Mining Technologies Competition Held for the First Time in TEKNOFEST Attracts Great Interest

When TEKNOFEST is mentioned, aviation, space and defense technologies and competitions come to the fore. However, the Mining Technologies Competition, which was added to the festival for the first time this year, also attracts great attention.

Behind this step is the transformation that mining has undergone in recent years. Because mining is no longer seen as an industry that consists only of extracting underground resources. Critical raw materials; While it is of strategic importance for many sectors, from energy to defense, from electric vehicles to high-tech production, the processing, monitoring, efficient use and integration of these resources with technology is becoming increasingly critical.

The Mining Technologies Competition, run by Türk Altın, also focuses on this transformation. The competition aims to accelerate digitalization in the mining industry, disseminate autonomous production systems and develop domestic engineering solutions.

Projects included in the competition; It focuses on areas such as advanced ore processing technologies, exploration, monitoring and measurement systems designed with domestic software, autonomous mining applications, artificial intelligence integration, occupational safety solutions and environmentally friendly production models.

Conversion of strategic mines into end products, development of smart and autonomous mining vehicles, artificial intelligence-supported planning software and precious metal recovery from waste and e-waste are among the topics covered by the competition. Sustainable water management and rehabilitation solutions are also among the project areas developed.

The teams that made it to the final stage among the projects developed by university students, graduates, startups and private sector representatives are exhibiting their projects within the scope of TEKNOFEST held in Şanlıurfa.

The Mining Technologies Competition, which was added to TEKNOFEST for the first time in 2026, aims to bring together the academy, industry and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the field of mining technologies.

The winner of the Mining Technologies Competition will be announced at TEKNOFEST on Saturday, October 3.

The team that comes first in the competition will win 18 Republic gold coins, the second team will win 12 Republic gold coins, and the third team will win 6 Republic gold coins.