Greenland Resources looks to LTU-backed BOREAS project for Malmbjerg automation advances
Greenland Resources Inc has entered into an agreement with the Luleå Tekniska Universitet (LTU) of Sweden and 12 other participants to join the BOREAS project that aims to develop autonomous robotic systems to be used to support certain areas of the development of the Malmbjerg project in Greenland.
Pursuant to the agreement Greenland Resources A/S will receive a non-repayable EU grant of €489,125 ($567,825) from Horizon Europe to conduct certain applied research and implementation work over a four-year period. The aggregate grant of the BOREAS Project for all participants is €7.1 million.
The BOREAS project (Beyond Outreach: Robotised Exploration and Mining in the Arctic Subsurface) was proposed by LTU and funded by Horizon Europe Cluster 4 project. The project will deploy fleets of autonomous aerial and ground equipment as robots or add robotic control and capabilities to existing operating equipment with advanced sensors that could be used for various applications in the Malmbjerg project. For example, these robots can potentially undertake mapping and monitor open-pit mining activities during dark and inclement winter operations to assist the company with the geotechnical components of mining operations, such as remote monitoring of potential geohazards and identification of specific geological zones.
When the geological zones are identified, they can be selectively targeted for specialised treatment and recovery of by-product metals (Mg). All data will feed into a real-time digital twin, a virtual model of the mine that predicts enhanced metal recoveries and treatment of contamination by optimising block models and waste rock management in real time. These enhanced data and information systems will guide operations and promote increased recoveries of the mineral resource as well as environmental compliance, Greenland Resources says.
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