• Mining Lab

    Challenge

     

    Find out about the program!

 

 

 

The Mining Lab Challenge program was created to support initiatives of entrepreneurs who wish to develop technological innovation projects for the mining and metallurgy industry.

Through the Mining Lab Challenge program, we seek solutions from the global innovation ecosystem for challenges related to strategic themes and that have a medium level of maturity or the ability to be tested and customized to Nexa's needs.

 For this reason, this is a long-term program with challenges linked to Nexa's core business, in which initiatives from around the world are identified and connected to test their solutions together with our technicians.

Since its creation in 2016, we have had more than 1100 innovative solutions registered through the eight editions of the program.

 

About Challenge

Program steps

All stages of the program will take place online and communications will be made via the e-mail address registered at the time of registration.

Registration

Dates at program opening

  1. Evaluation 1

    Dates at program opening

    Nexa team will evaluate the received applications and define which ones will go on to the next phase

  2. Bootcamp

    Dates at program opening

    This phase has the objective of aligning the projects and refining the proposed solution

  3. Evaluation 2

    Dates at program opening

    Nexa team will evaluate all the documents submitted and define which ones will go on to the next phase.

  4. Immersion

    Dates at program opening

    The final alignment of the projects with Nexa's technical managers and mentors will take place to format the value proposition of each project

  5. Evaluation 3

    Dates at program opening

    Nexa team will evaluate all projects value propositions and define which ones will go on to the next phase.

  6. Demoday

    Dates at program opening

    Event in which the companies will present themselves before a panel of Nexa executives for evaluation and final selection

POCs
Kick off

Dates at program opening

Benefits

Photo: Gloved hand holding ore

Find out about the benefits of participating in the Mining Lab Challenge

Investment in the development of proposed solutions projects through proof of concept

Possibility to perform tests in an industrial environment with Nexa’s technical support

Promotion of co-development partnerships for new technologies/solutions with Nexa

Opportunity to become a supplier of Nexa and, potentially, of other Votorantim Group companies

FAQ

The Mining Lab Challenge is Nexa Resources open innovation program that aims to find innovative solutions for the demands in its mining and metallurgical processes in its operations in Brazil and Peru. 

No. Only projects that have at least one process or product already defined, and that can be tested within a maximum of 12 (twelve) months, will be considered. The idea is to scale the business model to market in the short-term, so only projects that are already at an advanced stage will be accepted. 

The deadline for the completion of the testing and validation stage of the projects is twelve (12) months after the selection and the contract signed. 

You can include your solution at any time in the Mining Lab Channel. More information can be found at: https://www.mininglab.com.br/channel/

Companies duly constituted and registered with the competent and regular bodies in accordance with the law and the articles of incorporation of their countries of origin that have a proposal for a solution that adheres to one of the challenges.

Get in touch with us by the e-mail [email protected]

About Challenge