National competition returns to Sudbury for first time since 2005
SUDBURY, ON (Feb. 22, 2012) – Laurentian University is proud to be hosting the 2012 Canadian Mining Games from Feb.23rd to Feb 26th, and is preparing to welcome teams from across the country for this prestigious national competition.
“There’s a lot of bragging rights that go with the Canadian Mining Games,” said Dr. Ramesh Subramanian, Director of Laurentian University’s Bharti School of Engineering. “Our guys and girls are really pumped about taking back the title they feel rightfully belongs here at Laurentian.”
A series of events and challenges designed to test and sharpen the skills of engineering students in all aspects of mining, the Games have been held annually since 1991. Typically, each of the 10 participating universities sends a team of 12 students to compete. Laurentian University’s team has won the title more often than any other university (7 times in the 21-year history of the Games).