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AI in Mining: The Automation Journey of the Mining Sector
AI in Mining explores the role AI and automation have played in the development of the mining industry. This year’s theme focuses on the technology development timeline, reflecting on the past 10–15 years…
2025-04-25

Metals and minerals – in the service of society
March 23, 2025 A chronicle by Lotta Sartz You probably already know that your mobile phone contains metals. But do you know where those metals come from? In our modern lives, we are…
2025-03-27

Internationalization grant now open!
Swedish Mining Innovation’s Internationalization grant is now open! The goal is to lay the groundwork to increase international collaboration with emphasis on research organizations. The basic conditions are: Eligible for funding: universities, colleges…
2025-03-17

Making It Happen: The roadmap to strengthening Europe’s minerals and metals value chains
On February 18, 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) hosted a seminar titled “How can the Swedish mining cluster strengthen Europe’s supply of metals and minerals?”. The seminar was based…
2025-02-27

Register for Swedish Mining Research & Innovation Days 2025
Join us for a grand finale as we gather our community of stakeholders from industry, academia, policy-making and public sector for two days packed with inspiration and insights on the future of our…
2025-02-19

EU Innovation Fund backs Mine Storage net-zero grid
Swedish startup Mine Storage is making waves with its innovative approach to converting closed mines into energy storage. Recently, they received a grant from the EU Innovation Fund, a major milestone that not…
2024-11-18

New opportunities for innovative Swedish SMEs in Canada
– Building bridges through innovation Swedish Mining Innovation traveled with a delegation of eight SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises ) to Canada in the hope of creating new relationships, opening up future…
2024-10-05

Mining @ORU: “The power of gathering different sectors to think together”
The mining ecosystem in Bergslagen was the themee for the fourth annual conference Mining@ORU, hosted by Swedish Mining Innovation and the AI Impact Lab at Örebro Univeristy on 3 October. – “Mining@ORU attracts…
2024-10-04

Students helps solve real-life cases on the theme: Mining Innovation
LTU Business Summer program in collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. For 9 weeks, 10 students worked in teams as full-time business developers. Based on their profile, LTU Business matched the students to different…
2024-08-20