30 October 2018

In Partnership with CanmetMINING

TRANSFORMING CANADA’S MINING INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Webinar Overview

• 90-minute duration – 60 minute presentation – 30 minute Q&A / feedback session

• GoToWebinar control panel

Webinar Panelists

• Kulvir Gill, Ecosystem Manager and Project Lead

• Michael Flynn, Innovation Manager, Environment

Webinar Objectives

• Inform the innovation ecosystem on the industry priorities (i.e. integrated grand challenges and enablers)

• Explore opportunities for the innovation ecosystem to participate in delivering on the CMIC roadmap

Transforming Canada’s Mining Innovation Ecosystem

Partnership with CanmetMININGObjectives• De-fragment the mining innovation ecosystem• Develop common innovation roadmap• Define innovation projects and initiatives• Stakeholder feedback• Support Government of Canada Clean Growth Agenda

CMIC Overview

Michael FlynnInnovation Manager, Environment

Transform Mining Towards a Zero Waste Industry

by 2027…

50% reduction - energy use50% reduction - water use50% reduction - environmental footprint

CMIC Team• 8 people across Canada• Vancouver (x1)

– Innovation Manager, Environment (Michael Flynn)• Toronto (x3)

– Innovation Manager, Mining (Trevor Kelly)– Ecosystem Manager (Kulvir Gill)– CFO (Tony Davidson)

• Ottawa (x3) – Carl Weatherell, Bernadette Lambros, David Mirsky

• Montreal (x1)– Innovation Manager, Processing (Gillian Holcroft)

The 70-20-10 Rule of Innovation

Radical Efficiency Transformative

Operational Improvements

70% 20% 10%

Technology Business Models

Source: Adapted from Clareo

CMIC’s 4 Component Business Model

Business ecosystem

Roadmaps

Platforms

2018 And Beyond:Organizing and Delivering

On Our Integrated Innovation Priorities

Kulvir GillEcosystem Manager, CMIC

How We’ve Structured Our Thinking• Global Trends – Undeniable Truths About Mining Are That… • Goals - Mining Must Transform Itself to Significantly... • New Ways Of Mining – The Grand Challenges That Mining Must

Figure Out Are… • Enablers – Mining Must Drive Towards…

• Portfolio – The Types of CMIC Projects Will Take On Are… • Structure – To Drive The Projects, CMIC Will Structure Them As… • Governance – To Manage Project Portfolio, CMIC Will Organize

Ourselves Through… • Partnerships – To Deliver On Projects, CMIC Will Partner With…

The Reality of Mining

How CMIC is

Responding

The Reality of Mining

Global Trends – Undeniable Truths About Mining…

1. Global economic development will continue to drive increasing demand for metals and minerals although price volatility will remain.

2. Fewer quality near-surface ore-bodies will drive traditional mining deeper, remoter, more energy intensive and offshore and create imperative for smaller, modular and non-contiguous mining methods.

3. Society has ever increasing expectations for environmental stewardship, mineral and metal traceability, sustainable benefits to communities and countries, responsible sourcing and material recycling.

4. Concerns about climate change and increasing energy consumption will continue drive to replace carbon-based energy sources with renewables.

5. Automation, analytics and digital platforms will touch every part of mining in an effort to improve productivity and efficiency.

6. Global water scarcity has made water availability, storage, usage, treatment and outflow a priority for all stakeholders.

Goals - Mining Must Transform Itself to Significantly...

1. Move towards zero waste with a bold reduction in energy use, water use and environmental footprint*

2. Improve mining intensity, labour productivity, capital intensity and cost efficiency

3. Improve the safety and health of everyone on the mine

4. Deliver sustainable long-term benefits to our communities (local, national and global) through multi-stakeholder partnerships

* CMIC’s vision is 50% reduction by 2027

Grand Challenges Mining Must Figure Out Are…

How To Produce Minerals On Tap

Continuous & Selective Production

How To Know Everything About The Mine, All The

TimeOre Body

Characterization & Mine Operations

Simulation

How To Eliminate Our Environmental

Footprint Energy, Water,

& Waste

• Material Access & Liberation -Freeing minerals from rock

• Material Movement -Alternative hauling technologies

• Sorting - Separating minerals from rock

• Mineral Liberation - Recovery

• Energy• Water• Waste, Tailings and

Reagents• Reclamation,

Remediation, and Mine Closure

• In Exploration• Real-Time

Modelling During Production

TZWM

These Grand Challenges All Drive Towards Zero Waste

Mining (TZWM)

Enablers – Mining Must Drive Towards…

• Sensors, connectivity and data capture

• Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence

• Short-interval control• Digital twin for

integrated design, planning, scheduling and production

One Integrated Digital Platform

• Modularization, interoperability, plug and play

Flexible Mine Design

• Open data and standards

• Knowledge Hubs• Open innovation

IP management

Open Collaboration

• Remote control, mechanization, autonomy & automation

Autonomous Mining

• Design out waste and pollution

• Keep products and materials in use

• Regenerate natural systems

Circular Economy

How CMIC is Responding

Portfolio – The Types of CMIC Projects Will Take On Are..

