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MIRARCO secures federal funding to develop natural heating and cooling technology for underground mining Natural Resources Canada awarded $1.5 million on Feb. 11 to the Natural Heat Exchange Engineering Technology (NHEET) research project, a project between the Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) and other organizations such as CanmetMINING and Teck, to examine […]

Two projects to get $3.5 million Local MPPs have announced a $3.5-million investment in two projects that are helping to green the mining industry. FVT Research, a manufacturer of battery-electric drive systems, will receive $2 million for “the design, development and testing of a 14-ton battery-electric vehicle for underground mining activities,” according to a release.

SUDBURY — On Tuesday morning, the federal government announced $3.5 million in funding to advance green energy technology in Sudbury. This investment includes: $2 million to FVT Research, a B.C.-based manufacturer of battery-electric drive systems for the design, development and testing of a 14-ton battery-electric vehicle for underground mining activities. This project will convert one

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

Franç​​​​​​​ois 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