The “BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility” conference was a two day event held at Science North’s Vale Cavern from May 25-26. It was a first-of-its-kind gathering, bringing together stakeholders from both Northern and Southern Ontario who share a commitment to realizing the promise of a fully integrated battery electric supply chain in Ontario and across …
MIRARCO, Mining Innovation, a research arm of Laurentian University, recently sent a research team to Peru to initiate the first phase of a new collaboration with Universidad Nacional de Moquegua (UNAM) and CORE Foundation. The project aims to better understand the mining and other anthropogenic impacts in the Coralaque River watershed and work to develop …
Nadia Mykytczuk named to BacTech Environmental’s strategic advisory board Laurentian University microbiologist Nadia Mykytczuk has been named to the strategic advisory board of BacTech Environmental, a Toronto ‘green’ mining technology company with ambitious plans to recover precious metals in South America. For the past 15 years, Mykytczuk has worked in the field of mine waste …
MIRARCO Mining Innovation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk as the Interim President and CEO of MIRARCO effective May 25, 2021. In this capacity, Dr. Mykytczuk will provide support to the Goodman School of Mines at Laurentian University. An environmental microbiologist, Dr. Mykytczuk’s work focuses on bioleaching and mine remediation. Dr. …
Study shows vSMRs could reduce emissions by 85 per cent or more Chalk River – Very small modular reactors (vSMRs) could provide clean, economic and reliable power and heat to remote northern mines and surrounding communities, reducing or eliminating reliance on diesel, according to a recent study completed by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Canadian Nuclear …
