Mark Rachovides Euromines: the future of mining in Europe

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European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals www.euromines.org

Outline

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• Who we are

• Raw Materials Initiative and

European Innovation Partnership

• EU Mining Industry and itscontribution

• EU Mining Industry andInnovations

• New Design and New Solutions

http://www.euromines.org/




Who we are

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Euromines – who we are

• Recognized representative ofthe European mining industry;

• Service provider to its

members with regard to EUpolicy;

• Network for cooperation andfor the exchange of

information throughout thesector within Europe;

• Link to contacts with themining community throughoutthe world.

Euromines

represents large

and small

companies and

their subsidiaries

in Europe and inother parts of

the world which

provide jobs to

more than

350,000 people.

Their activities

and operations

produce more

than 42 differentmetals andminerals.






Our Key Messages

RESOURCES• We strongly believe that Europe has a viable resource base

DEMAND• The demand for raw materials is continuously increasing

STANDARDS

• The EU should maintain an enabling environment that provides for achievement of the highest standards in the

extractive industries






Euromines as amember/partner/supporter

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• ETP SMR (European Technology Platform on Sustainable MineralResources) – its current President Dr Corina Hebestreit appointedmember of the Industrial Advisory Group for Horizon 2020.

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ERAMIN (Network of Research Ministers on Raw MaterialResearch) launched its first joined call between Member Statesin 2013 making national RTD funding available and completingthe research funded by the Commission.

• One of the flagship projects of the industry ProMine won aprestigious EU prize for best project awarded in Athens in 2014.

• Ongoing projects such as I2MINE, EURARE, EUROGEOSOURCE,IMPACTMIN, MINERALS4EU, and POLINARES will yield more resultsand can enhance the EU’s competence in mineral rawmaterials.








The EU’s Raw Materials Initiative

European Raw Materials Strategy

• COM(2008) 699; COM(2011) 25

Europe 2020

4 Flagships Initiatives out of 7 → raw material strategy synergies

• An industrial policy for the globalisation era

• An agenda for new skills and jobs

• Resource Efficient Europe

• Innovation Union






European Innovation Partnership(EIP) on raw materials

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• Brings together, among others, EU countries,companies, researchers and NGOs topromote innovative solutions to Europe's rawmaterials challenge.

Key objectives are:

• Reduction of import dependency byimproving supply conditions from EU sources,providing resource efficiency and alternativesin supply.

• Bringing Europe to the forefront in rawmaterials sectors and mitigating theirnegative environmental and social impacts.






EIP on Raw Materials:Key components

• Technology-focused policy areas

• Exploration, extraction, processing, recycling

• Substitution

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Non Technology policy areas• Improving Europe's raw materials regulatory framework,

knowledge and infrastructure base, e.g. access to land.

• Promotion of excellence in resource efficiency

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International cooperation• Promoting appropriate international cooperation

ETP SMR, Researchprojects, ERA-MIN

Implementation ofthe RMI EIP

Level playing field

WTO, Tradeagreements






Involvement ofEuromines members

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EU Mining Industry

and its contribution

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Europe is rich in resource !We are a Responsible Source!

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[Source: The Natural History Museum, London]

Au,Cu, Sn-

W !

Au, Cu,Zn, Ni,Trona !

Zn-Pb,Au !

Ni-Cu,Fe, Au,Cu, Zn,

REE !

Au,Cu, Li-B, Ni !

Cu,Zn !

Au, K,Sn-W !






Meeting “base-load” demand

• Upgrading & maintaining infrastructure(health, transport, energy,…)

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Accommodating increased urbanisation

• Deploying new sustainable technologies

• Sharing equitably the benefits of new technologies

• Re-balancing lifestyles and employment across EU regions

The mining industry consistently adds more to provenreserves than it takes away






Sustainable production,Environmental-friendly products

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• Create possibilities to keep production in the EU and attractas much investment in new facilities as possible.

• Extraction of metals and minerals in the EU should be

encouraged.• Developing new mining technologies and exporting them to

the rest of the world.








Any Green Economystill needs Responsible Sourcing

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[Source: Aachen University RWTH]






Resource Efficiency

• Resource Efficiency should yieldoptimum solutions to the trade-offs that exist between differentenvironmental objectives and

the environmental, social andeconomic imperatives ofSustainable Development.

• The result should be an economy

that optimises its use of resourcesand, therefore, results inimproved living conditions andreduced waste globally.

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EU Mining Industry

and Innovations

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Leadership in innovations

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• Providing pilot plants and research on mining techniques is a way tostimulate innovation.

• EU mining provides raw materials for numerous greenhouse gasmitigation applications, such as for wind and solar energy farms.

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High-strength metals help build lighter cars with lower emissions.

• The European Innovation Partnership (‘EIP’) on Raw Materials is animportant attempt to build on Europe’s strengths.








