Resources

• PROMETIA member brochure
• PROMETIA flyer
• PROMETIA roll-up part 1 & part 2

• EC Communication on the fourth list of Critical Raw Materials: COM (2020) 474
• EC Communication on the Raw Materials Initiative “Meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe” – COM(2008)699
• Study on “Substitutionability of Critical Raw Materials” by the Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the European Parliament – EST76391
• Creation of a European research network on ore processing and extractive metallurgy – Download
• European Pilot Plant Network for Extractive Metallurgy and Mineral Processing – Download

• SCRREEN final report – Download here
• MSP-REFRAM final report – Download here
• ERECON final report – Download here

• Newsletter #9 July 2021 – Read online >
• Newsletter #8 February 2021 – Read online >
• Newsletter #7 May 2020 – Read online >
• Newsletter #6 July 2019 – Read online >
• Newsletter #5 Jan 2019 – Read online >

Download webinar presentations

• ImPaCT: Integrated Modular Plant and Containerised Tools for Selective, Low-impact Mining of Small High-grade Deposits – Jérôme Bodin, BRGM
• Iterams: Integrated mineral technologies for more sustainable raw material supply – Päivi Kinnunen, VTT
• PREMA: Pretreatment of Mn ores in a pilot-scale rotary kiln – Noémie Julia, Eramet
• Recovery of Tungsten, Niobium and Tantalum occurring as by-products in mining and processing waste streams: a general overview of TARANTULA project – Martina Orefice, KU Leuven
• Overview from Era-Min – Dina Carrilho
• Overview from EIT – Laurence Lamm & Patrick Nadoll

Day 1: 22 October 2019

• RECLAMET – RECLAiming valuable METals from process residues through HIsarna ironmaking – Bernard Vanderheyden, CRM
• Alternative coke for up-scaling – Successful development for laboratory-pilot- industrial and implementation – Maria Lundgren, Swerim
• Industrial aluminium pilot at Karmøy – Hydro ASA – Hans Erik Vatne, Chief Technology Officer, Hydro ASA
• Pilot-scale development of the LiCO process to produce lithium carbonate from industrial waste water – Frédéric Goettmann, Extracthive
• IMP@CT, Integrated Mobile modularised Plant and Containerised Tools for selective, low-impact mining of small high-grade deposits (H2020 project) – Jérôme Bodin, BRGM
• RELICARIO – Recycling of End-of-LIfe CArbon fiber Reinforced plastics – Vincent Blet, CEA

Day 2: 23 October 2019

Electrochemical Leaching of Rare-Earth Elements from Spent NdFeB Magnets – Iryna Makarava, LUT

REEFINE, BIOLIX and PICKIT projects at ULG – David Bastin, ULG

The CIME pilot facility at ORANO – Pascal Nardoux, ORANO

Day 1: 13 December 2018

• Introduction – President, Vice-President and Chairman
• Circular Economy and Raw Material in the EU – Maria Nyberg, DG GROW
• METNET – the Pilot Network – Marianne Magnelöv, MEFOS
• Open innovation as key tool for implementing circular economy based solutions -Marta Macias, CTA
• Secondary materials and circular economy – PROSUM, Susanne Rotter
• Rare earth occurrences in phosphate rock processing – Jason Yang, GTK
• A geometallurgical study for the enrichment process improvement of a heavy sand concentrate – Arthur Delaporte, ERAMET
• IRTC – International Round Table on Materials Criticality – Alessandra Hool, ESM
• Natural stone muds as secondary raw materials: towards a new sustainable recovery process – Rossana Bellopede, POLITO
• Extracting value for aluminium production waste – Abdoulaye Maihatchi, EXTRACTHIVE
• Metal recovery from secondary sources through biolixiviation as key step – Frederic Clarens, CTM
• CERES Project (treatment of electronic waste using biotechnology) – Patrick d’Hugues, BRGM
• Recycling of NiMH and Li-ion batteries – Andrzej Chmielarz, IMN
• The REPUTER project for Ni-MH battery recycling – Eugen Andreiadis, CEA
• Leaching of valuable elements from spent Ni-MH batteries in HCl-H2O media – Margot Zielinski, LGC
• Pyrometallurgy in battery recycling – Guozhu Ye, MEFOS
• Extractive metallurgy for innovative recycling – examples of research at Chalmers University of Technology – Christian Ekberg, Chalmers

Day 2: 14 December 2018

• Concept for improving the energy-efficiency of vacuum filtration processes – Antti Hakkinen, LUT
• Palladium recovery from wastes, from fundamental studies to applications – Damien Bourgeois, ICSM
• Phosphorous management and circular economy – Christian Kabbe, Isleutilities
• CIRRUS for long-life learning – Lena Sundqvist Ökvist, MEFOS, CIRRUS
• SSID proposal – Alicia Valero, CIRCE
• CICERONE – Antoine Monnet, LGI
• ERAMIN 2 – new call for projects
• Conclusive remarks – Patrice Christmann

