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Who We Are
Our vision
Reduce by 50% the mining industry’s energy use, water use, and environmental footprint
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The Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) is a national non-profit organization whose vision is to “Transform Mining Towards a Zero Waste Industry”. By 2027, CMIC will enable deployment of technologies that reduce energy use, water use and environmental footprint by 50%.
The Canadian mining industry is focused on transforming how it operates through innovation. Companies through the mining supply chain are working towards significant emissions reductions and the eventual elimination of mine waste and tailings both in Canada and abroad. The radical reduction in mining’s environmental footprint is at the core of the CMIC Towards Zero Waste Mining (TZWM) innovation strategy. TZWM employs an open innovation business model, one that is unique in the natural resources industry. This approach harnesses innovation and leverages talent, knowledge, intellectual property and existing technology from industries inside and outside of mining to create solutions. Technology development, deployment and adoption is accelerated by taking advantage of global assets in an open and shared intellectual property framework with the entire supply chain. This business model also provides technology test beds, reduces barriers to the adoption of technology and significantly reduces financial risk for all collaborators.
