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
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
One of the environmental challenges in mining and metal production is acid mine drainage from pyrite tailings and waste gypsum. Researchers and industry are developing and validating a new recycling process for simultaneous…
2024-01-18
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Swedish Mining Innovation has granted SEK 6 million to international project applications. This has resulted in SEK 300 million in granted European funding that has benefited the Swedish mining sector in one way…
2023-10-06