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Update from Tracemet – The biggest challenge: finding a system that manages trust between users

Swedish Mining Innovation’s strategic investment Tracemet, the pilot project to develop a traceability system for metals, has been ongoing since December 2019. We have received an update from project leader Erik Lindblom at…

2020-08-27

The winner of the Innovation Idea Competition 2020 is appointed, Sencept gets 600,000 to realize their innovative idea

During the year, Swedish Mining Innovation went out and asked for ideas that strengthen the competitiveness of the Swedish mining and metal producing industry. Nearly 25 applications came to the competition, and on…

2020-06-25

International Funding Opportunity: BHP Tailings Challenge!

BHP aims to make progress in the reduction and recycling of industrial waste. It has developed specific guidelines for the efficient use of all the resources used in their operations and the protection…

2020-06-24

Nominate to Swedish Mining Innovation Award!

Now is the time to nominate for this year’s Swedish Mining Innovation Award! The Swedish Mining Innovation Award rewards an innovation, project, organization, person or other that has been of great importance to…

2020-06-16

Eight ideas for sustainable mining competed about sek 600 000 at pitchevent

During the day, the final was held in Swedish Mining Innovation’s annual innovation idea competition. Eight entrepreneurs pitched innovation ideas for a sustainable mining industry, and the final winner will get SEK 600,000…

2020-06-10

Mines and Minerals Innovation Summer has started

Mines and Minerals Innovation Summer is part of LTU Business Summer, a nine-week summer program where students are given the opportunity to develop ideas in an area that fits their profile. This year,…

2020-06-09

Ten courses receive funding for adaptation to digital learning

Now it has been decided that Swedish Mining Innovation’s call to support distance learning in these difficult times is funding ten excellent projects. The goal of the projects are to adapt mining, mineral…

2020-06-04

Continued confidence in running Swedish mining innovation, now under the new name: Swedish Mining Innovation

Press release, Monday 1 juni 2020 The strategic innovation program for the mining and metal-producing industry SIP STRIM has worked for six years to strengthen Swedish competitiveness and gather the Swedish mining cluster…

2020-06-01

A few words from the program director

New times require new solutions These are different times we are living in. The current situation clearly affects our industry, and our universities face new challenges to implement effective distance learning. We hope…

2020-05-25