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Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining Lands Two Leadership Roles Within National Technical Society

Professor John Hadjigeorgiou was recently elected to the Council of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).

Professor Hadjigeorgiou was also elected as Chair of the Rock Engineering Society (RES) at its Annual General Meeting in Montreal on May 22, 2011.

Founded in 1898, CIM is the leading technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries.  Its Rock Engineering Society, a constituent society of CIM since 1984, promotes the development and application of mining industry geomechanics to support safe and economically viable extraction.

Lassonde Principal Investigator Receives NSERC Strategic Project Grant

Professor Torstein Utigard is one of seven researchers in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto who received a Strategic Projects Grant from NSERC. The program aims to encourage collaboration among academic researchers, industry and government partners. Professor Utigard and his team will research on selective sulfation roasting of Ni concentrate to minimize off-gas pollution, in partnership with Vale Inco Limited and Xstrata Nickel.

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Professor Hadjigeorgiou Elected to CMIC Board

Professor John Hadjigeorgiou was elected to the Board of the Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC). The CMIC is comprised of a consortium of industry, academic and government leaders. Its mandate is to strengthen the competitiveness of a responsible Canadian mining industry by renewing a commitment to mining research excellence across the country.

New Mining Centre Receives $20 Million in Funding and Donations

The University of Toronto announced a combined $9-million investment from mining entrepreneur Pierre Lassonde and Goldcorp Inc., a gold mining producer, to help fund the construction of and scholarships for a new, $20-million mining research and innovation centre at U of T.

Mr. Lassonde has stated his intent to make the centre one of the top five mineral institutes in the world.