Field trips

FIELD TRIPS

Complete your Euro Mine Expo experience with one of our immensely popular field trips. Euro Mine Expo is organized at the heart of Europe’s mining industry, in Skellefteå known as the Gold Town. There are several mines and a smelter within a couple of hours travel from the convention. We offer field trips where you can learn more about mining in the region. The field trips have a separate booking fee and limited seats, book as add-ons with your trade fair and conference ticket.

HYBRIT

May 26, 08:00-15:00 | Additional cost: 950 SEK

The HYBRIT initiative was launched in 2016 by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall with the aim of creating a completely fossil-free value chain from mine to fossil-free steel, utilizing fossil-free electricity and hydrogen. The aim of the initiative is to phase out the use of coal and to virtually eliminate carbon dioxide emissions in the steel industry, corresponding to about 10% of Sweden’s total CO₂ emissions. On August 31, 2020, the pilot plant for the direct reduction of iron ore with hydrogen was commissioned. In August 2022, the pilot plant for the storage of fossil-free hydrogen was commissioned. The HYBRIT technology, has been validated and optimized over several years of development with very promising results.

In the next phase, the HYBRIT process will be implemented on an industrial scale. The results and specifications of the pilot project apply to Swedish conditions and have laid a solid foundation for industrialisation. The way is now open for the conversion of SSAB’s and LKAB’s production facilities.

Max 20 persons.
Bus leaves outside Euro Mine Expo (Skellefteå Kraft Arena) 08:00, visit at Hybrit 10:00-12:00, back at Euro Mine Expo 15:00. Lunch is included.

Hosted by Hybrit Development AB

BJÖRKDALSGRUVAN

May 26, 08:00-12:30 | Additional cost: 950 SEK

The Björkdal mine, Skellefteå started in 1988 and produces gold from the underground operation and from processing previously mined lower grade stockpiles.

In 2023, the Björkdal Mine produced 42,148 ounces of gold. Production guidance for 2024 is between 43000-47000 oz.

The underground mine currently exceeds a depth of 500 meter and is expanding with approximately 8 000 meters of tunnel annually.

Max 12 persons. Bus leaves outside Euro Mine Expo (Skellefteå Kraft Arena) 08:00, visit at Björkdal Mine 09:30-11:30, back at Euro Mine Expo 12:30. Fika is included.

Hosted by Mandalay Resources

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