Mineral Resources Development Fund: Grant Recipients in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia's Mineral Resources Development Fund (MRDF) provides grant funding to support prospectors, exploration companies, and researchers in the mining sector. The dataset lists recipients, projects, and awarded amounts, aiming to attract investment and create jobs, particularly in rural areas. Data includes file numbers, grant recipients, applicants, companies, project names, commodities, and award amounts.

Use Cases

• Tracking public funding allocation to mining projects using Project Name, Company, and Amount.
• Analyzing trends in supported commodities over time using Commodity and Year.
• Identifying key applicants and recipient companies in the sector using Applicant and Company.
• Categorizing grants by funding type or project nature using Type and Project Name.

Strengths

• Data is available on multiple platforms (Socrata, Open Canada), indicating established publication.
• License is explicitly stated as OGL-CA-2.0 on two sources, clarifying reuse terms.
• Column names provide specific fields for analysis (Project Name, Number, Amount, Type, Year, Commodity, Applicant, Company).

Limitations

• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between sources (2026-04-17 vs 2025-09-05).
• Key metadata like row count, dataset size, and definitive author are unavailable across all sources.
• One platform (open_canada) lacks column information, reducing metadata completeness.

Provenance

Source

data.novascotia.ca

Collection Method

Likely published by a government body administering the Mineral Resources Development Fund.

Freshness

Most recent update reported is 2026-04-17 15:27:15.119924.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada