International Mines Rescue Competition

The International Mines Rescue Competition (IMRC) is a biennial event which facilitates the testing of underground emergency response capability across global mining and Mine Rescue jurisdictions.

The competition is held by the governing mine rescue body of the host nation or jurisdiction.

[1][2] The purpose of the IMRC is to present realistic simulations that will allow organizers to:

Ontario Mine Rescue hosted the 10th International Mines Rescue Competition (IMRC 2016) in Sudbury, Ontario.

[6][7] The 2016 event marked the first time the competition was held in Canada.