TECHNOLOGY

Push to commercialise modular reactors for mining by 2026

Small modular nuclear reactors could be “changing the game” for the mining industry, Natural Resources Canada deputy director Micah Melnyk has told a panel at the PDAC 2020 convention in Toronto

Henry Lazenby in Toronto, Canada
Chalk River Laboratories will likely become the first deployment site for a test SMR in Canada

Chalk River Laboratories will likely become the first deployment site for a test SMR in Canada

They are smaller, cheaper, and an opportunity to "reimagine the nuclear industry" and its applications to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and secure national power supplies. "New...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.