IMII – Cultivating the Path Forward
Reflecting our members’ commitments to having a workforce representative of the communities in which they operate, IMII works diligently to create innovating career opportunities for the minerals industry. Through our diversity and inclusion focus, we continue to find ways to educate, refine, promote, foster, encourage, and support new and innovative ways to cultivate the path […]
Mitacs and IMII strike gold with student talent in Saskatchewan mining
Saskatoon, SK – Mitacs and International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) announce a partnership to fund student internships to advance research and development into innovations in the minerals industry. Mitacs and IMII will support Saskatchewan’s major minerals companies by leveraging funding, connections, and academic research expertise. The partnership will help advance innovations that matter to mining […]
iMpowering Women and Indigenous Persons through Scholarships
Unique Engineering Scholarship Aims to Increase Diversity & Inclusion in Mining Education International Minerals Innovation Institute (“IMII”) launched a scholarship initiative today designed to encourage and support women and Indigenous students pursuing a career in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry. The five-year initiative commits over $500,000 to establish two scholarship programs. Candidates eligible for the awards are: […]
Young Innovators: New technique for studying rusting of steel benefits mining industry
The Star Phoenix University of Saskatchewan PhD student Arthur Situm has developed a new non-invasive technique to study the rusting of steel, research that may help with the safety of potash mining and construction of buildings, roads and bridges. At the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron, a national research facility of USask, Situm has been […]
National collaboration leads to new project to enhance mine safety and productivity
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII), Peck Tech and Saskatchewan Polytechnic recognize that mine safety is top of mind for many Saskatchewan companies. Now, a new underground wireless positioning system being developed at Saskatchewan Polytechnic promises to enhance mine safety while advancing automation at underground mines around the world. Thanks to support from IMII and […]
IMII Picks New Dust Collection System as Best New Technology Product
Selected from among applications submitted by Saskatchewan supply chain companies, this award for the best new technology product represents the most innovative new or applied technology emerging from the supply chain for the minerals industry in the province in 2018, as judged by a panel of subject matter experts from IMII’s minerals company members and […]
Five Supply Chain Innovations Being Pitched at DEMOday 2019
SASKATOON, SK: April 3, 2019: On Wednesday, April 3rd, five supply chain innovations that matter to mining will be presented to a panel of representatives from Saskatchewan’s leading minerals companies in the International Mineral Innovation Institute’s (IMII’s) second DEMOday. They are: A new cybersecurity solution for industrial SCADA systems from EECOL Electric and Nozomi […]
USask creating pathways to help Indigenous students enter Engineering and succeed
The new Engineering Access Program is part of the college’s Indigenous Peoples Initiatives Community (IPIC). “We want Indigenous young people to know that engineering is a great career option for them,” said Suzanne Kresta, dean of USask’s College of Engineering. “The IPIC Engineering Access Program is part of our commitment to support Indigenous students during […]
Girls in the Classroom
IMII is pleased to release our latest video on innovations in the mining industry, featuring RESPEC Consulting Inc. in “Girls in the Classroom”. Girls in the Classroom is an educational outreach pilot project that engages with elementary and high school girls and young women to educate, debunk stereotypes and raise awareness around STEM-related career opportunities […]
Tackling the Gender Gap in Mining
SASKATOON, SK: February 20, 2019: In a Canadian first, Saskatchewan’s minerals industry and its supply chain will be tackling one of the most significant workforce challenges facing the mining sector – the lack of representation of women. The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is partnering with the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) in a […]
