SLIM
The European project SLIM ”Sustainable Low Impact Mining solution for the exploitation of small mineral deposits based on advanced rock blasting and environmental technologies”, funded by the European Commission within the Horizon2020 Programme has recently been launched. This initiative involves thirteen European partners from Austria, Denmark, Sweden, France and Spain and will include the validation of technologies developed in mines located in Toledo and Granada (Spain) and in Eisenerz (Austria). SLIM will be developed over the next four years and has a global budget of 6,979,200 euros.
Project Organisation
SLIM project is coordinated by the School of Mines and Energy of the Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM). The consortium represents twelve further partner organizations: 3GSM, Benito Arno e Hijos, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, VA Erzberg GmbH, Gate2Growth, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Maxam Corp. International, Minpol GmbH, Montan Universität Leoben, Minera de Orgiva, Technische Universitaet Graz and ZABALA Innovation Consulting.
Project Scope
The project’s structure and scope are built upon a full user driven strategy for the development of a new sustainable selective low-impact technological solution for mining of small mineral deposits (including those with chemically complex ore-forming phases) to increase the supply of raw materials from European sources.
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