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The Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network was created on July 9, 2021 through an investment of $40 million from the Government of Canada\u2019s Strategic Innovation Fund. MICA is a $112.4 million pan-Canadian initiative bringing together stakeholders from a wide range of fields to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative technologies to make the mining sector more productive and sustainable.<\/p>\n
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A National Network of Innovation for Mining, MICA is designed to bridge the innovation-commercialization gaps that delay commercial success, domestically and globally. We will leverage public and private sector investments to benefit the mining sector, both domestic and global, and the Canadian economy by:<\/p>\n
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Project Lead<\/p>\n
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Main Partners<\/p>\n
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Building a National ecosystem as a network of collaborative regional networks, the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) in Sudbury, ON will provide the headquarters and overall program administration for MICA. Led by CEMI, MICA will operate across Canada through the following main partners: the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BC), InnoTech Alberta( AB), Saskatchewan Polytechnic (SK), MaRS (ON), Groupe MISA (PQ) and the College of the North Atlantic (NL).<\/p>\n
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Contributing to a Green Economy<\/p>\n
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The mining industry is critical to successfully accelerating the Green Transition to a low-carbon economy and reversing climate change. Canada is rich in strategic and critical minerals, which are vital to the manufacturing of clean technologies, from solar panels to battery electric vehicles. MICA will support Canada\u2019s mining sector in delivering those minerals to the world more quickly and efficiently, expediting the global shift toward net zero, and positioning Canada as a leader in the global market for net zero technologies. 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