Conference Proceedings
Life-of-Mine Conference 2012
Conference Proceedings
Life-of-Mine Conference 2012
A New Approach to Mining Research in Canada
Canadian mining research has recently been reinvigorated through a pan-Canadian research strategy driven by the industry, the research community and government departments. These organisations have come together to form the Canada Mining Innovation Council, whose role is to focus and increase mining research in the country. One of the major themes of the organisation is environment; including major research initiatives on energy, tailings and environmental stewardship. Other major initiatives on exploration, mineral extraction and mineral processing will also consider environmental benefits in the research projects they undertake. All the initiatives have their priorities determined principally by the mining and exploration companies, whose first obligation is to determine the long-term research priorities of the industry as a whole, rather than for their individual companies. Only after industry consensus on priorities does the research community become engaged in the implementation of specific projects to address those identified priorities. A goal of the program is to effectively create a virtual mining research laboratory, by engaging all the major research centres in the country. Membership to date includes most of the major mining companies operating in Canada and almost all of the mining-related universities. Other members include federal, provincial and territorial governments, consulting and service companies and manufacturers.CITATION:Hynes, T, Plouffe, M and Galley, A, 2012. A new approach to mining research in Canada, in Proceedings Life-of-Mine 2012 , pp 333-338 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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T Hynes, M Plouffe, A Galley
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