Details of $112-million project unveiled on Tuesday Author of the article: Star Staff Publishing date: Jul 13, 2021 • 8 hours ago • 4 minute read • Glencore operations in Falconbridge, Ont. served as the backdrop for a funding announcement 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 the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI). The total cost of the project is $112.4 million. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network Article content Sudbury will be the centre of a new network aiming to make Canada a leader in sustainable, efficient and safe mining, especially when it comes to so-called critical minerals.