Day 1: 28 November 2017

• Welcome – introduction – Christophe POINSSOT, Stéphane BOURG, PROMETIA
• The need for process flexibility and adaptability in view of growing technological volatility, Patrice Christmann
• The Swirl reactor, Dag Øistein Eriksen
• Designing a mobile prototype toward minimizing risks in mining industry Monique le Guen, ERAMET
• Development of flexible processes to promote small scale mining, an update from the H2020 Imp@ct project Vanessa Amaral, Extracthive
• Metals recovery from zinc streams Justin Salminen, BOLIDEN
• Zinc smelter leach products valorisation Xavier Constant, NYRSTAR
• Flexibility in raw materials processing Maurits Van Camp, UMICORE
• Towards Decoupling Europe from Platinum Group Metals Supply Risk for the Automotive Sector Iakovos Yakoumis, Monolithos Ltd.
• Flexible and efficient Hydrometallurgical recycling of Li-Ion batteries of different chemistry Gabriele Lombardo, Chalmers
• METGROW+ approach to flexible raw material production Päivi Kinnunen, VTT
• The HydroWEEE strategy: a case study of efficient flexibility for the recovery of critical metals Francesca Beolchini, ECORECYCLING
• Recycling of REE and strategic metals  from WEEE Nour-Eddine Menad, BRGM
• Recovery of rare earths from phosphate ore processing residue Jason Yang, GTK
• Light house programs EIT-RawMaterials including raw material flexibility Laurence Lamm, EIT-RM

Day 2: 28 November 2017

• Development of nanocomposite materials for the recovery of Cesium and Uranium Frédéric Clarens, CTM
• ITERAMS: more efficient water recycling at the mining sites and the valorization of the solid waste residues Kari Heiskanen, OUTOTEC
• Classification of bauxite residue Antti Häkkinen, LUT
• Process operation and monitoring aided by qualified process model Amandine Duterme, CEA
• Raw material flexibility in the Elkem production processes Gro Eide, ELKEM
• Towards a future research activity in Castilla y Leon in raw materials, and advanced technologies for materials science. Santiago Cuesta, ICAMCyL
• Metal Mining Strategy in Castilla y León Pedro Acebes, CARTIF
• METNET Marianne Magnelöv, MEFOS

Day 1: 14 December 2016

• Welcome – introduction – MSP-REFRAM, SCRREEN Christophe POINSSOT, Stéphane BOURG, PROMETIA
• Advances in minerals exploration research Joe CUCUZZA, AMIRA
• INTRAW, MICA, Minatura2020 Eberhard FALK, MINPOL
• SteP: Solving the E-Waste Problem Initiative Otmar DEUBZER, UNU
• TravelEx – a travelling exhibition about the importance of raw material to a Wider Society Learning and public awareness Jose KULLBERG, CENSE
• PROSUM – Prospecting Secondary raw materials in the Urban mine and Mining wastes Perrine CHANCEREL, TU Berlin
• SMART GROUND – data collection and integration platform for secondary raw materials Marco de la FELD, ENCO Consulting
• NEW_InnoNet, Bottleneck analysis of end-of-life waste recycling John BACHER, VTT
• CEReS: Co-processing of Coal Mine and Electronic Wastes: Novel
• REE4EU and METGROW+, strategies for optimized process development in the raw material areas Marta MACIAS, IDENER
• GO-4-0, From iron and manganese oxides wastes to valuable metal alloys using novel carbon sources materials Jean-Michel MILAZZO, ERAMET
• Flexinject and others, Recycling – to consume in-plant fines with benefits for the process Lena SUNDQVIST, MEFOS
• Recovery of metals from low grade primary and secondary resources – IMN experience Andrzej CHMIELARZ, IMN
• EXTRAVAN – Innovative EXTRAction and management of VANadium from high vanadium iron concentrate and steel slags Guozhu YE, MEFOS
• PANEL: R&D perspective related to PROMETIA activities after 2017 –Presentation P. Christmann; Presentation H. Grünewald

Day 2: 15 December 2016

• Waste to value (Norwegian project) Gro EIDE, ELKEM
• SCALE, Rare earth elements and scandium production from bauxite residues Thymis BALOMENOS, NTUA
• Studies on mineralogy and beneficiation of European REE ores Jason YANG, GTK
• Lessons learned from experience about the merits and pitfalls of thermodynamic modelling for leaching process design (ANR CARMEX) Florent BOURGEOIS, LGC
• Main outputs of the RARE3 project Joris ROOSEN, LEUVEN
• ENVIREE, Christian EKBERG
• AMDREY, Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage Daniel MEYER, ICSM
• Education and training initiatives: Thomas ZEMB, ICSM & H-J. Bart, ICSM

• PROMETIA Presentation – Christophe Poinssot (CEA), Stéphane Bourg (CEA), Vincent Chauvet (LGI), Chloé Chavardès (LGI)
• Strategic metals and related issues – Patrice Christmann (BRGM)
• A sustainable approach to material (mineral) recycling: Genetic, thermodynamic, environmental and economic issues – Jordi Bruno (Amphos 21)
• Criteria, limits and advantages of Rare Earths recycling – Alain Rollat (Solvay)
• Polymetallic ores hydrometallurgical processing & EIP-RM PolymetOre – Carlos Frias (Cobre Las Cruces)
• Challenges for future mineral processing – Henning Knapp (Aachen University)
• Pyrometallurgy: recent progress and issues to address – Lena Sundqvist (MEFOS)
• Mineral bio-processing: an option for recovering strategic metals – Barrie Johnson (Bangor University)
• Solvent extraction: a high performance technology – Marie-Christine Charbonnel CEA)
• The Pilot Platforms: a link between research and industry
  • MEFOS – Lena Sundqvist
  • GTK – Jason Yang
  • IEH – Frédéric Goettmann
  • IMN – Andrzej Chmieliarz
• Valorisation of mining and metallurgical wastes: the example of bauxite residues – Ioannis Paspaliaris (NTUA)
• Separation by controlled transfer of ionic species between complex fluids… en route to ienaics for better metal recycling from urban mines – Thomas Zemb (ICSM)