Green Mining Programme 2011–2016
The main objective of the Green Mining Programme by Tekes is to make Finland a global leader of sustainable mineral industry by 2020. The programme creates new business that requires new, specialised expertise alongside the growing field of traditional mining. A central goal is to increase the number of SMEs targeting the export market in the mineral cluster. The programme aims to achieve global leader status for the research in selected sectors.
The central content of the programme consists of two thematic areas:
1) Intelligent and minimum-impact mines
2) New mineral resources
Tekes has made decision of funding the public research projects after the first call 2011
27.1.2012
Turning Finland into a pioneering country of eco-efficiency in mining
10.10.2011
24.10.2012