Sustainable and innovative exploration and exploitation of Swedish lithium ores
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Uppsala universitet - Uppsala universitet Inst f geovetenskaper |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 809 385 |
| Project duration | April 2023 - March 2026 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | The strategic innovation programme for Swedish mining and metal producing industry - SIP Swedish Mining Innovation |
| Call | Secure sustainable metal and mineral supply |
Important results from the project
The main objectives of the project have been met with i) development of Orexplore GeoCore X10 for light metals and pegmatite mineralisations, ii) the ability to use data from GeoCore X10 to calculate the proportion of the two main ore minerals with bearing for optimisation of future processing of the ore, and iii) significantly increased knowledge of the geological evolution in Bergbyområdets Li-pegmatite field, including e location, transport and arrest of the pegmatite magma.
Expected long term effects
The developed GeoCore X10 opens up for commercialisation of fast and reliable information on the mineral and metal - including light metals - content in the ores, as well as their textural distribution and structures in 3D. Increased knowledge of the Swedish-Finnish Li-pegmatite fields and better understanding of their formation, location and deposition in coeval bedrock terranes may lead to the identification of new and yet undiscovered Li-mineralisations.
Approach and implementation
The project was divided into 5 work packages that were carried out in parallel throughout the project period. The results flowed between and have been continuously used in the different work packages. This worked well and all activities have been necessary to reach the goals. Due to cancelled funding for one year, linked to a bankruptcy and difficulties in getting the reconstructed project part approved the plan was not followed. The cooperation between all parties has worked very well.