GRC - Geomechanics Research Centre

GRC carries out engineering and technical R&D in the geotechnical field and applies its findings to promote safer and more economical mining. GRC is a technical service oriented research group. More...

CEM - Centre for Environmental Monitoring

CEM provides innovative applied multidisciplinary research, monitoring and development services to aid resource industries in the solution of problems in ecosystem remediation, rehabilitation and restoration. The research focus also promotes the training of scientists to service the geological, environmental industries and regulatory bodies. CEM is a founding partner of C-CIARN Ontario and CSERN. More...

CMT - Centre for Mining Technology

CMT provides applied research and development focused on monitoring and control systems, simulation of operations research, systems engineering and mine equipment and systems automation. CMT finds ways to optimise productivity and reduce the cash cost of mining, with an initial focus on Best Practice Operations Analysis related to optimising equipment, people and material utilisation. Currently, CMT is doing research in the areas of waterjet technology; equipment design & process simulation; virtual reality in Health & Safety applications; and assessing how scheduling and costing factors affect profitability at different production levels. More...

MIRARCO's Mining Exploratorium Program

MIRARCO offers data visualization expertise in CIMTEC's virtual reality laboratory, the only facility worldwide that specialises in mining and exploration. MIRARCO does this through its VR Mining Exploratorium Program.

CIMTEC - Centre for Integrated Monitoring Technology

 Hosted by Laurentian University and managed by MIRARCO, CIMTEC provides technology for the deployment of applied field monitoring, data transfer, processing and visualization. The Centre can customise and assist with field monitoring campaigns, implement telecommunication technology to transfer data from the field to CIMTEC's server farm located in the Willet Green Miller Centre.

Once data has been acquired, CIMTEC provides the software expertise to assist with analysis and visualization while also providing secure storage and backup facilities. More...