Smart mining projects

Callio FutureMINE project develops the Pyhäsalmi mine’s infrastructure into a digital test mine of the future, which can influence the electrification and digitalization of the entire mining industry in Finland and internationally.  https://callio.info/invest-opportunities/futuremine/

Circular Economy Centre, Lapland’s largest technology hub Digipolis. We help companies scale up and develop their business by giving expert advice, applying for funding and creating networks between operators. Our team of experts produces and communicates information on the best practices of the circular economy. We work in cooperation with companies, authorities and educational institutes. https://www.digipolis.fi/kiertotalouskeskus

EXCEED. Cost-effective, sustainable and responsible extraction routes for recovering distinct critical metals and industrial minerals as by-products from key European hard-rock lithium projects. https://exceed-horizon.eu/

Future Availability of Secondary Raw Materials – FutuRam. FutuRaM will develop the Secondary Raw Materials knowledge base on the availability and recoverability of secondary raw materials (SRMs) within the European Union (EU), with a special focus on critical raw materials (CRMs). https://futuram.eu/ Contact in Finland: Teemu Karlsson, GTK, teemu.karlsson@gtk.fi 

New Regional Circular-Economy Promoting Co-operation and Bio-Cover Practices in Arctic Mine Tailings. Project promotes the Arctic circular economy by improving the use of local organic by-products and wastes, as well as their end products – biochar and ash – in covering mine wastes in Lapland. https://www.gtk.fi/en/research-project/new-regional-circular-economy-promoting-co-operation-and-bio-cover-practices-in-arctic-mine-tailings