About CEMI

Fostering Innovation Through Collaboration

CEMI Fact Sheet
2011 Innovation Showcase

The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) directs and coordinates step-change innovation in the areas of exploration, deep mining, integrated mine engineering, environment and sustainability for the metal mining industry. With a seasoned team of program directors, CEMI identifies, assesses and manages industry-driven applied research & development projects that extend from geology and engineering to include the natural sciences. We recognize innovation is a three-phase process: research, development and implementation (R&D, I). With implementation, we routinely turn innovative ideas into best practices.

CEMI offers a single point of entry for collaboration, knowledge resources and human resource capital, creating greater capacity for excellence in innovation and greater value to the economic development of the metal mining industry by:

collaborating with major Canadian and global mining companies, universities, government researchers, technical consultants, and innovative SMEs across Canada, and around the world
facilitating industry-focused research and innovation that advances concepts, processes and methodologies
developing and nurturing future generations of researchers, industry leaders and highly qualified personnel by providing training opportunities and in-field access to facilities
implementing sound business practices with a focus on accountability, efficiency and effectiveness
attracting global patrons and government funding

CEMI currently collaborates with over 30 professors and 50 undergraduate, graduate (MSc, PhD and PDF) and co-op students working on over 30 research projects.

We have established capability for management and implementation of major strategic research programs and successfully obtained the following research funding to date:

$2 million to Research Chairs
$12.9 million for over 29 strategic R&D projects in the areas of exploration, deep mining, integrated mine engineering, environment and sustainability
$1.9 million for SME-led projects to help bring innovations to development and potentially market

Join us as we expand our network of Sponsors and industry-driven research. Your organization will gain access to information and research that will create greater capacity for excellence in innovation and greater value to the economic development of your organization and the industry at large.