Research projects on Ore Geology

The continuous effort and increased demand of the raw materials are directing the mining companies to excavate minerals at greater depths. This trend is challenging the current mining operations and the existing traditional technologies towards the objective to retain profitability, while achieving ...

This project aims to track the ore from the mine to the processing plant and create predictive models that connects the ore properties in the block model to the actual plant performance. This will be done by integrating 3D geological data with existing mining and operating data using machine lear...

The Gamified Learning for Sustainable Mining (MineLearn) project aims to revolutionize education in the mining industry by developing a gamified learning platform that simulates key components of the mining value chain. By integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles, the platfo...

The project will investigate the deportment of base, critical, precious and deleterious in the various mineralization types found at the Zinkgruvan deposit in Bergslagen, Sweden, and how contrasting ore characteristics impact on ore recoveries.

The Bergslagen district is one of Europe’s most important mining district, and a primary hub for base and precious metal mining.

This pre-study will subject several sphalerite deposits to detailed multimodal, multi-scale and multi-dimensional characterization to develop in-depth understanding of the controls on the distribution of Ga, Ge and In and their implications for ore formation and processing.

This project aims to investigate the role of metamorphism and tectonics impacting the mobility of critical elements and their concentration into the ore-deposits of critical raw materials that are essential for building sustainable low-carbon societies. This study will generate novel knowledge in th...

A multi-chronometer approach to date the Viscaria Cu-Fe ± Co deposit, Kiruna. Results will constrain the timing of Cu mineralization at Viscaria and refine the tectonic spatiotemporal framework for this type of Cu deposit in the Northern Norrbotten ore province.

The EIS project (Exploration Information System) is a multi-partner research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research program (grant agreement no. 101057357).

Fürth, Luleå, Berlin, Santiago de Chile: Numerous ore deposits have diminishing concentrations of mineable ore. In order to access the remaining ore, the mining industry uses elaborate procedures that consume large amounts of energy and water.

Textural and chemical characterization of sulphide minerals for improved beneficiation and exploration, Skellefte district, Sweden

The goal of NEXT Horizon 2020 is to develop new geomodels and novel sensitive exploration technologies which are fast, cost-effective, environmentally safe and socially accepted.

Three-dimensional geological modelling, at deposit/district scale, has become an essential tool in geosciences, with especially vital applications in the field or ore geology. 3D models in general, and common-earth models integrating various datasets in particular, allow for more accurate geological...

Hydrogen (H2) is key to the electrification of industrial processes and implementation requires large-scale H2 storage.

Within the project INSURANCE (Utilization of industrial residues for an efficient geological BECCS) we develop a more energy effective technology for capturing biogenic carbon dioxide from the industry for later storage in the Swedish bedrock. The project builds on the BECCS technology (Bio-Energy w...

ECO2GEOS – Economic assessment of the CO2 geological onshore storage potential in Sweden

The industrial green transition causes a larger-than-ever demand of metals. Now researchers in ore geology and biochemical process engineering at Luleå University of Technology will identify for the first time the potential of typical Swedish mine tailings, to be utilized and beneficial for the clim...