Les mines en exploitation doivent se soumettre à des directives environnementales en ce qui a trait à la qualité de leurs effluents. La non-toxicité aquatique, pour la truite arc-en-ciel et les daphnies, est un des critères essentiels, alors que l’azote ammoniacal est l’un des principaux paramètres responsables, même à faible concentration. Ses sources sont l’eau […]

Le but de la recherche vise à l’adaptation d’un protocole de certification pour les concentrés de minéraux lourds aurifères et la création d’un matériau de référence (en vrac ainsi qu’en pastille Époxy) reproductible qui servira en contrôle de la qualité pour les campagnes de géochimie d’exploration du milieu secondaire. Ce matériau, essentiel à la calibration […]

Anaconda Mining Inc. is experiencing three rock penetration and fragmentation problems that impact costs, recovery and overall feasibility. Through collaboration between Anaconda Mining and the Drilling Technology Laboratory (DTL) at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) and the MITACS graduate internships described in this proposal, these problems will be investigated and appropriate solutions developed. The investigation […]

Teck Metals Ltd. is currently investigating the use of bioreactors to remove nitrate and selenium from mine-impacted water in the Elk River Valley. Successful performance of these bioreactors depends on the types of microorganisms that inhabit them, which is difficult to measure using traditional methods. In this project, the recent science of metagenomics will be […]

ALFA Upgrades recently developed a system for buried pipelines, referred to as “Displacement Buffering System (DBS)”, to redistribute the stress and strain concentrations in a pipe and limit the allowable lateral displacement of the pipe in the incidence of large ground movement. The scope of this project includes performing experimental tests and consequently developing equations […]

This proposed research and development project is intended to create an Integrated Approach to Recovery of Mature Oil and Gas Asset Production and to achieve Strategic Lifecycle Liability Discharges in the oil & gas industries. Tansley Associates Environmental Sciences (TAES) and Athabasca University (AU) each have excellent talent pools and facilities with specific strengths in […]

Les mines souterraines exploitent des ouvertures qu’elles appellent chantier. Il y généralement plusieurs chantiers côte-à-côte et lorsque le premier chantier a été exploité, il doit être rempli avant d’ouvrir le chantier suivant. Une des méthodes de remplir les chantiers est de faire parvenir de la surface, du remblai en pâte cimenté. Ce remblai ressemble à […]

A strainburst is a sudden violent failure of rock triggered around a tunnel boundary. They are often unpredictable and pose an extreme risk to workers in deep underground mines and tunnels. The goal of this project is to investigate the fundamental mechanisms by which these failures can occur. This knowledge will be used to better […]

The main objective of this work is to identify and evaluate technologies which capture water from natural gas combustion flue gas from oilsands steam generators, as well as recover energy from the hot flue gas. This includes classification of technologies to evaluate their fundamentals and technical viability (1), feasibility for a particular SAGD scheme with […]

The availability of mineral natural resources in British Columbia has significantly contributed to the prosperity and growth of local, provincial and federal economies. Currently, with a continued globalization of resource markets, the procurement and access to mineral and metal resources continues to be a prime national security priority for Canada. As a result, this Mitacs […]

Source rocks are one of most important components of a petroleum system (a source rock, a reservoir rock and a trap) since it is economically irrelevant to exploit a hydrocarbon play without a source. The potentiality of rocks to retain hydrocarbons is defined by their organic contents. The environmental conditions prevailed during the deposition of […]

Le Québec compte 18 mines produisant pour environ 1,8 milliard de dollars d’or annuellement, en plus de contribuer à la création de plus de 4 000 emplois directs. D’autre part, l’industrie minière québécoise est confrontée à des défis importants qui menacent sa compétitivité et son développement durable : baisse des teneurs des gisements exploités et […]