One of the mandates of the Mining Innovation and Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network is to provide access to leverage funding for high-impact innovative clean technologies within one of the following four technical themes:
- Increase Mine Production Capacity, at Lower Cost.
- Reduce Mining Energy Consumption and GHG Emissions.
- Implement Smart, Autonomous Mining Systems.
- Reduce Environmental Risk and Long-Term Liabilities.


The investment in the projects is to advance made-in-Canada solutions, commercialize new, late-stage, high impact mining technologies and accelerate the number and scale of SMEs engaged in mining. MICA is led by The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) of which Newfoundland and Labrador’s College of the North Atlantic is a partner.