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Prof. Konstantinos Komnitsas Technical University Crete
School Mineral Resources Engineering
Raw Materials University Day, Megaron, Athens, 19 June 2014
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Introduction
Need for environmental protection
Legislation in the EU and elsewhere
Some impacts from bad practices
EIP commitments involving Greek partners
……all in brief
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is a communication campaign launched by the
European Commission in the framework of the
European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw
Materials
to promote skills and employment in raw materials
to boost sectorial competitiveness and sustainable
growth while showing the huge potential of
European raw materials
The aim of the initiative is to attract young people
that are choosing their studies or future graduates,
about opportunities in the raw materials sector
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While the EU is currently dependent on the
imports of many metals, the overall potential for
mining and quarrying in Europe is strong
In spite of this, the land area available for
extraction in the EU is constantly decreasing,
turning access to land into a key challenge for the
extractive industry
In order to facilitate the sustainable supply of raw
materials from European deposits, it is important
to have the right legal and regulatory framework
conditions in place
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To secure sustainability of the sector of extractive industries (Resource efficiency is a priority for Europe)
To secure supply of raw materials and minimize imports
To protect the environment and all recipients from industrial pollution
To build good relations with all interested stakeholders
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Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability (ELD) with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage establishes a framework based on the polluter pays principle to prevent and remedy environmental damage.
The ELD was amended three times through Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries, through Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending several directives, and through Directive 2013/30/EU on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.
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The Waste Management (Management of Waste from
the Extractive Industries) Regulations 2009 (SI No 566
of 2009) came into operation on the 31st December
2009.
Under Regulation 19(1) each local authority shall:
Establish and maintain a register of all extractive
industries within its functional area including-: ◦ the extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources,
◦ the working of quarries, and
◦ the extraction, treatment and storage of peat.
Regulation 19(2) requires the EPA to maintain the register on behalf of the local authorities. Regulation 20 requires the EPA to maintain an inventory of closed extractive waste facilities.
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EPA Victoria has produced in 2007 the Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) for Mining and Extractive Industries
Proposes best practices and sets assessment criteria
the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) regulates the mining and extractive industries under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990 and Extractive Industries Development Act 1995
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Continuous
improvement
Environmental
Policy
Planning
Implementation
and Operation
Checking and
Corrective
Action
Management
Review
A social license is not a legal document issued by the government, but is granted by the public. It is a statement that the community accepts the presence and operation of an extractive industry Shields, D.J., 2012. Social license in mining, Rio+20
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Centro de Tecnologias Minerais – CETEM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20-22 Sep. 2012
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The sustainability of an extractive industry project and a company
depends on the sustainability of its stakeholder relationships
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were launched under Innovation Union to
accelerate the market take up of innovations
addressing key challenges.
The EIP on Raw Materials objective is to reduce
raw materials import dependency by improving
supply conditions from the EU and outside and
providing resource efficiency and alternatives in
supply.
It also aims to bring Europe to the forefront in raw
materials sectors while also mitigating their
negative environmental and social impacts.
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The path to a circular economy: a European collaborative project between the recycling industry, the demolition sector and the Gypsum Industry, GtoG (from gypsum to gypsum) -LIFE 11 ENV/BE/1039 (NTUA)
Innovation Network to increase the COmpetitiveness of the European Magnesium/Magnesite sector through Environmental and Social Sustainability, INCOMES (Grecian
Magnesite) Recovery of Critical Metals from the Bauxite Residues (red
mud) of the primary alumina refining industry, Mud2Metal
(Aluminium S.A, NTUA) Metal Recovery from Low Grade Ores and Wastes, METGROW
(TUC, LARCO S.A)
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Bauxite Residue and Aluminium Valorisation Operations, BRAVO (AUTH, NTUA)
Euromines Network for implementation and exchange on Non-Technological Raw-Materials Innovation in the EU, ENTRIE (Greek Mining Enterprises Association)
Optimizing the Minerals Policy Framework at EU and National
Levels by 2020, OPTIMIN_2020 (TUC, EKBAA-IGME, GEK
TERNA GROUP OF COMPANIES) European Minerals Information Network, EUMINET (EKBAA-
IGME)
Development of Innovative Technologies for processing low grade, fine feeds for the primary ferronickel production industry, FerroNi (LARCO S.A, NTUA)
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Towards a new model of C&DW management for a circular supply chain integrating innovative solutions for a better recovery of Raw Materials, C&D-WRAM (TUC)
Employ of Waste instead of Quarry for sUbstitution of AnTimOny as fire Retardant additive, EQUATOR (TUC)
Environmentally Responsible Deep-sea Mining, ERDEM (HCMR)
Africa-EU-Latin America Raw Materials Platform Kandandu, AELPK (Natural Resources GP)
Covenant Circular Economy 2022, Coveant2022 (Municipality of Athens)
Industrial Minerals Associations' Global Innovative Network, IMAGINe (S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.)
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Creation of a European research network on ore processing and extractive metallurgy, EUROPEM (TUC)
EUropean NAtural Rubber Substitute from Guayule, EU-NARS-G (MAICH/CIHEAM )
Standardization of sustainable mining management systems, Stand4Mines (Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change)
EU Responsible mining demonstrations: best practice and
capacity building, REMIND (TUC, Hellas Gold S.A, EKBAA-IGMEM)
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Partner Number of commitments
NTUA 4
AUTH 1
TUC 6
EKBAA-IGME 3
HCMR 1
MAICH/CIHEAM 1
Municipality of Athens 1
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change
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LARCO S.A 2
Hellas Gold S.A 1
S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. 1
Grecian Magnesite 1
Aluminium S.A 1
GEK TERNA 1
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I. Paspaliaris, K. Komnitsas, Russia, Sep. 2000
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Prof. Konstantinos Komnitsas
Technical University Crete, School Mineral Resources Eng.
Research Unit: Mining/Metallurgical Waste Management and Soil Rehabilitation
tel:+30-28210-37686
email: [email protected]
http://www.mred.tuc.gr/4250.html
National expert in Societal Challenge 'Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials' (HORIZON 2020)
EC Expert in Metallurgy of Materials Roadmap 2020-30....50
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