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MINERALS RESEARCH CONFERENCE
A 1 or 2 day conference on minerals research in UK universities will be held in London in December 2009. The conference, which is organized by IMMa, the International Mining and Minerals Association, is designed primarily to provide an opportunity for post-graduate students to make short presentations on their thesis research topics to an audience of their peers and representatives from the minerals industry. Its objectives are to help students hone their presentational skills and to interact with other minerals research groups, as well as to publicise themselves and their work to potential employers.
For more information, click here to view and download the conference publicity flyer in PDF format.
European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources
The 3rd revision of the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR) has recently been published. This document marks the next step on the way to achieve the modernisation of the fundamental pillars of the European economy and society: the European extracting and processing sector of energy and non-energy minerals.
Click here to view and download the complete document in PDF format.
ASRP Announces Invitation to Tender
The Aggregates Strategic Research Programme (ASRP) has announced an invitation to tender, to carry out seven projects that enhance the evidence base to support the sustainable supply of aggregates.
The call opened on 19th February 2009 with a deadline for submission of proposals by 27th March 2009.
Full call documentation, application
forms and programme terms and conditions can be
found on the MIST website at
www.mi-st.org.uk
The projects will be funded from the Aggregate Levy
Sustainability Fund (ALSF). The programme is open to
both public and private sector organisations
including commercial organisations, academic
institutions, public sector agencies and
associations. Projects are to be delivered in
England. Whilst it is envisaged that the projects
will be 100% funded, co-funded applications will be
welcomed. Proposals are invited in seven projects;
1. Develop an horizon scan for the
production of aggregates.
2. Evaluate the environmental impacts of aggregates
within designated sites.
3. Develop an ecosystems approach to decision-making
in the planning and restoration of aggregate
quarries
4. Scoping study for assessing decisions on when to
build new rather than adapting old.
5. Assess the feasibility of using pipelines to
transport aggregates.
6. Assess the design of lorries and quarries for
aggregates transport.
7. Assess the feasibility of underground mining of
aggregates.
ASRP is managed by the Mineral Industry Research Organisation
(MIRO) on behalf of DEFRA. For further information
please refer to the MIST website:
www.mi-st.org.uk.
or contact the MIST Programme Manager at
mist@miro.co.uk.