ABSTRACT Energy disruption and digitalization are driving forces to increase the need of metals in coming decades. Worries about security of supply of critical raw...
Tag: Lifecycle
Nicolas Maennling – Avoiding the “not in my backyard” backlash by merging technology and sustainability drivers to benefit mining regions
Abstract The mining sector in the Andean region is experiencing a technological revolution that has been accelerated by the pandemic. The technological changes are here...
Andrew Buchanan – A Circular Economy in the Iron and Steel Industry and Beyond
1Materials Processing Institute, Eston Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 6US | UK, andrew.buchanan@mpiuk.com For too long, the “take-make-dispose”, linear economy model has been adopted globally. In this...
Frances Wall – Integrating primary raw materials into Circular Economy research
Frances Wall*1 & Met4Tech participants2 1Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter f.wall@exeter.ac.uk 2Met4Tech@exeter.ac.uk @met4tech (website coming soon – met4tech.org) The new UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular...
Geraldine McGuire – ESG and the Life of Mine
There is a growing awareness of the need to consider Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters at the commencement and operational phases of the Mine...
Ruth Apps – How developments in gravity energy storage are offering a new life for mining assets to be involved in the renewable energy transition.
Business Development Manager, Gravitricity. 128 Pitt Street Edinburgh EH6 4DD Ruth.Apps@gravitricity.com Twitter: @gravitricity Gravitricity is developing new novel long-life mechanical energy storage. Its system is...
Laurens Tijsseling & Robert Pell – Minimizing Environmental Impact to Maximize Environmental Credentials by the Integration of Life Cycle Assessment
1Minviro Ltd, 25 Lavington Street, SE1 0NZ, London, England, info@minviro.com To enable the transition to a low-carbon economy, an unprecedented volume of critical metals will...
Andy Whitmore – A Material Transition: Supply & Demand Solutions for Renewable Energy Minerals
Co-chair London Mining Network Email: whit@gn.apc.org Phone: +44 775 439 5597 Address: 80 Stanmore Road, Stevenage, SG1 3QE The talk will present the contents of...
Peter Bryant – Bringing miners, investors, and indigenous communities together with other participants shouldn’t be as rare as it is: why a ‘whole of value chain’ approach to responsible sourcing makes sense
Co-founder and Board Chair | The Development Partner Institute for Mining Managing Director and Board Member | Clareo | 20 N Wacker Dr. Suite 2230...