CEMI and DIGITAL Sign MOU to Advance Innovation and Global Opportunities in Canadian Mining
Vancouver, BC – January 2025
The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DIGITAL, Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies. This partnership reaffirms both organizations' commitment to fostering innovation, collaboration, and global opportunities for the Canadian mining sector and Canadian mining technologies.
Since 2018, DIGITAL has developed a mining portfolio exceeding $95 million, resulting in world-first technologies and significant scaling opportunities for Canadian mining tech companies. This MOU will further amplify efforts to enhance the competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and profitability of Canada's resource industries.
Douglas Morrison, President and CEO of CEMI, stated:
"This agreement represents a vital step forward in uniting Canadian expertise to tackle the global challenges facing the mining industry. By working together with DIGITAL, we aim to create a more innovative, sustainable, and globally competitive mining sector that leverages the best of Canadian ingenuity."
The announcement was made today at the BC Natural Resources Forum 2025 (#BCNRF2025), where DIGITAL’s CEO, Sue Paish, moderated a panel highlighting the success of the Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP). This groundbreaking initiative, part of DIGITAL’s portfolio, was a collaboration between CEMI, Teck, BGC Engineering, Rio Tinto, UBC, Genome BC, and others.
The M-MAP project represents the largest investment in planned natural resource genomic sequencing in the mining sector. By extracting DNA from thousands of mining site samples, the project identified naturally occurring and synthetic microbes that can replace traditional chemicals used in extraction and remediation. Today, M-MAP has transformed the processing and analysis of genetic data, reducing timelines from months to days or hours, revolutionizing resource extraction and mine site remediation.
This new MOU with CEMI builds on such successes, aiming to drive collaboration and growth within the mining sector, leveraging cutting-edge Canadian mining technologies to address the challenges of tomorrow.
To learn more about DIGITAL’s natural resources portfolio and how it supports Canada’s mining, agriculture, and forestry sectors, visit B.C.’s Natural Resources Sector - DIGITAL.
About CEMI
The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is based in Sudbury, ON and is dedicated to accelerating the development and implementation of innovation in the mining industry. By fostering collaboration, CEMI helps mining operations become safer, more productive, and sustainable.
About DIGITAL
DIGITAL is Canada’s leader in accelerating the development and commercialization of Canadian-made digital technologies that address some of the most pressing needs across our economy and society. Through collaborative innovation and industry partnerships, they break down silos, drive investment, protect Canadian IP and bring the customer’s perspective directly into the innovation process. This proven model accelerates the commercialization and adoption of digital solutions, grows Canadian companies and enables success for Canadian innovators and ultimately the Canadian economy.
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