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January 2022
Critical minerals in a circular economy
The concept of a "Circular Economy" is a key component for the transition to a green and more sustainable future. However, what will a circular economy look like? Can it be achieved and how? Are certain resources more crucial or suited for a circular economy? How will it affect the extractive industries? Prof. Richard Herrington, Head of Earth Science Department at the Natural History Museum, and experienced economic geologist will share his views on the topic. Click HERE to register
Find out more »March 2022
Young Persons’ Lecture Competition
This Year’s Presentations Reducing the Risk of Legacy Tailings Facilities Martha Needs - Industry (Knight Piesold) How does Lithium mining contribute to domestic water shortages in Northern Chile Manvir Dhillon - Imperial College Increasing Demand for Minerals and Metals for the Green Energy Transition - a Wicked Problem? John Morley - Imperial College Backfill Design: Engineering Waste for Sustainable Mining David Coulton – Industry (Paterson & Cooke) This will be an online event. Registration is through Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/273732219437)
Find out more »April 2022
Past, Present and Future of the Milldam Mine
The MinSouth Technical Meeting on Thursday April 14th will be presented by Peter Robinson, Chairman, British Fluorspar Ltd. He will be discussing the past, present and future of the Milldam operation which is operated by Fluorsid. This will be a hybrid meeting held both on-line and at the Counting House (Dining Room) along the same lines as our October and November Meetings. It will be possible to register next week via Eventbrite, the link will be available on the web…
Find out more »May 2022
Lecture in conjunction with Women In Mining UK
The MinSouth Technical Meeting on Thursday 19th May will be presented by Dr Ana Santos. Ana graduated with a PhD from Bangor University in 2018 and is currently a Research Fellow in Geomicrobiology at the Natural History Museum. Her talk will be on microbial-based technologies for extraction and recovery of metals from mine wastes. These waste materials contain concentrations of critical and other metals that make them attractive for reprocessing using bioleaching and bioremediation technologies, with the important secondary benefit…
Find out more »June 2022
Prestige Lecture: Lithium potential in Cornwall
This year our Prestige Lecture will be given by Lucy Crane, an exploration geologist by training, and now ESG & Sustainability Manager for Cornish Lithium. Cornish Lithium is an innovative mineral exploration and development company, focussed on the environmentally responsible extraction of lithium from geothermal waters and hard rock in Cornwall. In this talk, Lucy will describe the Company’s approach to utilising new technologies to unlock the potential to extract critical metals such as lithium in a low carbon and…
Find out more »December 2022
2022 MinSouth Christmas Quiz
The 2022 Christmas Quiz will be arranged by MinSouth and Women in Mining UK. It will be sponsored by Geodrill It is once more going to be conducted on line this year due to the impending rail strike. It will be presented by our Quizmaster, Julian Aldridge on a GoToMeeting platform, similar to last year. The 2022 Christmas Quiz will be a team competition where each team will answer mining related questions. This quiz can be registered for through Eventbrite…
Find out more »April 2023
Deep Sea Mining
This was re-recorded by Axora due to technical problems encountered when recording this while it was being presented. Thank you, Axora. The recording link can be found at the end of this calendar entry. 😉👇🏽 Joe Carr will discuss deep-sea mining and how it parallels other mining processes over the years. He describes this current debate as the 'Great Global Race' for critical minerals. With the ramping up of opposition, news stories and the looming July deadline, Joe looks at…
Find out more »November 2023
Lecture – Lithium?
You are invited to a lecture on 'Lithium?', delivered by Andrew Smith, the CEO of Imerys British Lithium. The lecture will take place on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 at 18:00 in the Ledger Room of The Counting House on Cornhill in London, England. This is a rare opportunity to learn about the latest developments and challenges in the lithium industry from an expert in the field. You will also have a chance to network with other professionals and enthusiasts in…
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