{"id":9577,"date":"2024-10-25T17:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/talent-start-up-focus-copy-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T22:59:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T02:59:08","slug":"the-mining-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/the-mining-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mining Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9577\" class=\"elementor elementor-9577\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30eef62a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30eef62a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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elementor-element elementor-element-44c6fed\" data-id=\"44c6fed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe05e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fe05e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Up for the Mining Challenge<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7070e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7070e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" 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elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8634bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3443e3\" data-id=\"f3443e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f304a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f304a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether it\u2019s the search for precious metals like gold and copper, or natural materials to propel the potential electric vehicle boom, the fruits of mining have always been highly prized, but it\u2019s also an industry that grapples with environmental challenges.<\/p><p>Nearly 700,000 people are directly and indirectly employed by the mining industry, which contributes $161B to Canada\u2019s GDP. According to the Mining Association of Canada, the total value of mineral and metal production has quadrupled since 2000. Even so, communities have resisted new mining developments because of the threat to their local environment. Indigenous communities are especially sensitive to this and the negative impact it can have on their way of life, and while consultation with them on resource extraction projects is critical, it\u2019s not always done properly.<\/p><p>Science, however, may be able to bridge the gap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5691092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5691092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-color=\"white\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-106cac4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"106cac4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d067dfa\" data-id=\"d067dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bd45a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14bd45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are we doing about it:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb452b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb452b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an effort to reduce mining\u2019s negative impact on the earth, water and air, Ontario Genomics has teamed up with six mining and biotech companies and University of Toronto researchers on a $6M project to discover new and better ways to extract minerals.<\/p><p>Since nickel is a key ingredient in EV batteries, Sudbury is the home of where this ground-breaking innovation is being tested and perfected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd72b6 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd72b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it works:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659c478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"659c478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Radhakrishnan Mahadevan at the University of Toronto is leading the development of a new bioleaching process powered by engineered microbes that basically pull the nickel from mining by-products, which in this case would be pyrrhotite tailings at basin mines in Sudbury.<\/p><p>The nickel recovered from this upcycling production method doesn\u2019t just cut down on mining waste by a whopping 75%, it also has a potential value of $26B as a much-needed source of metals for the production of electric vehicle batteries. Retrieving nickel this way requires far less energy than current mining practices.<\/p><p>While bioleaching technologies are already being used in commercial mining operations, the goal for this project is to scale-up this innovation so it can become a common tool used in the mining industry to increase efficiency and mitigate the damage to our planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff3a59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff3a59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87de2dc\" 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