Cigar Lake project collaboration a high-tech, home-grown win
Cigar Lake project collaboration a high-tech, home-grown win By Joanne Paulson Among the greatest innovations in Saskatchewan mining, indeed in uranium mining anywhere on Earth, is the remotely-operated jet boring machine used at Cameco’s Cigar Lake. Without it, the extremely high-grade ore might have remained underground; its purity is so high it is difficult for […]
IMII Releases Workforce of the Future Report
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is excited to announce the release of the Workforce of the Future: Critical Skills in Saskatchewan’s Minerals Industry report. This report is the result of the first special project undertaken by IMII, on behalf of its members, in response to its Digital Mining Transformation Initiative, which ran from 2018 […]
IMII Launches New Projects Aimed at Increasing Indigenous People’s Representation in the Mining and Minerals Industry
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) today announced the launching of four new projects as part of its Diversity & Inclusion Challenge program to help increase the representation of Indigenous people and women in the mining and the minerals industry’s digital transformation. The 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Challenge sought innovative project ideas to increase the […]
Gender Equity in Mining Works in Saskatchewan
IMII welcomes the release of the Gender Equity in Mining Works (GEM Works) case studies report on Saskatchewan by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR). IMII partnered with MiHR to bring its GEM Works program to the Saskatchewan minerals sector. This is one of seven projects funded by IMII under our $1 million Diversity […]
EECOL Electric and SafeBox System Named 2020 Innovation Award Winner by IMII
EECOL Electric and SafeBox System was named the 2020 Innovation Award winner by the industry members of the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) today. The Innovation Award winner was selected for the first time this year from among those innovative supply chain companies chosen to participate in IMII’s DEMOday on December 1st. Applications in three […]
IMII Announces Finalists for DEMOday 2020
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is pleased to announce the five finalists who will pitch their innovative solutions to Saskatchewan’s leading minerals producers at DEMOday 2020 on December 1st. Participating in DEMOday 2020 gives supply chain companies the chance to present their technologies to a panel of experts from IMII member companies BHP, Cameco, […]
Cultivating the Path Forward – iMpowered Women for the Mining Workforce
IMII’s minerals industry members are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities in which they operate. To this end, the iMpowered scholarship was created to support college, polytechnic, and university women and Indigenous students with financial responsibilities for the family, enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or computer science program […]
IMII’s Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge Officially Launched!
IMII’s Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge Officially Launched! Saskatoon, SK (Canada) – The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is excited to announce the launch of their inaugural Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge to advance the development and adoption of new technologies that could provide significant benefits in reducing energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions, […]
IMII Announces Inaugural $500,000 Innovation Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMII Announces Inaugural $500,000 Innovation Challenge September 25, 2020 Saskatoon, SK (Canada) – The Board of Directors of the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) yesterday approved the organization’s first innovation challenge – the Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge. This is a global call for collaboration in advancing technologies that can be put into […]
The industry-academia connection – Engineering Professor Travis Wiens tackles potash mining challenges
The industry-academia connection Engineering Professor Travis Wiens tackles potash mining challenges By Joanne Paulson When a shift begins in a potash mine, the first man to enter the massive underground “room” where work is taking place does something that might seem strange to the average person. He bangs the roof […]
