Mining Futures Award Winner Announced
The Mining Futures Award scholarship, valued at $12,000, is designed to help undergraduate students currently enrolled in one of three Mining Engineering Options at the University of Saskatchewan cover most of the costs for tuition, books, instruments and fees. Makayla Scheller was announced as the first winner of the award at the College of Engineering’s […]
IMII announces new technology demonstration project with Ionic Mechatronics
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is pleased to announce that it is proceeding with a technology demonstration project with Ionic Mechatronics (IONIC MECHATRONICS | Industrial Automation | 705.692.0101) to test the deployment of its SafeBox System (SafeBox™ – Reduce Lockout Time to Seconds (safeboxsystems.com) in association with three of its major minerals company members […]
2S Water is IMII’s Innovation Award Winner for 2022
Coming out of its most successful DEMOday, IMII is pleased to announce that 2S Water (Edmonton, AB) – developer of the Aquavalid Sensor, has been selected by its minerals industry members BHP, Cameco, Mosaic and Nutrien, as the Innovation Award winner for 2022. This announcement is being made in association with the 14th Annual Saskatchewan Mining […]
IMII’s DEMOday 2022 celebrates a record number of innovation pitches!
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) has been holding its DEMOday pitch event for innovations of use in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry since 2018. New this year – IMII’s minerals industry members, BHP, Cameco, Mosaic and Nutrien, submitted 18 technology needs that could be met by suppliers, inventors, start-ups, and other innovators either through the development […]
Demand for Indigenous potash workers leads to tailor-made training program at Cowessess
A training program tailor-made for the potash industry and the Indigenous population has celebrated its first graduating class. The course, called Digital Transformation in Potash Mining: Cowessess Edition, was designed after potash companies said they were having trouble recruiting Indigenous employees. The students are considered employment-ready after eight weeks of classroom instruction in Cowessess followed by […]
IMII issues call for applications for the iMpowered scholarship
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) has launched the next call for applications on the iMpowered scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. The scholarship is designed for women inclusive of those identifying as female, and for Indigenous people (any gender), who are pursuing a post-secondary program relevant to mining, want to work in the Saskatchewan […]
A polytechnic first: using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve mining processes
The mining industry is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning as tools to optimize processes, create efficiencies, increase production and enhance decision-making. Over the past two years Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE), Saskatchewan’s first and only Technology Access Centre (TAC), has been working with Cameco on an applied research project that […]
IMII awards $87,000 in scholarships to Saskatchewan students
International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) believes in diversity and inclusion in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry’s workforce and the future of the industry as one of the world’s most sustainable and innovative. On behalf of its mineral industry members – BHP, Cameco, Mosaic and Nutrien, and Innovation Saskatchewan, IMII is pleased to award $87,000 in scholarships to […]
IMII celebrates 10 years of innovation
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the International Minerals Innovation Institute – IMII, as a unique industry-led innovation supporting network for Saskatchewan’s minerals industry. IMII was created through a collaborative effort between the provincial government, minerals companies and post-secondary institutions to build innovation capacity for mining generally and the potash and uranium […]
IMII adds new industry innovation needs for DEMOday 2022
The IMII is inviting applications for its 2022 DEMOday and Innovation Award being held on April 25th in association with the 14th Annual Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum. Seven new categories have been added to the list of industry innovation needs. For 2022, innovative ideas or solutions are being sought in the following areas: Technologies/instrumentation which would allow […]
