The Environmental Advances in Mining Program (EAM) is a 7-year, industry-driven program aimed at reducing costs of infrastructure, closure, and treatment as well as de-risking emerging technologies through funding and demonstration projects. The program focuses on mine effluent treatment, acid rock drainage/metal leaching prediction and prevention, mine closure, sensing and monitoring, and environmental friendly extraction processes. Projects are initiated through a two-step process involving a non-technical value proposition document followed by a scope of work outlining goals, timelines, and deliverables. The National Research Council invests in the program through co-investment with industry.

1. Environmental Advances
in Mining Program (EAM)

2. 2
Content
• Program Vision and Background
• Program Focus
• Project Initiation
• Pipeline

3. 3
PROGRAM VISION - BUILDING TOWARDS THE FUTURE
OF MINING
• 7 Years  Industry driven
• Objectives:
1) Reducing the costs: infrastructure, closure
& treatment
2) De-risking technology: through $ and
demonstration

4. 4
PROGRAM DESIGN – PROVIDING COST AND RISK
REDUCTION
Program
Activity
Areas
Mine Effluent
Treatment
ARD/ML Prediction &
Prevention
Mine Closure
Sensing and
Monitoring
Environmental
Friendly Extraction
Process

5. A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BASED ON THE INDUSTRY
NEEDS
5
NRC Investment through
Co-Investment: $20.3M
NRC Investment : $6.8M

6. 6
 Step 1) Value proposition document : Not technical, conversation document
to outline goals. Can be used for engagement.
 Step 2) What we are proposing ? Build the scope of work to bring us
towards outlined goals.
- can start this process
- Co-investment based on the scope of work.
- Time lines, points of contact and deliverables would be in the scope of work.
PROJECT INITIATION PROCESS – VALUE PROPOSITION

7. Contacts
Serge Delisle, Eng., M.Sc., Hydrogeologist
Program Leader
Tel: (514) 496-3124
Serge.Delisle@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Dann Chow (Vancouver) & Punita Mehta (Montreal)
Client Relationship Leaders
Tel Vancouver: (604) 221-3157
Tel. Montreal: (514) 496-6325
Dann.Chow@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Punita.Mehta@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca