In a meeting the other day an executive from an operating mining company made a statement to the effect that, “We need to inventory all of the innovations we are… read more →
At an energy in comminution workshop we conducted jointly with CEEC recently, the age old question of technology adoption by the industry was raised. The mining and minerals industry in general… read more →
The global competitiveness challenge that Canada faces was the highlight of yet another newspaper article (http://bit.ly/1cQRDuZ). In 2007 “Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada’s Advantage” (http://bit.ly/OniZTv), was to make Canada… read more →
Many of the conversations I have had lately about innovation in the mining industry ultimately relate to the “culture” of this industry. The mining industry is behind other industries with… read more →
I heard this statement a few weeks ago and had to stop and think about not only the statement but its implications. We all know that Canada’s innovation performance is… read more →
Since joining the Canada Mining Innovation Council a common phrase I hear is, “Its our turn!” This always refers to a major investment by the federal government in mining related… read more →