The CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories (MMSL) are federal government research laboratories within the CANMET Mineral Technology Branch of Natural Resources Canada. CANMET-MMSL provides quality research and sound scientific advice to the mining and minerals industries, and to provincial/territorial and federal government departments involved in promoting or regulating these industries.

CANMET-MMSL conducts R&D on a wide range of processes and technologies involved in extracting ore from the ground and transforming it into a concentrate, mineral product or metal. CANMET-MMSL has a long-standing international reputation for technical excellence in mining and mineral processing, and is a recognized leader in developing technological solutions to reduce environmental liabilities and to improve mine workers' health and safety.

The mining group specializes in the areas of ground stability monitoring and control, mine mechanization/automation, mine air quality and ventilation, and coal mining health and safety.

The mineralogy and metallurgical processing group undertakes development in metallurgical processing and minerals and metals recycling, and also provides support and carries out development in applied mineralogy.

The environment group specializes in the treatment of gaseous and liquid mine and mill effluents (including acidic drainage), mine decommissioning and rehabilitation, and provides scientific input in the development of environmental policies and regulations for metals.

The Canadian Certified Reference Materials Project (CCRMP) prepares and certifies reference materials principally for Canada's mineral, metallurgical, earth science, and environmental industries. CCRMP also has a custom reference material preparation service and a lab proficiency testing program.

CANMET-MMSL is a partner in the Global Mining Research Alliance (GMRA).

Quick links within CANMET-MMSL

R &D Area	Photo Gallery	Publications	Specialized Services
Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND)			-
Mine Air Quality and Ventilation | factsheet
Mine Mechanization/Automation | factsheet
Ground Control | factsheet
Narrow-Vein Mining | factsheet	-		-
Diesel Emissions Laboratory
Mine Hoists and Cables | factsheet	-	-	-
Applied Mineralogy | factsheet
Metallurgical Processing | factsheet
Mine Waste Management | factsheet
Mining Effluent Technologies | factsheet
Metals and the Environment | factsheet

Last Modified: 2005-06-28		Important Notices

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