• Lead – Launch and execute specific innovation components focused on high-priority business outcomes

• Convene – Bring together thought leaders to share experiences and insights from existing technology initiatives to accelerate implementation and drive to business outcomes

• Learn – Engage with other groups executing related projects to learn and share insights with members. Focus on open innovation (technology scanning, mod and adoption) and alignment of external activities

Structure – To Drive Projects, CMIC Will Structure Them As..

• CMIC-managed consortia• Project integration/coordination

Lead

• Technology Demonstration• CMIC Directed, Partner Delivered

Convene

• CMIC-activated with ‘Ecosystem’ Participation

Learn

Examples

• 12 consortia projects• Tackling platforms for mining (continuous UG and surface, novel grinding

technology, genomics-based environmental monitoring)

Lead

• Technology Demonstration – Battery Electric Vehicles, Ore Sorting

Convene

• Metal Earth, Additive Manufacturing Network• What about you?

Learn

Governance – To Manage Project Pipeline & Portfolio, CMIC Will Organize Through…

Board of Directors

Project Portfolio Advisory Council

Project Clusters

Project Clusters

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Strategic direction of organization including innovation priorities and resourcing

Leaders of individual projects self-organize into working groups to coordinate their efforts on common threads

Provide project management and portfolio support to project teams, working groups and advisory council

Composed of senior leaders from mining companies spanning the business units of mining. Provide leadership and strategic oversight to the suite of CMIC portfolios, programs and projects.

Pipeline and portfolio of projects that address Grand Challenges and advance Enablers

Partnerships – To Deliver On Projects, CMIC Will Work With…

• Mining and Exploration Industry• Service Providers & OEMs• Start-Ups & SMEs• Research & Development Centres• Academia• Mining Associations• Federal research centres and laboratories • Institutional Funders• Venture Capitalists• Governments / Regulatory Agencies• Other Industries (Cleantech, genomics, ICT, Aerospace, Defense)

Environment

Michael FlynnInnovation Manager, Environment

Environment Overview

Themes

1-3 Years 3-5 Years 5-10 YearsIndustry Needs Assessment Technology Acceleration Commercialization

Technology roadmaps, TRL* assessment, RDI* coordination, project definition

Lab, bench-scale, proof-of-concept, field / site testing and validation

Technology scale-up and broad uptake by industry

Tailings (benign tailings, in situ treatment)Linking CMIC technical groups and tailings

technology clusters to develop whole-system approaches

Reduction in contaminant loadings; contaminant removal; ARD management; ML management; saleable waste products

25% reduction in tailings disposal and treatment costs; widespread reduction in

environmental footprint

Water (volumes, process management, discharge, monitoring)

Mapping technology development / management approaches to optimize

water consumption and treatment

Water re-use / recycling; closed-loop / zero-discharge operations; treatment with

resource recovery; real-time monitoring

25% reduction in water management costs and liabilities; widespread reduction in

water consumption

Closure ("walk-away" technologies / systems; relinquishment)

Iterative stakeholder consultation process to determine industry, regulatory, and

government requirements

Passive systems; natural landform / applied geomorphology; bio- and phyto-

remediation; standardized framework for relinquishment

25% reduction in closure liabilities, provisions and bonding requirements; frameworks for long-term stewardship reduce risk of abandoned / orphaned

mines and associated liabilities

Environmental Data Management(access, analysis, preservation)

Predictive modeling for rehabilitation and reclamation scenarios; integration with existing modeling software; pilot-scale

databases of environmental data

Analytical tools for determining environmental effects / impacts; scaled-up

databases in major mining jurisdictions

Improved accuracy of predicted and actual environmental performance, costs and

liabilities; comprehensive, national data portals linked to environmental data

Roadmap / Project Development

Scoping studyWorkshops to define focus

areas

Formation of project working

groups

Project definition Feasibility study Project launch

Scoping Study

• Purpose: identify key focus areas• External stakeholder surveys• Nine areas identified• Follow-up strategy session

Working Group Formation

Water Working Group

Tailings Working Group

Closure Working Group

Paradigm Shifts

• Active water treatment (“pump and treat”) in perpetuity

• Closure management in perpetuity with decades-long asset retirement obligations (AROs)

• Wet tailings and large tailings impoundments with periodic failures

• Closed data with little to no availability / shared access to environmental information

• “Grab sampling” for water quality monitoring

• Innovation silos and environment operating in isolation to other groups

Current Paradigms

• Closed-loop operations

• Fully passive systems for water treatment / management

• “Walk-away” closure / design for relinquishment

• Producing dry, benign tailings (i.e. dirt) towards eliminating tailings

• Open data hubs of environmental information

• Remote, real-time monitoring

• Whole-system approach to environmental management

Another Way?

Project Definition

• Benign tailings• Treatment of existing tailings• Producing no tailings

Tailings

• Big data opportunities • Real-time monitoring

capabilities

Closure Water

• Passive systems for acid rock drainage / water management

• Mine site relinquishment

Where do these priorities fit?

