Located in Temiskaming Shores is the Haileybury School of Mines (HSM), the internationally known institution that has been training and educating some of the world’s best miners and technicians for more than a century. Northern College’s Haileybury Campus was formerly the HSM building.
Graduates of the Haileybury School of Mines are ready to work in mining methods but also in milling, metallurgy, surveying, and engineering aspects of mining.
Our two-year Mining Engineering Technician diploma program is well respected across the mining industry. Studies include everything from mineralogy and geology, to mineral processing and mining physics, to surface and underground mining techniques, to communications and naturally, occupational health and safety where the basic causes of accidents and/or injuries are studied.
In addition to the two-year mining program, Haileybury School of Mines also delivers a one-year Mineral Exploration Techniques certificate program which provides essential skills needed to work in mineral exploration including geology, sampling methods, and field school practice.
HSM also offers an excellent Automation and Instrumentation Technician program. Graduates of this program are also highly regarded in a variety of industries including mining, power generation, and manufacturing.
We also offer specialty training courses that support the ever increasing demand for training in the mining sector.
HSM Alumni President: Kate Bruce
The school was born out of the need to meet the ever-increasing demand for technically trained miners for the legendary silver camp in Cobalt, in the early 1900s. The Haileybury School of Mines filled that need. Now, more than 100 years later, it’s still providing highly trained technicians who continue to be in demand by mining companies across Canada and worldwide.
The Haileybury School of Mines (HSM) has a long and respectable history dating back to 1912. Over 2,000 graduates have come through HSM and pursued careers in mining and mining-related fields throughout North America and worldwide. In addition to training students at home and welcoming international students to Haileybury, HSM has also provided expertise to schools of mines in Zimbabwe and Chile, and has taken the lead on numerous international mining education and training projects. The Haileybury School of Mines filled that need. Now, more than 100 years later, it’s still providing highly trained technicians who continue to be in demand by mining companies across Canada and worldwide.
Canada is committed to a carbon neutral economy by 2050. This means that we have less than 30 years to create methods of transportation and manufacturing that use alternative methods of energy instead of fossil fuels.
In order to make alternative methods more affordable and accessible, we will require more precious metals harvested from the ground. This is good news for the world’s mining industry will have to be doubled, tripled or even more to meet the demand..
We anticipate Northern Ontario’s mining industry will expand dramatically over the next 30 years. Therefore, the Mining, Instrumentation and Mineral Exploration programs at Northern College will have to expand dramatically.
