Mitacs and IMII contributing to a skilled minerals labour force through internships in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry
Saskatoon, SK – Mitacs and International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) are pleased to announce the first “requests for researchers” under their $1.2 million partnership to fund student internships to advance research and development into innovations in the minerals industry. As publicized in 2019, the partnership will be implemented based on an annual “request for researchers” […]
Saskatchewan’s Top Employers 2020
Saskatchewan’s Top Employers is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the Saskatchewan employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. This year’s winners were announced on February 12, 2020, in a special magazine published in the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon StarPhoenix and […]
Year in Review 2020
Even though COVID-19 put many challenges before us and our partners in 2020, IMII undertook and delivered on several innovation activities on behalf of its members in the past year. This quick “year in review” provides the links to the major initiatives. Click on any of the links below to see how IMII is advancing technology […]
2020 IMII DEMOday and Innovation Award
The IMII is inviting applications for its 2020 DEMOday and Innovation Award being held on April 21st at the 12th Annual Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum. IMII has released a new video that showcases the importance and benefits of DEMOday and the Innovation Award. Visit https://www.imii.ca/demoday Saskatchewan mining suppliers selected to participate in DEMOday 2020 […]
IMII Announces New Board Chair
Arnfinn Prugger (Ph. D., P. Geo.) was born in Kirkenes Norway in 1957, emigrating to Canada with his parents in 1960 (where his father worked in the fledgling Saskatchewan potash industry), spending his formative years in Saskatoon. Arnfinn’s first job in mining was in 1976 at the Vanscoy Potash Mine. He graduated with a B. […]
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Chemical Technology student awarded $25,000 scholarship
Corine Strube, studying chemical technoogy in the School of Mining, Energy and Manufacturing at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, was announced as a winner of a $25,000 International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) iMpowered scholarship this fall. The scholarship covers costs associated with efforts to attain post-secondary education including housing, books, childcare, tuition and transportation. Strube applied for the […]
USask partners with Saskatoon Tribal Council and mining companies on new mentorship program for Indigenous women interested in STEM and mining careers
SASKATOON, SASK. – With a $133,000 investment from Saskatchewan mining companies through the International Minerals Innovation Institute (iMii), the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is partnering with the Saskatoon Tribal Council on a new mentorship program for Indigenous women. Launched October 16th at USask’s Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre, MentorSTEP supports Indigenous women to pursue […]
IMII Announces First Ever Winners of the iMpowered Scholarship Program
SASKATOON, SK – October 10, 2019: The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is very pleased to announce the first ever winners of the iMpowered Scholarship Program. The iMpowered Scholarship is part of a $510,000 commitment from the IMII, on behalf of its mineral industry members – BHP, Cameco, K+S Potash Canada, Mosaic and Nutrien, and […]
IMII and WESTEST Join Forces to Harness the Power of Digital Technologies
SASKATOON AND HUMBOLDT, SK – September 19, 2019: A new project looks to demonstrate the power and cost-efficiency of deploying advanced modeling and simulation tools to investigate how dust is released underground in potash mines as ore moves from the rock face to skipping to surface. The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) and WESTEST are […]
Local spending nearly quadruples impact on SK economy: PwC Study
Saskatoon, SK, September 12, 2019 – A new study reveals that in-province procurement purchases by Saskatchewan resource companies would deliver nearly four times more economic benefit to the province than purchases made from non-Saskatchewan suppliers. According to the study, each dollar spent exclusively with local suppliers would generate $1.51 in total economic output for the […]
