The RIME’s research program focuses on several major themes related to mining and the environment. Our program currently includes several research chairs and a dozen major research projects. In addition to the financial support provided by our industrial partners, funding for research is provided by both provincial and federal funding agencies from Quebec and Canada.
Chairholder : Bruno Bussière
The long-term goal of this Research Chair is to develop reclamation strategies that limit the environmental impacts and risks of mining. This industrial chair has enabled the development of innovative new technologies, as well as the improvement of existing technologies, for the reclamation of tailings storage facilities and waste rock piles.
Chairholder : Carmen Mihaela Neculita
This Chair focuses on: (1) the optimization of passive treatment systems for the reclamation of closed and abandoned mine sites, and (2) active treatment systems for both classical contaminants and emerging contaminants. Results from this Chair will improve the design and efficiency of contaminated mine water treatment systems.
Chairholder : Lucie Coudert
The purpose of this Chair is to develop waste reprocessing techniques to reduce the impact of mine wastes and maximize the exploitation of mineral resources in Canada. The research will focus on the development both physical and chemical treatment processes.
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