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
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
INNOVATION DRIVERS
In total, Swedish Mining Innovation has attended or organised close to 300 events, ranging from field trips, to seminars, conferences, pitch competitions, awards and networking get-togethers. As such a substantial investment of time…
2024-06-24
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
ATTRACT focuses on digitalization, competence, safety and gender equality. The project is led by Lena Abrahamsson, professor and chair of Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, in partnership LKAB, Boliden and BDX….
2024-05-23
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Comminution is the process of crushing and milling rock extracted from the mine into fine particles. It is essential for transforming mineral bearing ores into metals and other industrial materials. The team at…
2024-05-23
INNOVATION DRIVERS
A joint innovation arena for SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and industry was missing in the mining innovation system. This was revealed in a survey conducted by Swedish Mining Innovation. Large corporations wanted…
2024-05-23
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
How to create learning environments to highlight the importance of mining for the green transition, and inspire a young generation to pursue a future in this sector? Swedish Science Centers (SSC), a member…
2024-05-07
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Digitalization and automation strengthen the competitiveness of the mining industry through increased efficiency, work environment and environmental performance. While the development of AI and automation are at an early stage, the potential applications…
2024-05-07
INNOVATION DRIVERS
Global research shows that biodiversity loss is as big a threat to our planet as climate change. Meanwhile, metals and minerals are a critical part of many value chains, not least in the…
2024-05-07