The Ontario Mining Association (OMA) was established in 1920 to represent the mining industry of the province and is one of the longest serving trade organizations in Canada. We have a long history of working constructively with governments and communities of interest to build consensus on issues that matter to our industry and to the people of this province.
Mission:
To improve the competitiveness of Ontario's mining industry, while promoting safety and sustainability.
Areas of expertise
- Navigating the provincial policy network
- Developing industry positions, strategies and initiatives and helping to shape legislation, policies, guidelines and best practices
- Coordinating industry initiatives and offering opportunities for expert practitioners to collaborate on innovative solutions
- Furthering public awareness and support of the mining industry and delivering innovative communications programs
- Championing the long-term viability of the industry
Key Projects, Programs and Initiatives
MINED Open Innovation Challenge Active
The OMA is partnering with three Ontario universities - University of Toronto (Lassonde Institute of Mining), Queen's University (Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining) and Laurentian University (Bharti School of Engineering) - to solve an industry challenge, drawn from OMA member companies' real life mining operation scenarios.
Individual undergraduates or teams from these schools will compete to offer the best concept plan to address the question posed in a case study. Participants are asked to submit proposal(s) to a MINED Expert Panel that formulated the problem. The panel will select three finalists (one from each participating university). The finalists will be invited to pitch their idea to a group of top mining executives in front of a live audience at the May 15, 2018 MINED Grand Final. The winners of the competition will receive substantial cash prizes, industry recognition and invaluable exposure.
Benefits
- Helping to transform the way we mine, enabling responsible and sustainable growth of Ontario's mining industry, while delivering improvement in health, safety and environmental performance through innovation.
Partners & Collaborators
University of Toronto (Lassonde Institute of Mining), Queen's University (Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining) and Laurentian University (Bharti School of Engineering)
Target Zero+ Active
The OMA is working on a Target Zero+ campaign to promote responsible and sustainable mining in Ontario and improve performance through collaborative action and innovation.
We want to be on the forefront of processes and technologies that will support and drive the mine of the future.
Benefits
- An exemplary mining jurisdiction
- Monetary incentives and government support to research zero harm, zero carbon and zero waste targets
- Economic efficiency balanced with decreasing the environmental footprint of mining
Areas of focus
- Health, safety and communities – mining with Zero Harm
- Energy and climate – mining with Zero Carbon
- Environment – mining with Zero Waste
- Prosperity and global competitiveness – unlocking Productivity Growth
Partners & Collaborators
Industry, research organizations, government, universities and colleges