Do you have a startup and want to collaborate with the future of mining with the support of the main mining companies in the country? Then register your solution for M-Start Cycle 8! 

The M-Start program aims to develop innovative solutions to common challenges in the mineral sector, in partnership with startups, within 7 themes: Decarbonization, Social Development, Operational Efficiency, Alternative Energy Sources, Water Management, Tailings and Waste Management and Safety and Occupational Health. 

At M-Start, startups have the possibility of receiving investments from the sponsor mining companies for the execution of proofs of concept. In addition, they also have access to the infrastructure and support of the sponsor mining companies' technical teams to validate their PoCs. 

Applications are open from March 21st to Abril 25th, 2022.

New to M-Start Cycle 8! 

For the first time, the program will seek solutions within the Decarbonization theme! 

The inclusion of this topic is in line with mining's commitment to promoting practices linked to ESG and shows interest in solutions that mitigate environmental impacts! 

The other novelty of the M-Start Cycle 8 public notice is the Mining Hub Challenge, a special challenge aimed at consulting companies, startup accelerators and corporate accelerators with the objective of helping startups to cross the "valley of death" of innovation in the mineral sector. Click here and apply to Mining Challenge

Below, get to know the challenges of this notice: 

Theme: Decarbonization 

• Challenge: How to carry out an inventory of carbon stock and removal through forest characterization for biodiversity conservation and revenue generation? 

Sponsor Mining Company: AngloGold Ashanti 

 

Theme: Social Development 

• Challenge: How to transform an obsolete Government Resource Planning and Management (GRP) platform into a more modern and functional system? 

Sponsor Mining Company: Vale 

 

Theme: Operational Efficiency 

• Challenge: How can we reduce the generation of particulates in transport? 

Sponsor Mining Company: CBA 

 

Theme: Operational Efficiency 

• Challenge: How to perform mine drainage using 4.0 technologies? 

Sponsor Mining Company: CBA 

 

Theme: Operational Efficiency 

• Challenge: How can we solve the problem of excess moisture in iron ore during storage and transport? 

Sponsor Mining Company: CSN 

 

Theme: Operational Efficiency 

• Challenge: How to evaluate and monitor the dynamics, over time, of changes in vegetation cover and land uses in mining areas in Brazil? 

Sponsor Mining Company: Vale 

 

Theme: Alternative Energy Sources 

• Challenge: How to promote mobility and accessibility in administrative areas through an environmentally responsible infrastructure? 

Sponsor Mining Company: AngloGold Ashanti 

 

Theme: Alternative Energy Sources 

• Challenge: How to generate energy by the water differences in the pipes? 

Sponsor Mining Company: CBA 

 

Theme: Water Management 

• Challenge: Low cost alternatives for effluent chloride treatment 

Sponsor Mining Company: CBMM 

 

Theme: Tailings and Waste Management 

• Challenge: How to develop proppants using economically unviable materials? 

Sponsor Mining Company: CBA 

 

Theme: Occupational Safety and Health 

• Challenge: How to develop a communication system for operational employees who do not have e-mail? 

Sponsor Mining Company: Bemisa 

 

Theme: Occupational Safety and Health 

• Challenge: How to carry out the monitoring of standardized activities and identify deviations in behavior? 

Sponsor Mining Company: Nexa Resources e Samarco 

 

Theme: Challenge Mining Hub 

• Challenge: How to enhance the crossing of the "valley of death" of innovation in the mineral sector? 

Sponsor Mining Company: Anglo American, CBMM, MRN, Nexa Resources, Samarco e Vale 

 

The entire program has the support of the corporate accelerator Neo Ventures and the Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM), promoting networking among professionals in the area, generating mtual growth for the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem in mining. 

Come on and build the future of mining! 

Who supports us: 
Alcoa, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Aura Minerals, Bamin, Bemisa, CBA, CBMM, CMOC, CSN, Gerdau, J.Mendes, Jaguar Mining, Kinross, Lundin Mining, Mineração Morro do Ipê, MRN, Nexa Resources, RHI Magnesita, Samarco, Usiminas, Vale, and Yamana Gold. 

And also the suppliers: Accenture, Clariant, Epiroc, EY, Honeywell, IFM, ISQ, Kluber Lubrification, Komatsu, Lhoist, Martin Engineering, Metso: Outotec e Sotreq. 

 

See the notice!

Apply now!

Applications to Mining Hub Challenge