Diamond miner Alrosa announced that it has become a partner of the GenerationS-2016 federal accelerator, the largest of its kind in Russia and Eastern Europe, according to IDEX Online.
The company is inviting projects relevant to its mining operations, including exploration technologies, unmanned open pit and underground mining, dry concentration and diamond breakage prevention technologies in diamondiferous ore treatment.
Applications from technical entrepreneurs will be accepted at the GenerationS official website until October 15, and the GenerationS Super Final will be held in March 2017, with the winners sharing the GenerationS Grand Prix of $226 million.
