buckland, managing director of the Canada-based Bedford Consulting Group, a leading global executive recruitment specialist at a speech to mining executives last year.
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The Sustainable Executive
Derek Sankey, Financial Post, March 7, 2007
When Russell Buckland was vice-president at Kidd Creek Mines in Northern Ontario for Falconbridge Ltd. several years ago, he soon realized how readily apparent the company's operations were to those in the surrounding communities.
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