News and Press Releases
MIRARCO Appoints New Lab/Field Manager
May 4, 2021
MIRARCO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Hutchison as the Lab/Field Manager.Dr. Hutchison is an experimental research engineer with a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing...
Read MoreMIRARCO at PDAC 2021
March 15, 2021
From March 8-11, 2021, MIRARCO is exhibiting at the first ever virtual PDAC convention. The well-known annual mineral exploration and mining convention will be held entirely online and MIRARCO invites...
Read MoreLaurentian University Commences Proceedings Under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
February 19, 2021
As many of you are aware, Laurentian University commenced a proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) that will allow the University to financially and operationally restructure while continuing...
Read MoreMIRARCO moves into Laurentian University’s campus
January 13, 2021
MIRARCO (Mining Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation) is moving its main offices to the second floor of Laurentian University’s Cliff Fielding Research, Innovation and Engineering Building. MIRARCO was established...
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2024 (3)
- August 12, 2024 - Evolution of MIRARCO: Pioneering mining innovation from geomechanics research (Magazine articles, News)
- June 21, 2024 - On June 10, 2024, it was announced that MIRARCO was the recipient of a $5 million grant from Natural Resources Canada. (News, News Release)
- June 17, 2024 - Government of Canada Announces $10 Million to Support Critical Minerals Mining in Northern Ontario (News, News Release)
2023 (9)
- November 21, 2023 - Advancing innovation for sustainable mining and mineral processing (Magazine articles, News)
- October 17, 2023 - Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk Appointed Technical Advisor to Renforth’s Surimeau Battery Metals Project (News)
- August 23, 2023 - MP Lapointe and MP Serré announce boost for projects funded by the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator Network (MICA) (News, News Release)
- July 26, 2023 - MIRARCO-Laurentian team working in Peru to continue environmental research with UNAM and Core Foundation (News, News Release)
- July 26, 2023 - MIRARCO receives grant from MICA network to support tailings bioleaching (News, News Release)
2022 (2)
- December 9, 2022 - Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk received the 36th annual Northern Ontario Business Award (News)
2021 (14)
- August 19, 2021 - Laurentian researcher named strategic advisor for ‘green’ miner’s South American endeavours (News)
- May 13, 2021 - New Engineering Research Project Receives Support by Federal Agency (News, News Release)
- February 19, 2021 - Laurentian University Commences Proceedings Under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (News)
2020 (5)
- October 22, 2020 - North Bay environmental group uneasy with investment in small modular reactors (News)
- October 14, 2020 - Production of Electricity Using SMRs for Off-Grid Mining and Other Applications (News)
- February 13, 2020 - Natural Resources Canada awards $1.5 million to natural heat exchange research project (News)