Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced nearly $25 million in federal funding for critical mineral projects in northern Ontario during visits to Thunder Bay and Sudbury this week.
Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of natural resources, visited Thunder Bay and Sudbury this week to announce federal funding for several critical mineral projects in northern Ontario . Ottawa continues to invest heavily in the critical minerals sector in northern Ontario .
Among those projects is up to $6.8 million to help connect the Crawford Nickel Sulphide project, north of Timmins, to Ontario's electricity grid.The conditionally approved funding also includes up to $1.6 million for Magna Mining Inc. to help the company power its Shakespeare and Crean Hill mines with clean electricity and connect the Shakespeare mine to the Ontario highway system.
"By augmenting our investments in road infrastructure and renewable grid power these investments will materially accelerate progress and development at these mines, meaning that we can create new jobs here in Sudbury and achieve new critical mineral production in Canada."Wilkinson's announcement also included $2.7 million in conditional funding for Giyak Mishkawzid Shkagmikwe Inc.
The mine's revitalization is a nearly $1-billion joint project of Vale, Thiess, United Steel Workers and local First Nations to produce nickel and copper.
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