Green Mining, on-going projects

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Green Mining,

on-going projects

Program annual seminar 24

th

October 2012

Helsinki, Finlandia hall

Harry Sandström

Spinverse Oy

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Green Mining program is part of Natural Resources and

Sustainable Economy focus area of Tekes

(3)

Green

Mining, part of national R&D funding

23.10.2012

Harry Sandström

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Duration:

2011-2016

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Budget:

60 m€, out of which

Tekes

funding is 30 m€

.

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Enterprises:

20 m€ Tekes funding

as grants (35/50%) or loans (70%),

proposals can be submitted all the

time

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Public research organizations

: 10

m€ Tekes funding as grants

(60/70%). Calls once a year.

GTK

Universities

Green Mining

Direct geology related

R&D and education

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Long term aims of the programme



The aim is to make Finland a global forerunner of responsible

mineral economy



To achieve global leader status in selected fields of mineral and

mining research



Continuous improvement of practices in organizational processes

in Finnish mineral cluster companies



Finnish mineral sector is well known and carries a positive image

within the country and abroad



To develop new business models that offer export opportunities to

Finnish mining sector service and technology providers and

increase the number of SMEs in the cluster.

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The programme covers the whole mineral sector

Research and

education

Mining

industry

Mining activity

metallic minerals

industrial minerals

Exploration

Stone

materials

industry

Aggregate production

Gravel and sand

extraction

Technology

industry

Minerals sector

machinery and

equipment

manufacture

Process planning

Natural stone

industry

Soapstone product

manufacture

Dimension stone

production

Minerals sector services

Excavation contracting

Transport services

Sampling and measurement

Financial services

Information services

Consultant services

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Summary of on going projects

Company projects

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Number of projects 14

– Mining companies 3

– Technology providers 6

– Instrument providers 3

– Material providers 1

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Total costs 13.4 m€



Tekes funding 6.05 m€

Public projects

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Number of projects 14

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Other partners 38

– Mining companies 15

– Service and techn.

providers 23

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Total costs 10.6 m€

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Tekes funding 7.3 m€

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Public Green Mining research projects (2012)

Maintenance

Automation

Exploration

Energy

Processing

Reduction of emissions

Measurement

Materials

Social licence to operate

Mine Steel

Repro

DEVICO

Ren energy

Thiogold

BEPGEII

Sorex

Ads. mater.

MINIMAN

Arsenal

NICK

Dilacomi

NovTexEx

Total budget €10,6 M

Tekes funding € 7.3 M

KMK 4/26/12

RAIKU

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Endomines

Company specific Green Mining research

projects

Maintenance

Automation

Exploration

Energy

Processing

Reduction of emissions

Measurement

Materials

Social licence to operate

Total budget

13.4 M€

(Tekes 6.1 M€)

Miilux

Talvivaara

Mustavaara

Machinery

Normet

Allu Finland

Metso Minerals

KMK 4/26/12

Avance Partner

Fenno-Aurum

Sandvik

Outotec

IMA Engineering

Firotec

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9

16

32

R&D organizations

Exploration and

Service and technology

Mining organizations

providers

Aalto University Agnico-Eagle Finland ABB

Finnish Forest Research Institute Anglo American Arctic Drilling Company Geological Survey of Finland Boliden Minera BK-Automation Kajaani School of Applied Science Endomines Corrotech Kemi-Torno School of Applied Science Kevitsa Mining DEKRA Finland Lappeenranta University of Technology Mondo Minerals Ekokem-Palvelu

Tampere University oif Technology Mustavaaran kaivos GaV Group University of Oulu Nordic Mines Ima Engineering

Univesity of Lapland Nordkalk Insinööritoimisto Suomen Unit Nortec Minerals Kemin Digipolis

Northland Mines Kemira Chemicals Outokumpu Keycast Pyhäsalmi Mine Langh Ship

Sotkamo Silver Lohjan Energiahuolto Talvivaaran Kaivososakeyhtiö Metso Automation

Yara Suomi Metso Minerals Miktech Mine On-Line Service

MIP Electronics Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta

Outokummun Energia Outokumpu Chrome Outotec Paakkola Conveyors PHD Nordic Pixact Polar Metalli Rovaniemen Kehitys Ruukki Metals

Sandvik Mining and Construction SKF

Teollisuuden KPP

Participating organizations 10/2012

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Harry Sandström

So far natural stone and

aggregate industries are not

involved!

Mining companies are mainly

participating through public

research projects!

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Focus and funding of GM projects

€

Total costs appr. 24 m€

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Focus and funding of company specific

projects

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Going towards to new mining age ?

Source: Austmine

2012

0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

4,5

5

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

High commodity prices

Easy access to capital

High labour costs/low availability

More volume = more equipment

Exploit known deposits, marginal

new ground.

Unprecedented volume challenge

Combat declining grades

Productivity focus/low cost

Autonomy & Smart Systems

Safety via technology

Less people = more technology

and automation

Our opportunities

Bigger domestic market

Finnish cleantech know-how

Technology and service

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Commercialization

Challanges in mining cluster innovation system

3 big actors

3 medium size

and 10 small

companies

10 metal mines

30 industrial minerals quarries

40 exploration companies

Aalto University

GTK

Kajaani School of Applied Sciences

Kemi-Tornio School of Applied Science

Lappeenranta University of Technology

Oulu University

Tampere University of Technology

VTT

Where the innovations are

created?

Where they are developed

further globally?

How to promote the growth

and internationalization?

End users

R&D

organizations

Technology

and service

providers

23.10.2012

Harry Sandström

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Segmentation of recognized service and technology providers

in Finnish mining cluster

23.10.2012

Harry Sandström

Segment

Number of

companies

Laboratory, measurement, intrumentation technology

23

Environmental consultancy

15

Engineering works

14

Planning and engineering

11

Machinery providing and planning

12

Material providers

8

Other business consultancy

7

Geological consulting

4

Sampling

5

Leagal consultancy

4

Financing

4

Automation

4

Water technology

3

ITC

3

Maintenance

5

Energy

3

Tecnology providers

2

Communication

1

Recycling

1

Total

129

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Internationalization and size of selected mining cluster

Technology and service providers

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Harry Sandström

Part of international concern

”Business as usual”

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Summary

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Project portfolio covers well the sector and includes over 200 man power

years´ R&D effort by now.

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The program has gathered new R&D organizations with different viewing

angle diversifying the research.

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There is still need to enhance the Nordic and international cooperation in RDI

projects.

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Joint arctic mining technology development is a big opportunity to the

northern mining countries.

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Collaborative research among mining companies is still an unused

opportunity.



Pilot cases and support for commercializing are needed to get new service

and technology innovations into the market.

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Horizontal alliances among the service and technology providers should be

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Thank you very much for your attention!

Spinverse

Programme Coordinator

Mr Harry Sandström

Tel. + 358 400 709 899

[email protected]

Tekes

Programme Manager

Mr Kari Keskinen

Tel. + 358 10 60 55843

[email protected]

http://www.tekes.fi/ohjelmat/GreenMining