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In April, Bruce Power, MIRARCO Mining Innovation and Laurentian University signed a memorandum of understanding that will enhance strategic research opportunities, including the long-term potential for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to generate clean, low-cost and reliable electricity in rural/remote regions. The five-year, $1 million research agreement will create an Industrial Chair position at MIRARCO Mining […]

Dr. Ming Cai wins prestigious John A. Franklin Award for his work in rock mechanics and rock engineering Laurentian University congratulates its own Dr. Ming Cai, Geomechanics Research Chair, for receiving the prestigious John A. Franklin Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS). The award recognizes Dr. Cai’s work in rock mechanics and rock engineering

Negar Saeidi recently presented a paper at the 4th International Conference on Mining, Material, and Metallurgical Engineering (MMME’17). Her paper, co-authored by Lorrie Fava (MIRARCO) and Cheryl Allen (Vale Canada) was entitled “Towards improving the performance of Creighton Mine’s Natural Heat Exchange Area”. At a gala dinner on June 10th, Negar was presented with a

Cambrian College and Laurentian University announced an agreement Wednesday they say will boost research and innovation in Northern Ontario. The agreement facilitates the creation of collaborative partnerships and enables faculty, students and staff at both institutions to pursue large-scale research projects, Cambrian and Laurentian said in a joint press release. Read on Dr. Dean Millar,

A delegation from MIRARCO, led by Dr. Ming Cai, together with R. Mohan Srivastava, travelled to Houston, Texas for the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. MIRARCO’s booth at the ARMA trade show highlights MoFrac, our software for discrete fracture network modelling, in advance of its first public release. Visit MoFrac.com