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
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
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
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
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
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
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
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
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
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
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