Canada funds projects to enhance mining sector

The Government of Canada said it is investing more than $15 million to accelerate the commercialization of made-in-Canada mining solutions that will better equip the country’s sector. Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Honourable François-Philippe Champagne recently named 24 recipients of support selected through the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network’s second call for proposals: Baie Minerals Destiny Copper DMT…

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Jansen hits deep shaft milestone 

BHP’s Jansen potash project in Canada has celebrated the successful completion of the excavation and lining of two 1,000-meter deep shafts – the largest of their kind in Saskatchewan.  The miner said it was a big step toward bringing online Jansen, which is planned to be the largest potash producing mine in the world. The anticipated initial capacity of the…

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