• Mining Lab

    Miningthon

    Find out about the Program!

The Mining Lab Miningthon program was created with the purpose of seeking solutions from the global innovation ecosystem for thematic challenges that have a high level of maturity or low customization needs, being tested and scaled with greater agility

The Mining Lab Miningthon is a short-term program focused on thematic challenges such as increasing productivity, reducing cost, and optimizing tasks within the company. Since its inception in 2019, there have been more than 130 applications of solutions applied in low customization and with a high level of maturity. Among the themes already worked in past editions are: automatic document issuance, wellness management, vehicle checklist and inclusive technologies for PCDs.

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Program steps

All steps of the program will take place online and communications will be made via e-mail 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

  2. Selection 1

    Dates at program opening

    Nexa team will define which registered companies will proceed to the next step

  3. Pitch day

    Dates at program opening

    Event in which the companies will present their solutions before a panel of Nexa executives for evaluation

  4. Evaluation 2

    Dates at program opening

    Nexa team will evaluate all presentations and materials submitted by the companies

  5. Selection 2

    Dates at program opening

    Nexa team will define finalist companies

  6. Formalization

    Dates at program opening

    Alignment meetings will be held between Nexa and the finalist companies in order to identify and draw up the most suitable contract for boht Parties

POCs Kick off

Dates at program opening

Benefits

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Find out about the advantages of participating in the Mining Lab Miningthon

Program with an entirely equity-free model

Investment to execute a short-term Proof of Concept (PoC)

Contact with world-renowed professionals in the mining and metallurgy industry and in the innovation ecosystem

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

FAQ

The Mining Lab Miningthon is one of Nexa Resources' open innovation programs that aims to find solutions with low customization requirements or high level of maturity for the demands proposed in the challenges.

No. Only projects that at least one process or product already defined, and that can be tested within a maximium of 3 (three) months, will be considered. The idea is to scale the business model to market in the short-term, so only projects that already at an advanced stage will be accepted.

The deadline for the completion of the testing and validation stage of the projects is three (3) months after the selection and the contract signed. 

You can include your solution at any time in the Mining Lab Channel, our open channel for innovative solutions, available on our innovation platform. More information can be found at: https://www.mininglab.com.br/channel/

About Miningthon