The seminar “Innovation in Selective Mining: new trends and technological advances to reduce the environmental footprint of mineral extraction“ will take place on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, as a satellite event of the 125th anniversary of the Geological Survey of Belgium.
The morning will be dedicated to an overview of several projects working in the field of selective mining, followed by a panel discussion with the experts.
In the afternoon a “Discovery” workshop is organised, including a session dedicated to anybody interested in discovering and using the equipment for selective mining developed in the ROBOMINERS project as well as a Roadmapping workshop.
Participation in the event is free but registration via the following link is required: https://bit.ly/3CXRgCx
Please note that this is a physical event. No online participation will be possible.
Morning session: Conference on selective mining
8.30 – 9.15 – Coffee and registration
9.15 – 9.30 – Welcome and Opening – Vanessa Heyvaert, Director, Geological Survey of Belgium & Giorgia Stasi, Geologist, Geological Survey of Belgium
9.30 – 9.50 – Patrick Nadoll, EITRawMaterials
9.50 – 10.10 – ROBOMINERS project overview – Christian Burlet, Geologist, Geological Survey of Belgium
10.10 – 10.30 – Phosphate exploration in Europe – Sophie Decree, Geologist, Geological Survey of Belgium, Nolwenn Coint, Geologist, Geological Survey of Norway
10.30 – 11.00 – Break
11.00 – 11.20 – Precision mining: deep sea to deep space – Pablo Sobron – Founder, Impossible Sensing (St Louis, USA)
11.20 – 11.40 – CoreDNA, transdisciplinary multi sensor core logging technology – Christophe Germay – Founder, EPSLog (Milmort, Belgium)
11.40 – 12.15 – Panel discussion
12.15 – 12.20 – Conclusion
Afternoon sessions: “Discovery” Workshop and “Roadmapping”
13.20 – 13.30 – Welcome and Opening Workshop – Giorgia Stasi & Christian Burlet, Geologists, Geological Survey of Belgium
13.30 – 15.00 – Discovery session 1 (max 10 pers.): laboratory demonstration LIBS and Fluorescence / Discovery session 2 (max 10 pers.): field applications of ERT / Gamma Ray
15.00 – 15.15 – Break
15.15 – 16.30 – Roadmapping (max 20 pers.), Luis Lopes, Project manager, LPRC
16.30 – 17.00 – Final remarks and conclusion of events
