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


 

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SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY

Strategic project digs deep into environmental permit processes

Project name: Environmental permitting processes and the implementation of the EU water directive: evaluating the consequences for Swedish mining, and the needs and possibilities for reform. Duration: 2022-2024 This strategic project is based on a…

2024-01-22

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

Innovative and environmentally friendly Biobased Flotation process

Creating a fossil-free and environmentally friendly mining industry requires the development of bio-based renewable reagents for beneficiation process. Flotation with xanthates is currently in widespread use in the beneficiation processes of base metals and gold….

2024-01-22

INNOVATION DRIVERS

The PhD Student Network

In January 2019, an organized network of PhD students is established, who conduct research in all disciplines along the entire mining value chain as part of Swedish Mining Innovation. The purpose is to…

2024-01-22

SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY

Metals4U+: Mineral raw materials for a green and digital future

The general population typically has a very low level of knowledge about the importance of metals and minerals for a sustainable world, and what the mining industry in Sweden and the world looks…

2024-01-19

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

From an innovative idea to a successful business

In 2021 RockSigma (former RS Solutions) was one of the two winners of the Innovation Idea Competition. They won with their fully automatic and self-learning calculation system, BEMIS, that provides fast and accurate information about seismic events,…

2024-01-18

INNOVATION DRIVERS

Students help solve real-life cases on the theme: Mining Innovation

“LTU Business Summer“ is a summer program carried out thorough LTU Business in collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation where students help solve real-life cases on the theme: Mining Innovation. Since 2020 the summer program has included…

2024-01-18

SOCIETAL SUSTAINABILITY

70% fewer reindeer killed in traffic per year

That´s the amazing result of the project Safe, sustainable transports in reindeer husbandry area that was carried out by Sattajärvi Sameby in collaboration with Kaunis Iron, LKAB, LTU and the Swedish Transport Administration. Since…

2024-01-18

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

Transforming mining residues to valuable products

Pre-study – One of the environmental challenges in the mining and metallurgical industry is the pyrite tailings and waste gypsum, which its poor management could lead to acid mine drainage.The project aim was to develop and validate…

2024-01-18

INNOVATION DRIVERS

Scaled-up investments

Swedish Mining Innovation has granted 500 000 EURO to international project applications. This has resulted in 26 000 000 EURO in granted European funding that has benefited the Swedish mining sector in one way or…

2023-10-06