Duration: 01 January 2024 – 31 December 2027
Horizon Europe project, Horizon-RIA Grant Agreement #101137552. Europe has a multitude of unexploited, low-grade V-bearing titanomagnetite deposits in Finland, Sweden, Greenland, Norway, Poland and Ukraine. However, these deposits have a complex “spiderweb-like” mineral assemblage. Without selective blasting, selective fragmentation and pre-concentration technologies to separate the Ti-rich ilmenite grains from the V-bearing magnetite, these deposits are not economically viable. Supported by a bespoke forensic geometallurgy, AVANTIS will develop a novel selective-blasting approach that allows for rock excavation with increased mineral liberation at the blasting stage, and reduced energy demand in the crushing and grinding stages.
AGH University of Krakow (PL)
KU Leuven (Coordinator, BE)
University of Oulu (FI)
Geological Survey of Finland (FI)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Technical University of Crete (GR)
Technical University of Madrid (ES)
Titania (NO)
Proxis (PL)
IMA Engineering (FI)
Otanmäki Mine (Associated Partner, FI)
Strategic Explorations (Associated Partner, FI)
Australian Titanium (Associated Partner, AU)
Duration: 1 January 2020 – 30 June 2023
EIT RM funded project. The project develops a new service for mineral exploration by a novel combination of the available technologies of automated mineralogy and mass spectroscopy. Paired trace element and isotope signatures of heavy mineral grains from unconsolidated sediments can more effectively predict localizations and types of ores compared to the bulk geochemical methods. The project validates the new method and supports marketing of the new service by SME’s.
AGH-UST University of Science and Technology
CRS Laboratories Oy (Finland)
Geologian tutkimuskeskus, GTK (Geological Survey of Finland) (Finland)
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS (Denmark)
Mawson Oy (Finland)
Palsatech Oy (Finland)
University of Oulu (Finland)
University of Tromsø - Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
Duration: 01 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
EIT RM funded project. EXplORE aims to create a MSc-programme in exploration involving AGH, LTU, Oulu and TU BAF together with exploration industry. Exploration geoscientists will be educated in how to create exploration business and understanding the market conditions. By adding the necessary components of entrepreneurship in exploration and student and teacher exchange we will provide the students with the knowledge and skills to boost exploration in Europe.
Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Sweden (Lead Partner)
AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Beak Consultants GmbH (BEAK), Germany
Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden
Fugro Germany Land, Germany
Geovista AB, Sweden
Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB), Sweden
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Germany
University of Oulu, Finland
WSP Finland Oy, Finland
Duration: 1 January 2018 – 31 March 2020
EIT RM funded project. The project’s overall goal is to help Kosovo Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine to rebuild the broken chain of education and training and benefit from the innovations already existing in European Union and on-going developments. The project provides for transferring of up-to-date knowledge of modern concepts and methods to these countries through the comprehensive and suitable program for the students of the Faculty of Geosciences-University of Mitrovica, and also employees of the Geological Survey of the Republic of Kosovo, the Geological Survey of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Geological Survey of Ukraine. Project will have a long-term and significant effects, as well trained and educated geological experts will be able to provide all necessary expertise and services to investors, seeking for a stable and secure raw material sources in Europe - undeveloped Republic of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine will be a perfect place for that.
AGH-UST University of Science and Technology
Geologian tutkimuskeskus, GTK (Geological Survey of Finland) (Finland)
University of Tromsø - Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
GeoZS Geological Survey of Slovenia (Slovenia)
PLUTO Investment (Switzerland)
PROXIS AG Poland (Poland)