{"id":1603,"date":"2023-09-07T09:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projektit.gtk.fi\/setelit\/?page_id=1603"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:35:16","slug":"about-the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projektit.gtk.fi\/setelit\/about-the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"About the project"},"content":{"rendered":"

SETELIT Secondary waste streams, added value and productisation<\/h1><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Research area of the project:<\/strong> Circular economy, Information solutions<\/p>\n

Project duration:<\/strong> 1.3.2023-30.11.2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The SETELIT<\/strong> project investigates <\/span>utilisation<\/span> of mine tailings as a paste backfill material cured with a carbon-neutral method in the mining area and outside the mine sites as a material substituting concrete. <\/span><\/span>The 3D printing of pieces designed outside the mining area takes place on a laboratory scale in GTK’s 3D printing laboratory and on a larger scale in the Savonia University of Applied Sciences’ 3D printing laboratory.\u00a0The project promotes <\/span>circular<\/span> and energy economies and reduces the environmental risks and landscape impacts created by mining operations. Developed new products and methods can boost the business activities and competitiveness of companies. In addition to these, the project promotes digitalisation.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

The objectives of the project are:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. To develop a low-carbon, mine tailings based product similar to concrete, and to create guidelines for end-of-waste process and for productizing mine tailings-based products<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. To promote research services related to paste backfill materials cured with carbon-neutral methods and to enhance infrastructure needed to carry out high quality Flow Loop tests<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. To develop a digital recipe tool for low carbon mine tailings-based products and paste backfill materials<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    Consortium, company partners and financing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The project is implemented by Geological Survey of Finland GTK<\/a> and Savonia University of Applied Sciences<\/a>. Company partners are Agnico Eagle Finland Oy<\/a>,\u00a0Yara Suomi Oy<\/a>,\u00a0LKAB Minerals Oy<\/a>,\u00a0Alva Oy<\/a>,\u00a0Sika Finland Oy<\/a>,\u00a0Fatec Oy<\/a>,\u00a0Fescon Oy<\/a>\u00a0ja\u00a0Sibelco Nordic Oy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    The project is co-funded. The project is financed by the implementers, company partners and the EU regional development fund ERDF (the regional council of Pohjois-Savo).<\/p>\n

    Contact persons: neea.heino@gtk.fi<\/a> and petri.juntunen@savonia.fi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    The project results produced in English are linked here. All results and news can be found on the Finnish-language additional information and results pages.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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