In 1985 a proposal was made to establish an international research centre for innovative systems of remote mining in the U.S. CANMET was requested to study the proposal and to prepare a Canadian response. To bring together representatives of the Canadian mining industry and get their views on the proposal, a workshop was held in March 1986, attended mainly by representatives of hardrock mining, with few operators of open pit mines and quarries, as well as other key sectors. In an attempt to establish the viewpoints of the missing sectors, a second workshop was held in October 1986, with similar results. This report contains all of the written submissions received in connection with the workshop, as well as brief summaries of the principal points made for non-written submissions. Views and opinions of the universities, manufacturers and consultants, the mining industry, government organizations, and other organizations and individuals are presented.