EIT KIC Raw materials explorationexploitationextractionprocessingrecyclingreuse BARITE BAUXITE GRAPHITE

EIT - KIC Raw materials*: explorationexploitation-extraction-processingrecycling-reuse BARITE BAUXITE GRAPHITE HALITE Asst. Prof. Sibila Borojević Šoštarić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering *non energy, non agricultural raw materials

EIT - KIC Raw materials: explorationexploitation-extraction-processingrecycling-reuse KIC = Knowledge and Innovation Community; Initiative of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) EIT - an independent body of the European Union established in March 2008, part of H 2020 with a dedicated budget of 2, 7 billion € Higher Mission: increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of Education the EU Conceptual methodology: integrate higher education, research and business in areas of high societal need (the knowledge triangle) Overcoming fragmentation via long-term integrated partnerships and achieving critical mass Existing KIC-s Climate-KIC Industry & EIT ICT Labs SMEs KIC Inno. Energy Research & technology

What is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC)? • KICs are the operational part of the EIT New R&D mindset • KICs are long-term (min. 10 years) highly integrated, creative and excellence-driven “Research is to transform partnerships gathering world-class partners industry, research and universities money intofrom knowledge, • KICs aim at implementing results from classic and bring them to Innovation is to. R&D turnprojects knowledge into money” market readiness KIC Inno. Energy • KICs receive a funding from the EIT to leverage ongoing projects towards market implementation From lab to • Development, testing and market transfer of new technologies From student to • Design of industry oriented, interdisciplinary education schemes entrepreneur From idea to product • New ways of collaboration between industry and research

EIT KIC for Raw Materials The aim: To ensure accessibility, availability and sustainable use of raw materials that is and achieve a resource efficient economy What it will achieve: KIC raw materials will be a knowledge hub and centre of expertise on academic, technical and practical education and research in sustainable surface, subsurface, deep-sea, urban and landfill mining, material management, recycling technologies, end of life management, material substitution and open trade as well as global governance in raw materials. Exploration Extraction Processing Metallurgy/ Recycling Substitution

Main advantages Strong network Networking strongest EU partners in raw materials sector (Industry & SME, Academia & Research centers) Impact on policy-makers Direct impact on EU policies in Raw material sector • Priority areas defined by the KIC Raw materials • Financing – H 2020, Regional Funds Indirect impact on national priority goals (funding through national structural funds) Industry-oriented Transfer and development of new and innovative technologies Founding of new, industrial-related education programs Industry-oriented Ph. D & Ms. C Theses

EIT KIC for Raw Materials Facts • Launching December 2014 Nordic CLC (Primary Materials) • 112 partners (Core&Assoc) • 6 colocation centres • ESEE region = Leoben • Uni. Zg = Associated partner RGNF - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering Western CLC (Secondary Materials) Central CLC Materials MF - Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak GF - Geotechnical Faculty, Varaždin PMF - Faculty of Science FKIT - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology ŠF - Faculty of Forestry PBF - Faculty of Food and Biotechnlogy AF – Faculty of Agriculture Southern CLC (Bio Based Materials, Substitution) Leoben ESEE

Materials (1) Construction materials Hruškovec basalt quarry, Kalnik Mts. , NW Croatia Industrial minerals Evaporite deposit, Knin, Croatia

Materials (2) Wood, biomass Green-Tech critical elements Secondary materials Rare Earth Elements in bauxite, S. Croatia

Expected impact: Croatia Sustainable development *Institutions *Legal practice *Education Rising public awareness Economy *Production *Export *New value *Employment SHORT-TERMMID-TERM Society MID-TERM Planning Life cycle Sustainable development Environment *Responsible mining *Green-Tech processes Sustainable use *Environmentalof recourses friendly industries and supply of the *Emissions and waste market LONG-TERM

Outcomes (1) Infrastructure project Uni. Zg research Center for primary and secondary materials Preparation phase. Estimated value 60 MKn • Straightening 8 key laboratories of the University of Zagreb for analytical support of the forthcoming specific KIC projects (mineral resources, secondary resources and biomaterials) • Expected synergies and complementarities: Interdisciplinary approach, sharing existing and new equipment, full service for industrial partners, increasing capacities for implementation of European projects • Outcomes: Formation of Croatian research center for primary and secondary materials; supporting multidisciplinary R&D and industrial projects, straitening existing and supporting new multidisciplinary Ms and Ph. D studies • Partners : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; Faculty of Metallurgy; Geotechnical Faculty; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Faculty of Forestry; Faculty of Food and Biotechnology; Faculty of Agriculture 10 10

