DIM ESEE-2 innovation in process-oriented orebody characterization

DIM ESEE v.2: Implementing innovations is a lifelong learning project focused on rising innovativeness among raw materials professionals in the region of Eastern and Southeastern Europe (ESEE), and is based on positive results and success of previous DIM ESEE school (2016-2020).
The aim is to enhance entrepreneurial and innovative capacity of the region’s higher education institutions’ graduates and alumni by organizing the following topics:

• Innovation in process-oriented orebody characterization (19th – 21st October 2022),
• Innovation in extraction (18th – 20th October 2023), and
• Innovation in ore processing (16th – 18th October 2024).

This course will focus on the most recent technological innovations contributing to a better understanding of a mineral resource from in situ and online measurements down to microanalytical techniques for automatednmineralogy. It will introduce principles of geometallurgy and show how process-oriented ore characterization allows to predict process performance and its environmental impact.

Day 1. Sensing and modelling the ore deposit
Digital perspectives in the mining industry | Introduction to Geometallurgy | Principles of geological imaging and online vision | Automated analytical core logging system.
Day 2. Tracking the fine particles and minerals
Sample prep for quantitative mineralogy | SEM-based automated mapping |
MicroLIBS for elemental mapping | Reconciliation of analytical data.
Day 3. Process simulations and lifecycle assessment
Minerals and process simulation | Introduction to LCA for mineral processing
operations.

Participation fee covering accommodation, meals and all workshop
activities: 400,00 € + VAT 25%
Fee for online participation (payments by 1st September) 100,00 € + VAT