NEXGEN-SIMS

  This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101003591.  

Title

NEXT GENERATION CARBON NEUTRAL PILOTS FOR SMART INTELLIGENT MINING SYSTEMS

Concept

The European mining industry perceives that introducing new and radical production systems will have high investment costs that will reduce their competitiveness. Via various high-level mining pilots, the EU-funded NEXGEN-SIMS project will explore the scale-up of promising digital technologies to conclusively demonstrate that they support sustainability in the mining industry. Furthermore, the project will create incitements and reduce the risk for investments for upgrading, retrofitting, and replacing carbon-neutral technologies. It will aim for the introduction of new innovative solutions based on industrial Internet of Things. The new technologies will increase productivity, contribute to securing the existing raw materials production and future supply by unlocking access to unexploited resources.

Participants

• Epiroc Rock Drills AB, Sweden (Coordinator)
• Lulea Tekniska Universitet, Sweden
• LTU Business AB, Sweden
• Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden
• KGHM Cuprum Spolzka Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia – Centrum Badawczo-Rozwojowe, Poland
• Ericsson AB, Sweden
• Mobilaris MCE AB, Sweden
• K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH, Germany
• Agnico-Eagle Finland Oy, Finland
• KGHM Polska Miedz SA, Poland
• AF Digital Solutions AB, Sweden
• OZ Minerals Limited, Australia