Search Minerals Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · North Vancouver|North Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register

Search Minerals Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $1.2M value; 2 departments; 6 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1IUNCO21GG · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Search Minerals Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/search-minerals-inc/

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10agreements
$1.2Mvalue
2departments
6programs

Largest agreements

205650$500Kvalue2015start2016end

Design and build a demonstration pilot plant

212047$300Kvalue2018start2019end

Undertake optimization testing of proprietary rare earth elements processing technologies

202802$112Kvalue2013start2014end

Develop innovative technologies for the recovery and refining of rare earth elements

220825$100Kvalue2022start2023end

Undertake operational improvements through the adoption of digital technologies

205271$50.0Kvalue2015start2015end

Hire a consultant to complete a conceptual study for a processing facility

206580$50.0Kvalue2016start2016end

Hire a consultant to update and complete a preliminary economic assessment

214578$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Hire technical expertise to update project economics to proceed to demonstration plant

220021$50.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Enhance expertise to undertake digitization of geoscience data

222128$0value2023start2025end

Undertake demonstration testing of rare earth elements hydromet processing technologies

Search Minerals - Demonstration Plant$0value2023start2024end

The purpose of this agreement is to support the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency9agreements$1.2Mvalue5programs
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Natural Resources Canada1agreements$0value1programs
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Years

20232agreements$0value2programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
20221agreements$100Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
20211agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20201agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20181agreements$300Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20161agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20152agreements$550Kvalue2programs
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20131agreements$112Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program

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.