The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce has announced the launch of the Manitoba Mineral Development Fund intended to jump start mineral and economic development initiatives in the province with a focus on Northern Manitoba.

Many of Manitoba’s Northern Communities have untapped potential in the mining sector and according to minister of agriculture and resource development Blaine Pederson the program will play a key role in advancing new initiatives that will benefit our economy with a partnership based approach to help grow and diversify our Northern economy with indigenous communities.

Manitoba provided MCC with 20 million dollars last fall to establish the Manitoba Mineral Development Fund.