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