On February 12, 2013, the Canada Mining Innovation Council held its 2nd Annual Signature Event, a mining conference bringing representatives from industry, government, academia, and other sectors together in Toronto to discuss the role of innovation in the industry's future. Peter Kondos, the Director, Strategic Technology Solutions, at Barrick, gave an overview of CMIC initiatives being carried out.

1. Collaboration and Innovation:
The Future of Canadian Mining
Technology Initiatives – A Highway to the
Future
by Peter Kondos
Chair, Technical Committee
Presentation to the CMIC Signature Event
Toronto, February 12, 2013
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2. Technology Initiatives
A Highway to the Future
Outline:
• CMIC R&D Strategy
• Discovery
– Exploration
• Extraction
– Mining
– Processing
• Closure
– Environmental stewardship and tailings
– Oil sands tailings
• Energy
• Green Mining Initiative
• HQP
• New Opportunities

3. CMIC - Delivering the Pan-Canadian Mining
Research and Innovation Strategy
Highly Qualified Personnel
Discovery Extraction Closure
Energy
License to Operate/Sustainability

4. Exploration Initiative
• Champion: François Robert (Barrick Gold)
• Research Director: Alan Galley
• Current membership: 35 partners:
– 16 producers and 4 explorers
– 15 service providers
– PDAC and NRCan
• Special links:
– NRCan-GSC (TGI-4); PDAC; CAMIRO
• Initiated: 2010
• Flagship project:
– The Footprint project 4

5. Exploration Initiative
Two programs for improved targeting:
• At depth in mature mining camps
– Defining detectable footprints
– 3D mapping of geology at depth
– Real-time data from drilling
• In remote and covered areas
– Identifying new fertile districts
– Improved mapping of sub-surface
– Dispersion in surficial cover
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6. Mining Initiative
• Champion: Alex Henderson (Vale)
• Current membership: 15 members
• Surface Mining, Underground Softrock Mining and
Underground Hardrock Mining
• Key areas for improvements:
– Development rate – Roy Slack (Cementation
Canada)
– Productive capacity – Jim Gallagher (Hatch)
– Deep mining
– Logistics
– Physical environment
• Two sub-committees in final stages of preparing White
Papers for the initial two key areas for improvement
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7. Processing Initiative
• Champion: Rob Henderson (Amerigo Resources)
• Current membership: Agnico-Eagle; Barrick Gold;
CAMIRO; COREM; Goldcorp; Hatch; Hydro-Québec;
Amerigo; K.P.M.; S.R.C.; Teck; Vale; Xstrata
Technology Canada; Yukon College
• Initiated: May 2011
• Current priority:
– Form a Canadian Centre of Excellence on Comminution,
led by Bern Klein (UBC), and aiming to: (a) create an
internationally recognized centre, (b) create new
opportunities for Canadian firms and institutions to
access world-class equipment, facilities and networks,
(c) promote the commercialization and implementation of
new comminution technologies (d) Develop Highly
Qualified Personnel (HQP)
– Evaluate a proposal on the Implementation of sensor-
based mine-mill integration techniques to reduce
comminution energy - Minesense , Andrew Bamber. 7

8. Environmental Stewardship and
Tailings Initiative
• Champion: Mark Thorpe (Golden Star
Resources)
• Current membership: 12 and counting
• Some the tailings initiative members tasks were
taken over by people from the same company
on the ESTI
• Start up:
– 1st quarter 2012
– Currently identifying committee members
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9. Progress to date (i)
• Environmental Stewardship Initiative
Scoping Report completed by Hatch
– Currently incorporating tailings section in to the
Scoping Report
• Selected 4 areas for further work:
– Groundwater: focus on remote sensing and definition
in mining areas
– Aquatic toxicology: ecosystem and species toxicity of
complex discharge water
– ARD: want to extend the work completed by MEND in
partnership
– Environmental Management Plans
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10. Progress to date (ii)
• Tailings section for Scoping Report
reviewed and will be incorporated
• Scoping Report to be released to the
public at Signature Event
• Pre-feasibility terms of reference defined
for ground water, aquatic toxicity, and
ARD
• Quick win anticipated for EMS, so to
move directly to feasibility
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11. Oil Sands Tailings Consortium
• Over 150 leaders participated in CMIC Regional
Workshops: Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon,
Toronto, Val-d’Or, Montréal and Halifax
• Edmonton session identifies oil sands tailings as an
opportunity for collaboration
• CMIC Board supports oil sands tailings collaboration
as a national priority
• While not a CMIC initiative, CMIC assisted in
creation of consortium (by CMIC VP Gordon Winkel)
• group of 7 oil sands companies who are sharing
research among the consortium members
• Consortium a CMIC member; consortium provided a
template for formation of a wider collaboration for
environmental technology called the Canadian Oil
Sands Innovation Alliance. 11

