K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’
K+S Potash Canada, a subsidiary of German giant K+S Group, officially opened Tuesday its Legacy project in Canada’s Saskatchewan, the first of its kind built in the province in more than 40 years. “The Legacy project strengthens Saskatchewan’s position as the world’s leading potash producer and is another indicator the province’s diversified and resilient economy is weathering […]
IMII Announces Diversity & Inclusion Challenges Program
For Immediate Release – May 2, 2017 SASKATOON – Saskatchewan mining companies are on a mission. They are about to invest $1 million, through the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII), in innovative solutions that will hoist the number of women and Indigenous people employed in the minerals sector. Click here to read the full news […]
U of S Innovation Enterprise, IMII announce results from North America’s first ™AIMday
SASKATOON — For the first time, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has helped match provincial post-secondary researchers with Saskatchewan mining companies in an innovative approach to solving industry issues. Innovation Enterprise (IE) at the U of S and the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) are pleased to announce 17 successful grant recipients from […]
IMII Speaking at Mining Innovation Boot Camp
IMII’s Executive Director, Al Shpyth, will be presenting at the first ever Mining Innovation Boot Camp being held today at Prairieland Park at the Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum. https://simsa.ca/event/2017-mining-supply-chain-forum/
SREDA Competition Attracts Global Technology Companies to Saskatoon
Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN – Four international technology companies have traveled to Saskatoon to showcase their mining technologies as part of SREDA’s second annual Mining Technology Explore Program (EXPLORE) supported by the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy. EXPLORE provides an opportunity for technology start-ups from around the world to compete to travel […]
IMII Helping to Organize North America’s First AIMday®
SASKATOON: March 21, 2017—The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII), in partnership with Innovation Enterprise at the University of Saskatchewan, and in collaboration with the research and innovation offices at the University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic, is helping to organize the first AIMday® (Academia Industry Meeting day) in North America. AIMday® Minerals 2017 will be held in […]
IMII to participate in the Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum’s first Mining Innovation Boot Camp
IMII to participate in the Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum’s first Mining Innovation Boot Camp on Tuesday, April 4th. The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is pleased to announce it will participate in the 9th Annual Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum’s first Mining Innovation Boot Camp. The Mining Innovation Boot Camp will feature presentations by […]
‘A larger role in the innovation ecosystem’: Sask. Polytech president on adapting to a changing economy
The StarPhoenix ‘A larger role in the innovation ecosystem’: Sask. Polytech president on adapting to a changing economy On the first Saturday of 2017, Saskatchewan Polytechnic president and CEO Larry Rosia sat down with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix to reflect on a year made difficult by economic weakness, and the institution’s plan to weather a potential […]
Strategic Plan Summary
In the fall of 2016, IMII updated its strategic plan for its next three years. Highlights of the plan are available here.
IMII releases “Developing an Innovation Ecosystem for Saskatchewan’s Minerals Industry”
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is an innovation-supporting network driven by the needs of its minerals industry members. With regards to innovation, industry identified several needs including greater leveraging of government funding agencies, greater innovation success rate, greater member innovation capture rate and greater likelihood of commercialization of research & development results. Developing an […]
