CARMA NEWS Prof. Peter Kaiser (Canada) received the 8th Müller Award at the 14th ISRM International Congress in Foz de Iguaçu, Brazil, September 2019. The Müller Award is the most prestigious award of the ISRM, made once every four years at the ISRM Congress, in recognition of distinguished contributions to the profession of rock mechanics …
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François Caron says using nuclear technology to power mines is ‘a very nice match A Sudbury scientist is leading research into the idea of powering remote mines with small nuclear reactors. “The nuclear industry needs customers [and] the mining industry needs clean power,” François Caron, the Bruce Power Chair in Energy Systems at the Mining …
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Dear Mirarco team and stakeholders, It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces Vic Pakalnis’s retirement as CEO of MIRARCO Mining Innovation, effective July 31, 2019. Since 2012, Vic has played a critical role in the development and success of the organization, and while we will miss him …
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Historic panel talks “reliable, clean and cost-effective” energy being researched partly in Sudbury Nuclear power is grabbing the attention of the mining industry, to the point where there is a real possibility there could be portable reactors powering mines in less than 10 years. That was the news delivered at a first-of-its-kind panel discussion at …
New Direction for Energy Centre and Bruce Power Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems SUDBURY, ON – Dr. Francois Caron will join MIRARCO as the Director of the Energy Center and as the Bruce Power Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems as of January 7th, 2019. Caron holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of …