Horizon 2020

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Societal Challenge 5 - Climate action,environment, resource efficiency and rawmaterials

"Ensuring The Sustainable Supply Of Non-energyAnd Non-agricultural Raw Materials"• New solutions for sustainable production of raw

materials• Innovative and sustainable solutions leading to

substitution of raw materials

• Coordinating and supporting raw materials researchand innovation

• Cross-challenge topics

"Waste: A resource to recycle, reuse and recoverraw materials"• Recycling of raw materials from products and buildings

• Towards near-zero waste at European and global level

Industrialleadership

(€

17 billion)

Excellentscience

(€ 24 billion)

Societalchallenges

(€ 31 billion)






ETP SMR contribution

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• Reshape a „traditional” industry from resource-driven to a knowledge-driven industry;

• Foster new jobs, including SMEs and New

Member States

• Supply and secure the mineral resources needed by the EUeconomy while minimising the related environmental footprint(decoupling);

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Strengthen world leadership and competitiveness in mineralssector technology;

• Add value for customers and the society.





New Design New Solutions

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Steel and concreteArchitecture

L'Hemisfèric – IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium

- Planetarium is a half-sphere composed of concrete 110meters long and 55.5 meters wide.

- The shutter is built of elongated aluminum awnings that foldupward collectively to form a brise soleil roof that opensalong the curved axis of the eye.

Aluminium Concrete

Iron ore Chromium

Nickel





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Skyscraper

Architecture

Lift technology – KONE UltraRopeTM

Super-light rope technologyCarbon fiber core and special high-friction coating• 2x longer lifetime,• 60% reduction in moving masses,• 15% reduction in energy

consumption,• Less sensitive to building sway.

Carbon fiber

Iron ore




Aerospace Industry

Superjumbo Aircraft

- To minimise the unladen weight, theAirbus A380 structures incorporate a

range of new materials.- The aluminum and fiberglass layers of

Glare (new material, highly resistantto fatigue) do not allow propagationof cracks.

- Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic isused for the central box of the wings,the horizontal stabilisers, the fin, therear fuselage section and for ceilingbeams.

Carbon fiber

Aluminium

Titanium mineralsCopper






Plug-in hybrid sports car by BMW

- The BMW i8, first introduced as theBMW Concept Vision EfficientDynamics.

- The 2015 model year BMW i8 has a7.1 kWh lithium-ion battery pack thatdelivers an all-electric range of 37 km(23 mi) under the New EuropeanDriving Cycle (NEDC).

Automotive IndustryElectric cars

Dysprosium

Cerium

Neodymium

Lithium

Terbium

Aluminium

Iron

Copper






Automotive IndustryDiesel and petrol driven cars

IronAluminium

Rhodium

PalladiumPlatinum

Diesel and petrol driven cars

- High-strength steel is used to improve crash protection

while at the same time lower the weight.- Aluminium can be used for body panels, engine blocks,roofs and wheels.

- Catalytic converters require to use of precious metalssuch as platinum, palladium and rhodium.






Lighting IndustryLed Lighting

Lanthanum

Cerium

Europium

Terbium

- LED lamps use mall quantities of rareearth powders as phosphors, thesemake up less than 1% of the overallweight, but are crucial for LED lamps'characteristics and functionality.

- LED lamps yield up to 80-90% energysavings due to the fact that theirservice life is 5-40 times longer thanthat of conventional light bulbs.

Phosphors






Wind Power IndustryWind turbines

Iron

Aluminium

Zinc

Copper

Molybdenum

Wind turbines

- Wind power is not possiblewithout innovativematerials.

- A single wind turbine cancontain up to severalhundred tons of steel,several tons of copper andaluminium.

- The steel and aluminiumused in the wind turbinesremains in place for aperiod of 30-40 years.

- The blades are often madeof carbon fibre andfiberglass.

- High-tech steel is used forslewing bearings and rings.






Germanium

Galium

Silver

Quartz

Silicon

TitaniumPhotovoltaic cells

- Solar PV is now the third mostimportant renewable energy sourcein terms of globally installed capacity.

- Semi-conductor solar cells consist oftin oxide electrodes between which

there are layers of nano-poroustitanium oxide as the pigment carrier,zirconium dioxide as electrolyte, andplatinum as catalyst.

Ruthenium

Photovoltaic IndustryPhotovoltaic cells






Copper

Nickel

Neodynium

Lithium

ApatiteIndium

Dyprosium

Smartphones

- Today's smartphonesmay contain up to 50different metals althoughused mostly in very small

absolute quantities.- New technology metals,

neodynium anddysprosium are used forpowerful loudspeakermagnets.

- Cobalt and lithium are

used for the battery.- Indium is necessary forthe LED display, andgallium for the processor.

CobaltGallium

Information and communicationstechnology (ICT) industry






Aluminium

Our households

Households

- Daily home life dependson a vast range ofnatural resourcesextracted from the earth.

- One of the most famous

example of householdindustrial design is theJuicy Salif, designed byPhilippe Starck in 1990.

- It is considered an icon ofindustrial design that hasbeen displayed in NewYork's Museum of Modern

Art. It is manufactured byan Italian kitchenwarecompany and madefrom cast and polishedaluminium.







Thank you for your kind attention

In case of any questions please contact:Euromines

12, Avenue de BroquevilleB-1150 BrusselsBelgiumTel.: +32 2 775 63 31Fax: +32 2 770 63 03E-mail: [email protected] www.euromines.org

We must shape the future of our

industry in Europe, TOGETHER.

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