In a bid to further secure Ontario’s place in the critical minerals supply chain, the Ontario government announced May 23 that $262,100 is being spent to upgrade the Chemical Analysis and Scientific Services (CASS) laboratory at Cambrian College.
The announcement came at a news event at the college from Ontario’s Northern Economic Development and Growth Minister George Pirie.
He said the money is being provided through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help build applied research infrastructure to support early stage critical mineral projects in the North.
Pirie said the lab will be able to work with small- and medium-sized companies to perform applied research and development to help them get the data they need for enhancing their operations.
“The fact that that research and development is being done here locally is incredibly important. Why? Because we are the home of those critical minerals. We want to see the value-added products built here,” said Pirie.
“We know we have to pivot from the markets in the U.S. And to do that, we have to conduct the research and develop the finished products right here.”
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