Tomorrow marks the end of an era for Vale’s Manitoba Operations.

Mark Scott will no longer be an employee of Vale, having served as the vice president of Manitoba Operations since February 2016.

The mining giant recently announced changes in their North Atlantic operations, which included the elimination of Scott’s role; vice president of Manitoba Operations.

Scott first joined the mining industry in 2001, working then for Inco in a human resources role based in Ontario.

Alistair Ross is the new head of mining operations for the Brazilian mining giant’s North Atlantic division, which includes Thompson and Sudbury.

Ross was previously the director of Ontario mining operations, and will be reporting directly to the director of North Atlantic and Asia refineries Ricus Grimbeek.

There are questions being raised as to the structure of Vale’s Manitoba Operations, though a spokesperson said that things are still being finalized and decisions will be made public in the coming weeks.

Grimbeek said that Vale cannot work the same way they have in the past during what he calls “a period of fundamental change”.