Research

Vale engineer hopes fi bre rope will see widespread use someday The chief engineer for Vale Canada’s hoisting group said he’d like to think that 50 years from now, people will marvel at the fact that steel ropes were ever used to hoist ore out of min

Lakehead University researchers will soon be able to take waste from the forest industry to create environmentally friendly biobased chemicals used for mine rehabilitation.

Hydraulic fracturing studied as means of dealing with stress buildup Four oil and gas companies – Nexen, Shell Oil, Conoco Phillips and Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

More ambitious demonstration projects proposed for Canada and Israel We’ve all seen solar panels mounted on frames in farmer’s fields and on the roofs of buildings, but Dean Millar, director of energy, renewables and carbon management research at MIR

Matching funds from industry will boost total funding to $20 million The Centre for Excellence in Mining I n n o v a t i o n (CEMI) is one of seven finalists vying for four $10 million research grants from the federal government’s Business-Led Networ

College Boréal faculty and students carried out two mining related research projects this past summer.

World-famous astrophysics lab located two kilometres underground in Vale’s Creighton Mine probes the secrets of the universe SNOLAB takes its motto “Mining for Knowledge” literally.

Better understanding of microbial community can promote bioleaching in colder climates and mitigate risks associated with acid mine drainage Nadia Mykytczuk, a research scientist at the Vale Living With Lakes Centre in Sudbury, has been awarded a Dis

Ten, 20 or 30 years from now, as mines go deeper, miners may look a lot more like astronauts, with breathing apparatus, cooling vests and high-tech helmets incorporating personal protective equipment and communication devices.

Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health studies collision avoidance, impact on reproductive health The Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) at Laurentian University has received funding of $1million from the Nor