Simplified SIC structure ŠF, PBF, AF RGNF, PMF Exploration MF, FKIT Reuse, Substitute RGNF - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering MF - Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak GF - Geotechnical Faculty, Varaždin PMF - Faculty of Science FKIT - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology ŠF - Faculty of Forestry PBF - Faculty of Food and Biotechnlogy AF – Faculty of Agriculture Excavation RGNF ŠF Raw materials GF, RGNF Recycling Extraction ŠF, PBF, AF MF, RGNF, FKIT Processing MF, FKIT ŠF, PBF, AF Mineral resources Bio resources 11 11

Outcomes: (2) H 2020 project Min. Guide Submitted April 2015. Estimated value 2 ME • Partners : 9 Partner (8 EU MS): Vienna University; Lulea Technical University; University of Westminster; National Technical University Athens; Montanuniversität Leoben; University of Zagreb i) Stock-taking of EU MS an EU level minerals policy & legislation ii) benchmark analysis of existing EU MS minerals policies and legislation iii) identification and sharing of best practice examples of existing EU MS minerals policies and legislation 1) Governance policy framework 2) Innovative approaches to mining activities 3) Raw Materials Knowledge and information Base 4) cross-border rules for subsurface and deep sea exploitation 12 12

Outcomes: (3) EIT Summer School Kri. MMi - Crisis Management and Mine Rescue Summer School Under preparation Estimated value 100 k. E The HSE – Risk Mangagenet Summer School aims to contribute to form a “new type” of graduates in the mining sector leading to additional qualifications after university in order to carry out practical sector-specific tasks. Partners: Montan University Leoben; Trinity Collage; University of Zagreb 13 13

Outcomes: (4) EIT Summer School HSE - Risk Management in Mining Summer School Introduction into the objectives and methods of risk management in mines Definitions: hazard, risk, damage, severity number, risk number Types of risks in mining: safety, human, geological, technical, economic, contractual, political, time, environmental Under preparation Safety risk-safety statistics Estimated value 100 k. E Acceptable and tolerable risks Methods of risk identification: brain storming, risk check lists, expert risk evaluation Methods of risk analysis: Regression and correlation analysis, probabilistic event analysis, fault tree analysis, Delphi-method, Monte Carlo simulation, scenario building Risk classification: risk matrix-severity and probability; risk register Risk treatment: eliminate Monitoring: physical, environmental, financial, human Human factor in risk management Partners: Montan University Leoben; Trinity Collage; University of Zagreb 14 14

Outcomes: (5) EIT Ph. D Strengthening the ESEE strategy and highlighting potential starting links Under preparation Estimated value 100 k. E A list of deposits, mines, companies, universities (mining, geology), R&D centres and geological data is created. This information is partly already available and is collected jointly with the partners (i. e. by theses). Activities: Completing inventory by several theses and collaboration with partners. Deliverables: Theses, Publications, Inventory Partners: Montan University Leoben; University of Zagreb, ESEE region 15 15

Outcomes: (6) EIT Network of Infrastructure Pre. Flex Under preparation Estimated value 350 k. E Recovery of valuable raw materials from complex waste streams (eg. slags, sludges, dusts, WEEE, incineration ashes, shredder waste) by physical separation and pretreatment technologies, e. g. (para)magnetic, density, triboelectrostatic, flotation Specialised lab, pilot or full scale equipment for physical separation and pretreatment of complex waste streams, backed by adequate modelling capacity; the network will provide access to a variety of physical separation facilities and provide quick characterisation tools to identify suitable valorisation routes/techniques • Expected synergies: The network will combine complementary separation technologies offered by the partners and as such provides a unique access point to evaluate the feasibility of a range of physical separation and pre-treatment techniques Partners: VITO recycling company; RWTH Aachen University; Qutotec; TU Freiberg; University of Zagreb; 16 16