Novel technologies for deep sustainable mining

这项提议是在申请者之前的探索赠款之后提出的，旨在解决加拿大采矿业在未来深度开采中面临的技术挑战。将继续强调创新、HQP的产生以及可持续发展的经济和社会意义。为了保持加拿大矿业的全球竞争力，它需要不断创新和自动化。主要矿业利益相关者举行的多个论坛得出的结论是，需要“未来矿山的游戏规则改变技术”。本提案侧重于开发自动化、连续采矿系统的基础研究，以实现可持续的深部采矿，称为“钻孔充填”采矿。这项研究计划涉及三个综合的和跨学科的关键研究重点，如下：

This proposal follows the applicant’s previous Discovery Grant in aiming to address technical challenges that the Canadian mining industry is facing in future mining at depth. Emphasis will continue to be given to innovation, generation of HQP and the economic and social significance of sustainable development. In order for the Canadian mining industry to maintain its global competitiveness, it continuously needs to innovate and automate .The conclusion made by a number of forums, held by major mining stake holders was that there is a need for “game changer technologies for mines of the future”. This proposal focuses on research fundamental to the development of automated, continuous mining systems for sustainable deep mining, termed “Bore and Fill” mining. This research program addresses three integrated and interdisciplinary key research priorities, as follows: