Barite Mud Services Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 18 agreements; $2.0M value; 2 departments; 10 programs.
Assay record ASY-CA-1XEJOE51HN · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Barite Mud Services Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/barite-mud-services-inc/
Provide customers with long-term security regarding barite supply
Adopt innovative technologies and implement operating efficiencies for barite processing
Provide assistance to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19
BMSI is dependent on the sale of its high-grade barite, known as barium sulfate (BaSO4), to a single local market. Market analysis confirms substantial alternative international markets for barium products. In 2021 and 2022, an independent research program confirmed that BMSI can make alternative barium products, including industrial grade and chemical grade barium derivatives. A block flow diagram (BFD) processing model has been developed for full-scale production of multiple derivative products. This proposal migrates laboratory testing to start of industrial-scale planning to de-risks proce
Undertake operational improvements through the adoption of digital technologies
Barite Mud Services Inc. (BMSI) is a Newfoundland and Labrador–based small and medium-sized enterprise advancing a clean-technology approach to reprocess historic tailings from the former Buchans Cu-Pb-Zn operation. The project seeks to characterize and improve recovery pathways for barite and potential critical minerals contained in legacy tailings, transforming an environmental liability into economic and ecological value consistent with Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy and net-zero objectives. Building on prior work that advanced elements of the operation toward higher technology readine
Hire a consultant to implement a capital development program to improve productivity
Hire expertise to make improvements to the processing system
Engage technical expertise to improve productivity and product quality
Implement employee training program to enhance productivity and improve efficiencies
Engage specialized metallurgical expertise to support new product development
Engage expertise to determine processing requirements for new product development
The primary objective of the proposed project is to research and develop a process to upgrade barite (BaSO4) from API to industrial grades (97%+) and, more importantly, to significantly reduce the lead content found in the final product. This will be achieved by developing a test procedure to upgrade barite via flotation and then remove lead via leaching. Testing will also provide the opportunity to obtain critical design criteria to ultimately engineer the required commercial scale processing facility. The technology and ability to produce an industrial-grade barite product will provide a sig
BMSI will deliver a unique resource definition project using advanced technology and ground-truthing techniques to improve mining efficiency. Multiple technologies and techniques will be used to interrogate a mine tailings pond to improve understanding of the distribution of targeted barium-rich tailings. LIDAR analysis (3D photogrammetry) will be used to create a surface elevation model and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) will be used to survey the sub-surface (3-4 meters below ground). Those technologies will be measured against a traditional sampling regime, namely a Vibracore that will coll
The primary objectives of this Project are to research and develop the path of conversion from barite (BaSO4) to barium sulphide (BaS), develop a procedure to convert to other barium derivatives and to obtain critical design criteria to ultimately engineer the required processing facility.
This Project will see the firm hiring a recent Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) graduate to work on project support related to the firm’s operation and expansion including attention to all instrumentation and automating art of the plant to help better control material flows and processing activities. This work will include hands-on work as well as overseeing installations and evaluating the equipment, collecting data, and preparing reports.
The funding provided from the IAP program is to assist innovative, early stage small-and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.