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12/02/2015

Pushing boundaries beyond – Circular by 2020?

When: Monday, March 9, 2015 - 00:00
Where: Dublin, Ireland
When: Monday, March 9, 2015 – 00:00
Where: Dublin, Ireland

International Conference on New Technologies and Policies for Mining and Mining Products

The role of New Technologies and Policy Approaches for a future mining industry in Europe

9 March 2015, 9:00h – 17:00h

Venue:
Main auditorium: Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, The Naughton Institute, Trinity College Dublin.

Sharing perspectives on the role of new technological and policy approaches for Europe’s future mining industry.

Conference Programme

9:00h – 9:30h Registration and welcome coffee

1. General introduction 
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome by Prof. Stefano Sanvito, Trinity College Dublin
& Dr. Eibhlin Doyle, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Session moderator: Dr. Damaris Fernandez, Trinity College Dublin

09:40 – 10:00 Mining in Ireland: Future Challenges, Mr. Sean Finlay, Geoscience Ireland
10:00 – 10:20 The future of Mining in Europe, Mr. Mark Rachovides, Euromines
10:20 – 10:40 TP Ocean material and technology demands, Mr. Nicolas Wallet, Ocean Energy Europe

Coffee break 

2. Specific needs for raw materials and new technology providers 
Session moderator: Mr. Koen Verbruggen, Director Geological Survey of Ireland

11:00 – 11:20 Boliden –  Tara mine (title tbc), Mr. Stefan Romedahl, Boliden
11:20 – 11:40 Basalt Fibre: Advanced Composites for Renewable Energy, Mr. David Simmons,
MAFIC UK & European Sales
11:40 – 12:00 Sustainable Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage, Mr. Ekhard Beuleke, Omya
International AG
12:00 – 12:30 Discussion

Lunch 

3. New settings – new processing conditions. The race for new technologies
Session moderator: Dr. Jonathan Derham, Head of Programme – EPA Climate, Resource Use and Research, Environmental Protection Agency

14:00 – 14:20 Alternative Gold extraction processing in Ireland, Mr. Kevin McNulty,
Conroy Gold Resources & Mr. Andrew Carter, Tetra Tech Inc.
14:20 – 14:40 Why robotics in mining?, Mr. Henryk Karas, KGHM
14:40 – 15:00 Closing the circle from mining to recycling, Ms. Marie Andersson Drugge, Boliden
15:00 – 15:20 Critical Raw Materials for alternative energies: new sources and new end uses,
Prof. Sean McClenaghan & Prof. Michael Lyons, Trinity College Dublin

Coffee break 

4. Policies and Innovation strategies to achieve 2020 – 2030 roadmaps
Session moderator: Dr. Deirdre Lewis, Technical Director at SLR Global Environmental Consultants

15:40 – 16:00 Raw materials between euphoria and ignorance – the need for raw material strate-
gies, Dr. Wolfgang Reimer & Dr. Manfred Goedecke, Geokompetenzzentrum Freiberg
16:00 – 16:20 The need for strategies addressing interdependent technical and non-technical
aspects in the raw materials demand and supply, Prof. Paul Coughlan & Dr. Dámaris
Fernández, Trinity College Dublin
16:20 – 16:40 EU Policies and Research and Innovation Programmes for Raw materials, Mr. Milan
Grohol, DG Enterprise and Industry
16:40 – 17:00 Discussion
17:00 Closing Remark – The EIP and its potential contribution to the sustainable supply of
resources, Mr. Mark Rachovides & Dr. Corina Hebestreit, Euromines

Organising Committee:

  • Dr. Dámaris Fernández – Chemistry CRANN/AMBER, TCD
  • Prof. Stefano Sanvito – Director CRANN/AMBER, TCD
  • Professor Sean McClenaghan – Geology, TCD
  • Dr. Corina Hebestreit – Euromines/ETP SMR
  • Mr. Carl Anders – IBEC/IMEG
  • Representative of Industry
  • Representative of Governmental Research Institution

Hotel Accommodation

A block booking has been made in the O’Callaghan Hotel Dublin. The special price of 115 EUR is applicable for the reservations made untill 20st February 2015.

Please use the following link to make your hotel reservation:

https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1345556&hotelID=77538(link is external)

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