The pan-Canadian network, headquartered in Sudbury, will fast-track mining innovations for a more productive and sustainable future Author of the article: Colleen Romaniuk Publishing date: Jul 14, 2021  â¢Â 7 hours ago  â¢Â 6 minute read  â¢Â Charles Nyabeze, vice-president of business development and commercialization at the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI), makes a point at a funding announcement in Falconbridge, Ont. on Tuesday July 13, 2021. The $40 million investment by the federal government is supporting the creation of the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) network, a project of CEMI. The total cost of the project is $112.4 million. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network Article content After three years of hard work, Sudburyâs mining innovation centre has secured $40 million from the federal government to launch a pan-Canadian mining innovation accelerator.