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MIRARCO receives grant from MICA network to support tailings bioleaching

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MIRARCO Mining Innovation has been selected as one of 24 grant recipients through the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network. MIRARCO will receive $280,027 from MICA, a program focused on developing initiatives for the commercialization of mining technology to increase productivity and sustainability within the mining sector. MIRARCO’s project will focus on one of three […]

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New NOHFC Industrial Research Chair Announced for MIRARCO

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March 7, 2023, Toronto, Ontario – During the Prospectors and Developers Conference (PDAC) in Toronto this week, Vale Energy Transition Metals announced a collaborative project in partnership with Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation, and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) at Laurentian University, to accelerate the recovery of critical minerals from mine waste.   Vale announced that it has

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Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk received the 36th annual Northern Ontario Business Award

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Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk is one of nine recipients lauded for business excellence: Innovation award. Currently the interim president at the Mining Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO), Nadia Mykytczuk is considered a global expert on bioleaching and mine remediation. Her work involves the use of tiny microbes to clean up toxic material in mine

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MIRARCO CEO Dr. Nadia Mykyctzuk discusses biomining technology at BEV In-Depth Conference 2022

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The “BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility” conference was a two day event held at Science North’s Vale Cavern from May 25-26. It was a first-of-its-kind gathering, bringing together stakeholders from both Northern and Southern Ontario who share a commitment to realizing the promise of a fully integrated battery electric supply chain in Ontario and across

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