Bruce Coley

Born to a mining family and raised everywhere, Bruce currently resides in Saskatoon.

Bruce has twenty-five years of experience in mine rescue with 18 of those years an instructor in the province of Saskatchewan.

He has competed in six competitions as a mine rescue team member. As well, Bruce has participated in multiple mine rescue events as a coordinator, judge, and provisional support provincially, regionally, and internationally.

Currently employed at Cameco’s Cigar Lake Operation as a Senior Safety Officer , Bruce also runs his own company Coley Training and Safety Consulting.

Why is this important to Bruce?

“Lack of diversity in mine rescue and emergency response within the mining industry has always been a concern for me. My objectives are to utilize the non-profit and the 2018 International Mines Rescue Competition to showcase how diversity is important and possible in these otherwise non-traditional roles. Women are an asset not a hindrance. They are just as capable as their male counterparts.Over the years, I’ve worked with several mine rescue women and, in my experience, they are at least as capable as their male counterparts.”