A feasibility study on extracting geothermal energy from water beneath Con Mine near Yellowknife, in the Northern Territories of Canada, is expected to be in the hands of city staff tomorrow.
Mayor Gord Van Tighem said a finished report on the mine's geothermal potential will be presented to city staff by scientists from Belgium-based VITO (Vision on Technology).
The study, called Mine Energy Resource Evaluation, is based on research conducted last summer when five scientists from the company were hired by the city to examine the mine's potential. Van Tighem said the scientists tested water temperature and designed a computer model for the underground mine workings, which have been filling up with water since the mine closed in 2003.