12. Energy Initiative
• Champion: Fernando Carrascal (Goldcorp)
• Current membership: Agnico-Eagle; Barrick Gold; B.C. Hydro; Goldcorp;
Hatch; Hydro-Québec; Kinross; Laurentian U.; McGill U.; NRCan-GSC;
Teck; UBC; Vale; Xstrata Nickel; ArcelorMittal; Cameco;
• Initiated: May 2011
• Current priorities:
– Energy intensity, efficiency and sustainability
• Comminution (collaboration with Mining and Processing)
– Power generation, security, cost and renewables
• During 2012 a consortium of academics presented a proposal to work on
25 energy research projects. After evaluation it was decided to reduce
the scope and focus on one or two that will add the most value to all
members
• Next steps:
– First half of 2013 to assess each member needs for research in
energy and select research projects
– Second half of 2013 to initiative selected projects
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13. Green Mining Initiative
• Champion: Magdi Habib (NRCan)
• Current membership: Over 50 partners
currently involved in GMI projects
• Close relationship with CMIC: co-chair of GMI
Advisory Committee; support to CMIC
secretariat and technical committees
• Initiated: May 2009
• Current priorities:
– Northern Minerals Development
– Strategic and Critical Metals Processing
– Mining Extraction Innovation
– Energy Efficiency in Mining and Milling
– Best Practices in Mining Environmental Management
– Clean Water

14. GMI Alignment with Natural Resources
Canada Priorities*
Unlock Resources Potential
Through Responsible Development
Northern Minerals
Development
Best Practices in Mining Clean Water
Environmental Management
Expand Markets and Strategic and Critical S&T Knowledge for Safety
Global Partnership Metals Processing And Security Risk
Management
Energy Efficiency in
Mining and Milling Radioactive Waste
Management
Mining Extraction
Innovation
Innovate for
Competitiveness &
Environmental Performance
NRCan Priorities
CanmetMINING Priorities
*Priorities also aligned with industry priorities: CMIC, Mining Association
of Canada, Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation , etc.

15. Green Mining Initiative – Moving
forward
• Expand scope of GMI internationally – Develop
collaborative and market opportunities
– Canada-China Green Mining workshop on March 4th
– Explore other opportunities with India, Brazil, Finland,
etc.
• Address implementation challenges related to
green mining technologies, working closely with
provinces and territories
– Improve Industry/Regulators Engagement and
Communication
– Assess the feasibility of a green mining verification
program
– Assess the use of outcome-based regulations to
foster mining innovation

16. HQP
• Champion: Teresa Barrett (McGill U)
• Current membership: 14 organizations
• Main priorities for 2013:
– Improving the impact of Canadian
Mining Engineering programs;
– Recognition of college/CEGEP-level
credits by University programs;
– Addressing mining cycle’s effects on
student enrolment and activity;
– Aboriginal education in mining

17. New Research & Innovation
Opportunities
• Iron Ore Consortium:
– strong interest and leadership
– from exploration to mine closure
– breaking down the barriers between
the various parts of the mining cycle
– broad consultation through a meeting
in April (led by Dean Journeaux) and a
technical workshop in late spring
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18. New Research & Innovation
Opportunities
Northern Lights Innovation Initiative
– new mining districts targeted
o Plan Nord in Quebec
o Ring of Fire in Ontario
o BC North and Northern Territories
– unique challenges & opportunities: infrastructure/
logistics, energy/power, HQP, first nation
communities, environment/footprint
– a powerful core industry group under
development to drive technology & innovation
– departure from the conventional mining
operation into a compact, integrated mine fit to
perform in remote, northern climate, in harmony
with the environment and the communities
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19. Northern Lights Innovation
A Unique Opportunity in Canada’s Future
Technology Innovation
Energy
footprint and
Power Supply
Environmental Transportation
footprint logistics
Canada North:
New Mining
Districts
Canadian
public (federal HQP
government &
provinces)
Fir st Nations
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20. Technology Initiatives
A Highway to the Future
Join Us … The Fun Has Began
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21. Exploration Initiative
Projects in development:
• Integrated multi-parameter deposit footprints
– Improve detectable signature of deposits
– Focus on Gold, Copper and Uranium
– University team preparing proposal
• Down-hole muon geotomography
– Technique developed by AAPS
– 3D mapping of dense orebodies with sub-
atomic particles
• Lightweight, heli-portable core rig
– For mapping bedrock in remote / covered areas
– Reduce cost, improve efficiency
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22. Targets 2013
• Pre-feasibility studies completed in Q2
2013
• EMS feasibility study completed Q2
2013
• Selection of academics and partners for
EMS by Q3 2013
• Start work on EMS Q4 2013
• Meeting with academic on pre-feasibility
studies Q4 2013
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23. Northern Mining Districts
• Nunavut:
– BIF-hosted Au, Mary River Fe Ore, and Thelon-associated
Uranium
• NWT:
– Natchalako REE, BIF-hosted Au, Ag-rich VMS, IOCG
• Yukon:
– Intrusion-associated and Carlin-type Au (Minto, White Au,
Raka(?))
– Porphyry-epithermal Cu-Au
– Ag-Zn-Pb districts (Selwyn, Mayo)
– W district (Cantung, Logtung)
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24. Northern Mining Districts
• Newfoundland-Labrador
– Labrador Trough Fe ore
– REE Strange Lake
– Basement-hosted uranium
• Quebec North:
– Labrador Trough Fe ore
– Cape Smith Ni-Cu-PGE
– Li, REE (Strange Lake)
– Sediment-hosted Au (Roberto)
– Unconformity U (Matouche)
– Diamonds (Renard)
• Ontario:
– Cr, Ni-Cu-PGE, V (Ring of Fire-McFauld’s)
– BIF-hosted Au (Musselwhite)
– Diamonds (Victor)
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– Bulk tonnage Au (Detour Lake)

25. Northern Mining Districts
• Saskatchewan
– Athabasca U (?)
• British Columbia
– Cu-Au porphyry (Galore, Shaft)
– Epithermal Au (Iskut region)
– VMS (Tulesquah)
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