A First Nations garnet mining company has landed $4.3 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund to expand its Sudbury area processing plant.
Mohawk Garnet is building a manufacturing facility that will produce abrasive garnet, is used in air blasting and water-jet cutting. The project includes the construction of a wet plant near a garnet deposit in Wahnapitae First Nation and construction of a dry plant located on Kukagami Road.
The province said 62 new jobs will be created.
“By supporting the expansion of this garnet manufacturing facility in the Greater Sudbury area, we are supporting its development into a leading producer of abrasive garnet,” said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci in a Nov. 15 statement. “This will help the company create good employment opportunities for First Nation members and other residents in our region.”