Themes

1-3 Years 3-5 Years 5-10 YearsIndustry Needs Assessment Technology Acceleration Commercialization

Technology roadmaps, TRL* assessment, RDI* coordination, project definition

Lab, bench-scale, proof-of-concept, field / site testing and validation

Technology scale-up and broad uptake by industry

Tailings (benign tailings, in situ treatment)Linking CMIC technical groups and tailings

technology clusters to develop whole-system approaches

Reduction in contaminant loadings; contaminant removal; ARD management; ML management; saleable waste products

25% reduction in tailings disposal and treatment costs; widespread reduction in

environmental footprint

Water (volumes, process management, discharge, monitoring)

Mapping technology development / management approaches to optimize

water consumption and treatment

Water re-use / recycling; closed-loop / zero-discharge operations; treatment with

resource recovery; real-time monitoring

25% reduction in water management costs and liabilities; widespread reduction in

water consumption

Closure ("walk-away" technologies / systems; relinquishment)

Iterative stakeholder consultation process to determine industry, regulatory, and

government requirements

Passive systems; natural landform / applied geomorphology; bio- and phyto-

remediation; standardized framework for relinquishment

25% reduction in closure liabilities, provisions and bonding requirements; frameworks for long-term stewardship reduce risk of abandoned / orphaned

mines and associated liabilities

Environmental Data Management(access, analysis, preservation)

Predictive modeling for rehabilitation and reclamation scenarios; integration with existing modeling software; pilot-scale

databases of environmental data

Analytical tools for determining environmental effects / impacts; scaled-up

databases in major mining jurisdictions

Improved accuracy of predicted and actual environmental performance, costs and

liabilities; comprehensive, national data portals linked to environmental data

Delivering on the Roadmap

Roadmap Delivery

• CMIC-managed consortia• Project integration/coordination

Lead

• Technology Demonstration• CMIC Directed, Partner Delivered

Convene

• CMIC-activated with ‘Ecosystem’ Participation

Learn

Technology Platform Innovation

“Grab” sampling Remote, real-

time monitoring

Sensors Consortium and Partnerships

Mining Companies

Federal Labs

Technology Providers

Funding Partners

Leveraging skills, expertise, and resources from across the mining

innovation ecosystem

Accelerating technology deployment at mine sites

Knowledge Hub

Technology Platform Innovation

Closed, proprietary

software Open data hubs

Knowledge Hub Value PropositionData preservation

Reduced duplication of effort

Improved management strategies

Streamlined regulatory process

Strengthened social license

Knowledge Hub Partnerships

Geoscience BC

Foundry Spatial

Mining companies

Provincial regulators

Federal regulators

Communities

End-users Leveraging skills, expertise, and resources from across the mining

innovation ecosystem

Accelerating technology deployment across the sector

Provincial-scale view of data

Mine-Site Level View

Watershed level viewImportant for cumulative effects

Trend-level view of sampling point

Raw data download & report generation available

Knowledge Hub

Convening & Learning

“Open the kimono” sessions

• Define challenges and gaps related to tailings management

• Identify emerging, transformative technologies

• Identify project collaboration areas

• Identify roadmaps needs with broader ecosystem

NSERC TERRE-NET Program

• $11M collaborative project• Assisted in project scoping with

input to promote alignment with roadmap

• Serve on Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

BC Passive Systems Working Group

• Participate in industry-led initiative

• Provide input to promote alignment with roadmaps

Environment and the CMIC Integrated Priorities

Integration with Strategic Objectives

• 50% reduction in water use • 50% reduction in energy use• 50% reduction in environmental

footprint

Environment Challenges• Primary function of environmental departments is waste

management • Environmental challenges span the mining value chain• Environment group and departments typically work in isolation

Can we solve environmental challenges in isolation?

Paradigm Shifts

• Active water treatment (“pump and treat”) in perpetuity

• Closure management in perpetuity with decades-long asset retirement obligations (AROs)

• Wet tailings and large tailings impoundments with periodic failures

• Closed data with little to no shared access to environmental information

• “Grab sampling” for water quality monitoring

• Innovation silos and environment operating in isolation to other groups

Current Paradigms

• Closed-loop operations

• Fully passive systems for water treatment / management

• “Walk-away” closure / design for relinquishment

• Producing dry, benign tailings (i.e. dirt) towards eliminating tailings

• Open data hubs of environmental information

• Remote, real-time monitoring

• Whole-system approach to environmental management

Another Way?

Bright Minds Ecosystem

Lead, Convene, & Learn

Start-Up World

Between Miners

With Suppliers

With Academics

and Researchers

With Other Industries

How can we bring in outside perspectives and expertise

(from other sectors and disciplines) and improve internal communication to

encourage collaboration within mining industry?

Other Webinars

• Underground & Surface Mining - Thursday October 4• Mineral Processing - Thursday October 18 • Available online for public viewing

Next Steps

• Collect information, inquiries, ideas from webinars• Hold additional webinar if needed• Hold a project scoping workshop to define a

collaborative project(s)– December 11-12, Toronto

Contact: info@cmic-ccim.org

30 October 2018

In Partnership with CanmetMINING

TRANSFORMING CANADA’S MINING INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM