Technology

Pre-mining carbon storage

Lynn Greiner

A collaboration between Canada Nickel and the University of Texas at Austin is piloting an in-situ carbon sequestration technique that aims to store carbon underground before mining starts  

Hybrid truck deployed at Caserones mine

Ashley Fish-Robertson

The Chilean mine is piloting a first-of-its-kind hybrid diesel-electric truck to demonstrate a practical path to decarbonization in heavy-duty mining operations 

A digital ear to the ground

Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco

Through her start-up Lumidas, geotechnical engineer Susanne Ouellet is advancing a technology that could transform how mining companies detect early warning signs of tailings dam instability 

Future-looking flotation

Tijana Mitrovic

New flotation technologies push the boundaries of mineral processing by recovering and monitoring different particle types 

Intelligence test

Jax Jacobsen

Artificial intelligence has shown the potential to be a powerful tool for mineral exploration. Understanding how powerful it can be is still a work in progress

Flexible energy sources

Graham Chandler and Mehanaz Yakub

New energy technologies, from floating solar panels to hybrid diesel generators and flexible engine plants, are giving mining companies a pathway to reliable, low-emission solutions