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
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
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
Making mining more sustainable requires new perspectives on investments and financial decision-making. Swedish Mining Innovation has funded an initiative to resolve this, by developing the holistic value model. With a new model, the…
2024-04-19
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Sweden and the Nordics are no exception to critical biodiversity loss. Until recently, the mining sector lacked a commonly accepted and science-based tool to assess, anticipate and manage impact from land use change….
2024-04-19
INNOVATION DRIVERS
Metals and minerals are crucial for achieving the Agenda 2030 goals, and Sweden is pioneering the development of sustainability in the mining and metals sector. To secure our position – and show global…
2024-04-19
SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY
The mining industry is an important part of society and is influenced by the norms that exist both within and outside of the mine’s activities. By applying a norm critical and gender aware…
2024-03-11
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Around 20 million tons of Ammonium Nitrate (AN) explosives are used globally and causes significant CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and environmental issues. In addition they are hazardous to the environment and require high energy for…
2024-03-11
INNOVATION DRIVERS
Currently, there is a lack of accepted standards for rock reinforcement testing around the world, while at the same time also a large need for a system to enable fair and more realistic…
2024-03-11