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Sweden announces $19.5 million grant for sustainable mining innovation

MINING.com Editor | March 7, 2022 | 3:15 pm

“There is a momentum in the Swedish mining cluster right now,” Jenny Greberg, Swedish Mining Innovation programme director said in a news release. “The companies are making enormous investments in innovation, which is also reflected in the response to our call. This year, we have received more project proposals than ever, and the industry is investing resources at an unprecedented scale.”

“One of the government’s priorities is to drive the green and digital transition and create jobs with good conditions throughout Sweden,” Sweden’s Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson said.

“The transition involves electrification and digitalization of society and industry, it will require more metals and minerals,” Thorwaldsson said. “The great interest in the call shows a great need and innovative power in the industry, but also that the innovation program effectively supports and accelerates the development.”

“Swedish Mining Innovation plays a unique role in the industry’s innovation ecosystem. Through the call, we as a mining company have a platform for collaboration with research actors, smaller companies and other organizations to solve industry challenges that span a wide range,” said Daniel Eklund, technical director at Boliden and chairman of the Swedish Mining Innovation board. “The projects generate important results in everything from gender equality and safety to the environment, climate and production efficiency.”