Digging deep

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


 

Filter articles according to Digging deep categories: FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DRIVERS SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY

INNOVATION DRIVERS

8 reasons events are part of our innovation strategy 

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 – Roadmap for attractive, inclusive and safe mining

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

Miniminzing energy use in mineral processing

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

SME Network fast tracks innovation

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

Youth awareness about metals

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

AI och automation för framtidens gruva

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

Biodiversity impact – Mining with Nature

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

Re-calculating growth with the holistic value model

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

CLIMB – changing land use impact on biodiversity

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