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“Europe is rich in scarce resources”

With this key statement, Elisabeth Köstinger, Austrian Federal Minister of Sustainability and Tourism, today inaugurated the International Raw Materials Conference of the European Raw Materials Initiative EUMICON. Only with innovative technologies can Europe’s future demand for raw materials be secured without having to resort to imports from potentially conflict-laden regions of the world. The shift towards renewable energies in particular is a major driving force for the increasing global need for raw materials that implies a by no means inconsiderable potential for conflict!

At the EUMICON 2018 from 26 – 28 September in Vienna, approx. 250 renowned representatives from research, business, politics, as well as the raw materials and processing industry will speak on new solutions for a sustainable and responsible way of supplying raw materials within Europe, and the necessary processing technologies and machines to this end. Tomorrow, Prof. Dr. Jens Gutzmer, Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Resource Technologies, Freiberg, will give a lecture on the topic of “Mineral Raw Materials from Europe for Europe – Europe’s Potential in Mineral Deposits”.

The final day of the International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) was dedicated to various industrial and cultural tours for the participants:

On the one hand, the Russian mining and metallurgical company Metalloinvest Management Company LLC opened the doors to its sites in Gubkin (mining) and Stary Oskol (steel); on the other hand, a visit to the potash mine Usolskiy of the EuroChem group, which is located at the Verkhnekamsk potash deposit in the Perm region, was also on offer. As for the cultural part, one could choose between a Golden Ring tour to the ancient Russian towns to the northeast of Moscow and a trip to St. Petersburg. Continue reading “Final day of the International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) in Moscow”

Welcome to another day at the International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) in Moscow with an exciting set of lectures! Mrs. Margarita Mezzetti from the Institute of Mineral Processing Machines (IAM) today spoke on the “Microstructural Investigation of Complex Ores Processed with Electric Impulses”. A scientific lecture always presents a welcome opportunity to get feedback from the international research environment.

The numerous presentations at the IMPC are accompanied by daily poster sessions, which are arranged according to various theme groups. Throughout the 4 day spanning event, a total of 90 posters are on display for the participants. As these posters mainly cover contents that are not talked about in the lectures, the poster sessions offer a great deal of valuable additional information. Continue reading “Lecture of Margarita Mezzetti from the IAM at the IMPC in Moscow on the “Microstructural Investigation of Complex Ores processed with Electric Impulses””

The International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) is still in full swing! The official program features more than 300 lectures – with each of the participants having a 15 minute speaking time at their disposal.

If one were to hold all the lectures one after another, that would easily add up to over 3 days of non-stop reporting on the latest developments in the field of mineral processing technologies. That way, even the most interested audience would eventually suffer from a diminishing concentration. 😉

In order to have enough breaks in between the lectures and still be able to deliver all contributions within 4 days, 6 to 7 lectures take place simultaneously and are organized in different sessions. Dr.-Ing. Max Hesse, research assistant at the Institute of Mineral Processing Machines (IAM), has given a lecture on the “Influencing Parameters of the Selective Comminution at Impact Load” in the “Comminution & Classification” theme group.