MINING INNOVATION, REHABILITATION, AND APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION (MIRARCO)

Published purpose

This project will also help support capacity building in Africa by showcasing Canadian best practices in mine site safety, and featuring presenters with expertise in Canada's policy and regulatory regime, who can speak to key safety challenges faced by mining companies in host countries (with a particular focus on the Africa context), while providing a venue for Canadian mining suppliers to present their innovative technologies and solutions to a curated audience. The mine site safety program will include the following information: 1. Canada's mining story, and the evolution of health and safety at Canadian mine sites 2. An overview of Canadian safety standards and initiatives, at the Federal and Provincial and Territorial level. 3. Introduction to the major stakeholders involved in Canada's safety regime (IAA, PT governments, etc.), and global safety standards adoption and by Canadian mining companies operating at home and abroad. 4. An overview of Canadian services and technologies currently available and deployed at mine sites internationally, including digitization for underground mining, ventilation, remote monitoring, etc. with a particular focus on application in African mining project.