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Meet Us at PDAC Convention 2025
The PDAC Convention, the world’s largest annual event for the mining and exploration sector, takes place in Toronto, Canada. The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) will be present at booth #405. Meet our experts and learn more about Sweden’s strong geological potential and the advantageous conditions for exploration and mining in the country.
1 March 2026
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Webinar: Successful Exploration in Sweden
Welcome to our webinar, and gain valuable insights into exploration in Sweden
24 February 2026
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New occurrences with critical raw materials found during mapping in Småland
The aim of the mapping project SGU is conducting in northeastern Småland and southeastern Östergötland is to investigate and sample the bedrock with a focus on occurrences of critical and strategic raw materials, and to improve our understanding of when and how these formed. The investigations under 2025 have discovered additional occurrences with critical raw materials.
18 February 2026
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Exploration newsletter February 2026
What´s up in the exploration and mining industry in Sweden? Find out by downloading the latest issue of Exploration Newsletter.
9 February 2026
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New data from SGU enhance understanding of critical minerals
The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) is conducting several interdisciplinary projects focused on mapping energy-, battery-, and innovation-critical metals and minerals. A new report presents geological data from Västernorrland County that improves knowledge of how Sweden’s bedrock was formed.
22 October 2025
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Exploration Newsletter September 2025
What´s up in the exploration and mining industry in Sweden? Find out by downloading the latest issue of Exploration Newsletter.
10 September 2025
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Sweden’s attractiveness as a mining country has increased significantly
The Canadian think tank Fraser Institute conducts an annual survey targeting the mining industry. The survey evaluates a variety of factors, including how attractive different countries are for mining investment. In this year's survey, Sweden is ranked sixth, which is a significant increase compared to the previous year.
11 August 2025
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New scientific article about lithium pegmatite mineralization in the Nordic countries
As part of the EU-funded project Exploration Information System (EIS), the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), and Luleå University of Technology (LTU) have collaborated to understanding of so-called mineral systems related to lithium mineralization in Sweden and Finland.
7 August 2025
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Swedish mining industry continues to grow – despite decreased ore production in 2024
The statistics show that the Swedish ore production in 2024 totalled just over 80 million tonnes, down 5 per cent compared to 2023. This decrease was almost entirely due to a drop in iron ore output, which faced production and delivery challenges, according to the latest edition of the report Statistics of the Swedish Mining Industry from the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU). In contrast, demand for base metals remained strong, leading to a slight increase in non-iron ore production.
18 June 2025
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Unique test of geophysical methods for mapping mine waste
In a new report, the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) shows how geophysical surveys can help increase knowledge about historical mine waste. Different geophysical methods have been used on different types of tailings repositories, which has provided a unique basis for evaluating them.
29 April 2025