Press Releases

• Timmins sees in 3D with world's first library VR Studio (pdf 21KB)
  December 1st, 2006
• Northern Technology Days coming to Timmins: High-tech draws three-day event to celebrate a slice of innovation (pdf 175KB)
  November 22, 2006
• MIRARCO - Mining Innovation launches first linked Virtual Reality Studio in China for mining and industrial safety research (pdf 41KB)
  November 7, 2006
• MIRARCO's 3D Modelling Expertise Utilized To "Discover Abitibi" Greenstone Belt
  August 22nd, 2005
• Mining in Society to preview MIRARCO's Northern Advanced Virtual Reality Technology
  April 20th, 2005
• MIRARCO’s new visualization network project to enhance mineral exploration in the North - Billingual L.U. News Release (pdf 122KB)
  Laurentian Univeristy Press Release, February 28th, 2005
• Laurentian University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Conducting Hair Study in Greater Sudbury
  September 9, 2004
• MIRARCO President inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
  Laurentian University Press Release, August 4th, 2004
• Ph.D. program in Natural Resources Engineering
  Laurentian Univeristy Press Release, July 14th, 2004
• Employment rate for Laurentian graduates highest among Ontario 's 18 universities
  Laurentian University Press Release, May 26, 2004
• MIRARCO, Goldcorp Inc., Placer Dome Inc., showcase Red Lake Mines with Virtual Reality demonstrations at PDAC 2004 - Billingual L.U. News Release (pdf 33kb)
  March 5, 2004
• Ontario Mining Camp Host to First On-Site Virtual Reality Lab - Billingual L.U. News Release (pdf 44kb)
  December 2, 2003
  Ontario Mining Camp Host to First On-Site Virtual Reality Lab  
  November 24, 2003 
• MIRARCO Board of Directors Elect New Chair and Members
  October 24, 2003
• MIRARCO introduces cross-country virtual reality with first ever collaborative visualization in mining
  January 22, 2003
• MIRARCO unveils Design and Training Facility and research partnership
  Oct. 1, 2002
• MIRARCO heads monitoring station launch to probe health of Ramsey Lake
  November 21, 2002
• Ontario Innovation Trust Invests In Sudbury Mining Research Infrastructure
  March 14, 2000
• LU mining engineering professor receives national award
  Feb. 28, 2000
• MIRARCO Update: Pro moting mining innovation and economic growth
  Jan. 28, 2000
• Canada Foundation for Innovation: CIMTEC
  March 31, 1999 (www.innovation.ca/english/new/indexmar31-99.html)
• HRDC: Transitional Jobs Fund
  March 5, 1999
• Ontario Research & Development Challenge Fund
  Feb. 26, 1999
• Northern Ontario Heritage Fund
  Sept. 25, 1998
• Ontario Research & Development Challenge Fund
  May 5, 1998