Canada, May 8 -- Technology leader ABB has joined the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network, a pan-Canadian initiative bringing together stakeholders from a wide range of fields to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative mining technologies. Its primary objectives are to modernize mining and improve its productivity and environmental performance, strengthen the Canadian mineral supply chain, and increase the domestic and export sales of Canadian innovators.Managed by The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI), MICA has successfully furthered more than 250 projects, leveraging almost $115 million in federal and provincial funding, matched by industry.Through its membership, ABB and i...