MIRARCO, Canadian Light Source agreement lights way to greener mining

Mike Dutton, Director, Environmental and Health Science with Vale Inco says: “This project is a really good example of how the CLS synchrotron and MIRARCO support industry. I think a lot of eyes in the mining industry will be opened by this work.”

About MIRARCO:

The Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) is a not-for-profit R&D company owned by Laurentian University of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, specializing in the natural resources industry and the environment. MIRARCO assists industry and government at all levels in solving problems through innovative applied research, using customized teams of scientists, engineers and university/college student researchers. For more information: www.mirarco.org.

About CLS:

The Canadian Light Source is Canada’s national centre for synchrotron research. Located at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, the CLS is a powerful tool for academic and industrial research in a wide variety of areas including environmental science, natural resources and energy, health and life sciences, and information and communications technology. CLS operations are funded by the Government of Canada, NSERC, NRC, CIHR, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan. For more information: www.lightsource.ca/media/quickfacts.php.

For more information contact:

Matthew Dalzell
Communications Coordinator
Canadian Light Source Inc.
Ph: (306) 657-3739 Cell: (306) 227-0978

Graeme Spiers
Director, Centre for Environmental Monitoring
MIRARCO
Ph: 705 675-1151 x5087 Cell: (705) 698-6975

Mike Dutton
Director, Environmental Health Science
Vale Inco Ltd.
(416) 361-7913