Atlas Copco and Sandvik Mining, both based in Sudbury, have been recognized with the inaugural Northern Lights awards, which recognize outstanding achievements above the 60th parallel.
The awards were presented at the ninth annual RMG Exploration & Mining Investment Conference in Stockholm in mid-November.
Atlas Copco was bestowed the Northern Lights Equipment Award for Innovation, which acknowledges the design or technique that has most improved working conditions in the hostile operating environment above the 60th parallel. Atlas Copco received the award for its development of Secoroc EDGE, the world's first continuous-monitoring system for exploration drillers, which it developed in partnership with Stockholm-based SPC Technology AB.
Sandvik Mining won the Northern Lights Equipment Award for Sustainable Development for its eco-efficient Vibrocone comminution system. Launched in September, the Vibrocone equipment has been described as the "next generation of crushing technology," and enables energy savings of up to 30 per cent.
The event included presentations by Gunnar Tersman, senior economist of Svenska Handelsbanken AB, one of Sweden's leading banks with over 10,000 employees, and Lennar Evrell, CEO of Boliden, a Swedish exploration, mining, smelting and metals recycling company.
Conference attendees also saw presentations from organizations such as Agnico Eagle Mines, Alluvia Mining, Auriant Mining, Beowulf Mining, Dragon Mining, Endomines, Kiruna Iron, Kopparberg Minerals, LKAB, Nickel Mountain, Nordic Iron Ore, Northland Resources, Sotkamo Silver and Talga Resources.