Page 103 TRS), with research - ers based across Quebec, is developing w ireles s communi - cation with the help of the CAN - MET mine- school. The sur - vival of the latter is far from being ensured, as it is threat - ened by the budget cuts of the fed - eral gov - ernment. Pr ojects involve all aspects of the mining industry Cont’d from pg. 102 tial and to develop tools for data interpre - tation and analysis. Another chair is busy with three dimensional geological models, searching for a more thorough interpreta - tion of exploration results and better tar - geting of ore bodies. For this aspect of mineral development, the URSTM is dealing with activities linked to cemented mine backfll and geomechanics. W ork is conducted in the laboratory as well as in the feld. The or ganization is solicited by mining companies to assist in refning their practices. Mine tailing treatment is the work of two other research chairs, one dealing with tail - ing management planning and its recuperation and the other involved in reducing the environmental impact of tailings through their desulfurization. Y our passport to export FEA TURE Unde r ground communication is also a vital aspect of the minin g in - dustry . It is the ob - jective of another chair based at the UQA T pavilion in V al-d’Or . The Laboratoire de recherche Telebec en communication souterraine (LC - Page 102 Laboratory research entail s more than seeking scientifc uses but can produce answers to every-day problems In the past, the mining industry , for lack of knowledge or tech nology , made several mistakes that left several orphan sites to be rehabili - tated. Abandoned mine workings have widely documented negative impacts on the environment and communities. This situation has allowed several research chairs to make names for themselves. The Centre de technologie des re - sidus industriels (CTRI), at the Ce - gep de l’Abitibi-Temisca mingue, is a perfect example of this. This agency works at enhancing the residues and industrial resourc - es of the companies that work in agriculture, forestry or mines. Its success is such that in order to meet the needs of such indus - tries and those of scientists, a new building will be built to acc ommo - date research projects dealing with mine tailings and biomass. The Unite de recherche et de ser - vice en technologie minerale (URSTM) is, for its part, situ - ated in the Universite du Quebec en Abitibi-T emiscamingu e. The URSTM has research projects which are conducted jointly with several other higher learning insti - tutions such as the Ecole Polytech - nique, in Montreal. The URSTM has six projects that involve all aspects of the mining industry . For the explorati on side, a chair is studying the MEGA TEM II techn ology to validate its poten - Cont’d on pg. 103 FEA TURE Mining frms turn to Quebec labs for solutions to problems Page 102 Laboratory research entail s more than seeking scientifc uses but can produce answers to every-day problems In the past, the mining industry , for lack of knowledge or tech nology , made several mistakes that left several orphan sites to be rehabili - tated. Abandoned mine workings have widely documented negative impacts on the environment and communities. This situation has allowed several research chairs to make names for themselves. The Centre de technologie des re - sidus industriels (CTRI), at the Ce - gep de l’Abitibi-Temisca mingue, is a perfect example of this. This agency works at enhancing the residues and industrial resourc - es of the companies that work in agriculture, forestry or mines. Its success is such that in order to meet the needs of such indus - tries and those of scientists, a new building will be built to acc ommo - date research projects dealing with mine tailings and biomass. The Unite de recherche et de ser - vice en technologie minerale (URSTM) is, for its part, situ - ated in the Universite du Quebec en Abitibi-T emiscamingu e. The URSTM has research projects which are conducted jointly with several other higher learning insti - tutions such as the Ecole Polytech - nique, in Montreal. The URSTM has six projects that involve all aspects of the mining industry . For the explorati on side, a chair is studying the MEGA TEM II techn ology to validate its poten - Cont’d on pg. 103 FEA TURE Mining frms turn to Quebec labs for solutions to problems