CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories - Natural Resources Canada
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INNOVATION: CanmetMINING, COREM sign co-operation agreement
OTTAWA and QUEBEC CITY – CanmetMINING and COREM have signed a co-operation agreement to meet the needs of Canada’s mining industry as it embraces innovation. The aim is to reduce the risk of adopting new technology that supports sustainability and…
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REPORT: NOAMI performance update
OTTAWA – Natural Resources Canada has issued the 2009-15 performance report for the National Orphaned and Abandoned Mines Initiative. NOAMI was created in 2001 to build a national database of abandoned mines, gather community…
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REPORT: Re-analysis of data from metal mining effluent
OTTAWA – Environment Canada is working on a 10-year review of the Federal Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER) that regulate what compounds the 105 metal mines in Canada can deposit in waterways.
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ENVIRONMENT: Survey of mine drainage treatment available at no charge
OTTAWA – At the behest of the Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) program, CanmetMINING conducted a survey of mine drainage treatment and sludge management practices at more than 100 sites around the world. They contacted a wide…
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TAILINGS MANAGEMENT: New MEND report for cold locations
OTTAWA – MEND (Mining Environment Neutral Drainage) has released a new report aimed at tailings management in the Canadian Arctic. Report No. 1.61.5c, Cold Regions Cover System Design Technical Guidance Document (July 2012), covers…
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Mining a mainstay of Canada’s economy
Canada’s new Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Joe Oliver, addressed the Toronto Board of Trade on Oct. 13, 2011. He assessed the contributions of the natural resource industries – mining, forestry and energy – make to Canada’s economic…
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Safety in the deep
Atlas Copco’s new Roofex Rx20 rock bolt is what the company hopes will soon become an industry standard in rock reinforcement thanks to its design capabilities to handle a sliding load up to 20 tonnes and an energy absorption of 60 kJ.
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FEDERAL CABINET: Joe Oliver named Minister of Natural Resources
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has unveiled his new 39-member cabinet following the federal election earlier this month. His choice for Minister of Natural Resources is rookie MP Joe Oliver.
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ENVIRONMENT: New GARD Guide tackles acid drainage
SWEDEN — The Global Acid Rock Drainage (GARD) Guide was launched at the Eighth International Conference …
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MINE ENGINEERING: New pit slope guidelines from CSIRO
AUSTRALIA — The Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) has published what it calls th…
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SAFETY: Canmet team invents better mine rescue stretcher
VAL D’OR — The team at the experimental mine belonging to Natural Resources Canada’s Canmet Mining and M…
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SHORT COURSE: Effluent treatment sponsored by CMP
OTTAWA — The Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP) is holding a one-day sort course on mine drainage and effluent…
