Digging deep is a glimpse into some of the many things that the program has contributed to, helped create or enabled since the start in 2013. Our vision is a world-leading mining and mineral producing industry that contributes to a sustainable society. As one of Sweden’s strategic innovation programs our efforts have been towards innovation capacity, technology development, social acceptance and qualified personnel.
In the coming months, we will share examples, large and small, narrow and broad, where Swedish Mining Innovation and our partners have contributed the vision. Short and sweet, easy to understand, gathered under one of these three headings:
Future technology
Innovation drivers
Societal sustainability
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
For decades, industries reliant on cutting-edge technology have thrived on close collaboration with academia in research and development. Engineering and environmental sciences, for example, have benefited from strong partnerships that drive innovation and…
2025-02-27
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Sweden’s bedrock has strong potential, but large areas remain under-explored. To access deeper deposits of base and critical metals, improvements in exploration methods are needed. One of Swedish Mining Innovation aims has been…
2024-11-07
INNOVATION DRIVERS
Why is it that field trips has got a reputation as breezy social events, offering a participants a break from the daily work and change of scenery? When in fact they are in…
2024-10-10
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY From designers through material sourcing providers, manufacturers and retailers – the Trace4Value project brings together stakeholders to tackle the complex challenge of transforming global value chains to be more sustainable, climate-neutral, and…
2024-10-02
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
This is not just a technical or economic issue, but a complex societal issue. The The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (IVA) has therefore produced a solid knowledge base with facts, analyses and…
2024-08-27
INNOVATION DRIVERS
In Swedish Mining Innovation’s annual Innovation Idea Competition, an international jury of experts seek out the most promising innovations in Sweden. The winners goes home with SEK 600 000 in funding to commercialize…
2024-08-27
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Waste2Place rethinks how to deposit waste rock and create final landforms. Having the knowledge and tools to implement this, will help return mining disturb land back to people and nature. The Waste2Place project,…
2024-08-27
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
In Sweden, the competition for limited resources among various land intensive sectors poses significant challenges for sustainable land management. Increasing and improving dialogue between industry, society and other stakeholders is crucial to understand…
2024-06-24
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Addressing nitrogen emissions is part of the UN’s Agenda 2030 and a key issue across many industrial value chains. Much of the nitrogen in mining environments comes from ammonium nitrate-based explosives used in…
2024-06-24