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Title:

Development of a Canadian Digital Core Library Platform

Agreement Number:

CD001

Agreement Value:

$15,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 23, 2026 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

The purpose of this agreement is to develop and launch an open, standards-based Canadian Digital Core Library (CDCL) of publicly owned geological drill core data, with a focus on deposit types known to host critical and defence-relevant minerals.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

Establish a first version Canadian Digital Core Library with protocols to connect with provincial and/or territorial databases to access and integrate scans of geological cores and related materials and make these available to stakeholders.

Location:

TORONTO, Ontario, CA M4K 1G1

Reference Number:

115-2026-2027-Q1-18937

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

719478802

Recipient Type:

Other

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

CREATIVE GLOBAL PROJECTS

Program:

Canadian Digital Core Library Program

Program Purpose:

The Canadian Digital Core Library (CDCL) program will transform selected physical geological drill cores into digital data to be made available through a national-scale data platform that integrates the data that is owned by provinces and territories (PTs) and made accessible digitally to the public. The CDCL program will leverage the existing physical earth materials held publicly by geological surveys in Canada into digital data, integrated into a standards-based national platform so that new insights on mineral deposits and ore systems could be achieved.