Mineral Resources and Material Substitution MISU, 2014-2019

Mineral resources in general have become an increasingly complex area that calls for a stronger systemic approach and new solutions. The aim of the Academy Programme Mineral Resources and Material Substitution (MISU, 2014–2019) is to provide a broad and in-depth coverage of the occurrence, properties, processing, use and recycling of rare, especially metallic minerals as well as alternative materials used as substitutes for metallic minerals.

Raw materials extracted from the earth are nonrenewable. Their unequal distribution means there are two categories of states: those that can earn substantial wealth by extracting and selling mineral resources, and those that are dependent on the mechanisms governing mineral resource access and pricing. The MISU programme will create a knowledge base that will facilitate responsible mining and recycling operations that are aware of their impacts on the natural environment and the surrounding society. New solutions require exact information and multidisciplinary understanding that is grounded in sound basic research.

Projects

Primary mineral resources – targeted call

Funding: €4 million. Funding period: 1 Sep 2014–31 Aug 2018
List of funded projects

Rapid analysis of minerals and rare earth elements by time-gated laser spectroscopy – LaseREE

Saara Kaski, University of Jyväskylä
Mircea Guina, Tampere University of Technology
Heikki Häkkänen, University of Jyväskylä
Juha Kostamovaara, University of Jyväskylä
Project description: Rapid analysis of minerals and rare earth elements by time-gated laser spectroscopy – LaseREE
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

Multiple lines of evidence in assessing ecotoxicological and human health risks of mine effluents and public perception

Jussi Kukkonen, University of Jyväskylä
Timo Huttula, Finnish Environment Institute
Ilkka Miettinen, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Rauno Sairinen, University of Eastern Finland
Project description: Multiple lines of evidence in assessing ecotoxicological and human health risks of mine effluents and public perception

Mineral Systems and Mineral Prospectivity of Finnish Lapland

Ferenc Molnár, Geologial Survey of Finland
Eero Hanski, University of Oulu
Project description: Mineral Systems and Mineral Prospectivity of Finnish Lapland

Safe, sustainable and selective methods for dissolution and recovery of noble metals

Timo Repo, University of Helsinki
Project description: Safe, sustainable and selective methods for dissolution and recovery of noble metals
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

“Social license to operate”: a real tool or rhetoric? Examining the mining industry in Finland, Australia, and Canada

Rauno Sairinen, University of Eastern Finland
Tapio Litmanen, University of Jyväskylä

New Chelating Agents for Selective Extraction of Uranium (URAEXT)

Heikki Tuononen, University of Jyväskylä
Project description: New Chelating Agents for Selective Extraction of Uranium (URAEXT)

Mineral resources and material substitution call 2014

Funding : €6.5 million. Funding period: 1 Sep 2015 – 31 Aug 2019
List of funded projects

Identification of potential flake-graphite ores in the Fennoscandian shield and utilization of graphene (FennoFlakes)

Nils Olav Eklund, Åbo Akademi University

Thermoelectric Materials based on Earth-Abundant Oxides (TEOX)

Maarit Karppinen, Aalto University
Project description: Thermoelectric Materials based on Earth-Abundant Oxides (TEOX)

Sustainable platinum group metal free catalyst materials

Kari Laasonen, Aalto University
Tanja Kallio, Aalto University
Esko Kauppinen, Aalto University
Project description: Sustainable platinum group metal free catalyst materials
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

New laser and spectral field methods for in situ mining and raw material investigations

Jussi Leveinen, Aalto University
Juha Hyyppä, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI
Saara Kaski, University of Jyväskylä
Juha Kostamovaara, University of Oulu
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

Novel synthesis methods for porous ceramics from mine tailings

Jouko Niinimäki, University of Oulu
Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Erkki Levänen, Tampere University
Marja Liisa Räisänen, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Project description: Novel synthesis methods for porous ceramics from mine tailings

Development of novel electrodeionization system for recovery and recycling precious metals and rare earth elements from mining effluents

Mika Sillanpää, Lappeenranta University of Technology
Project description: Development of novel electrodeionization system for recovery and recycling precious metals and rare earth elements from mining effluents
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

Advanced technologies for sustainable exploitation of uranium-bearing mineral resources

Jouko Vepsäläinen, University of Eastern Finland
Aino-Maija Lakaniemi, Tampere University
Vesa-Pekka Lehto, University of Eastern Finland
Raisa Neitola, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

High-performance geoscientific computing in multi-scale mineral potential studies

Jan Westerholm, Åbo Akademi University
Eevaliisa Laine, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Project description: High-performance geoscientific computing in multi-scale mineral potential studies

International call for joint projects in mineral resources research: Academy of Finland and NRF, South Africa, and Academy of Finland and CONICYT, Chile

Funding : €1.5 million. Funding period: 1 Mar 2016 – 28 Feb 2019
List of funded projects

Academy of Finland and NRF (South Africa)

Towards sustainable mineral processing via plantwide eMPC

Sirkka-Liisa Jämsä-Jounela, Aalto University
Project description: Towards sustainable mineral processing via plantwide eMPC

On-line Risk Management in Deep Mines (ORMID)

Mikael Rinne, Aalto University
Project description: On-line Risk Management in Deep Mines (ORMID)
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

Recovery of rare earth elements from phosphogypsum

Tuomo Sainio, Lappeenranta University of Technology
Pertti Koukkari, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Jason Yang, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Project description: Recovery of rare earth elements from phosphogypsum
Project description; Koukkari: New approaches for beneficiation of rare earths from low-grade sources such as phosphogypsum (REE-PG)
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

Protocol development for evaluation of water-saving alternatives in minerals processing - “Bridging North to South”

Pekka Taskinen, Aalto Univeristy
Project description: Protocol development for evaluation of water-saving alternatives in minerals processing - “Bridging North to South”

Academy of Finland and CONICYT, Chile

Particulate matter in mines and mining environments

Hilkka Timonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Jorma Keskinen, Tampere University
Project description: Particulate matter in mines and mining environments
Poster, Opening Seminar on 21 April 2016

MISU Academy Programme: funding for international projects

Funding: €1 million, funding period: 1 Oct 2018 – 30 Sep 2021
List of funding decisions

Steps towards the use of mine tailings in geopolymer materias: reactivity, CO2 sequestration and heavy metal stabilization

Mirja Illikainen, University of Oulu

Towards Sustainable Gold Recovery from Tailings (GoldTail)

Mari Lundström, Aalto University

Geophysical and Geochemical Methods for Stope Design (GAGS)

Mikael Rinne, Aalto University

Materials

Activities

Steering committee (until 31 Dec 2021)
- Tanja Kallio, Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chair
- Leena Paavilainen, Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, Vice-chair
- Juha Hiedanpää, Research Council for Biosciences, Health and Environment
- Petriina Paturi, Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
- Kari Keskinen, Business Finland
- Kari Knuutila, Outotec Oyj
- Kaj Lax, Geological Survey of Sweden
- Erja Turunen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
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List of reviewers

MISU International projects 2018

Professor Jan Cilliers, Imperial College London
Professor Harald Gerold Dill, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover
Professor Bernd Lottermoser, RWTH Aachen University
Professor Simon Redfern, University of Cambridge,University of Cambridge
Professor Claudia L Bianchi, University of Milano
Scientist Stefan Kern, University of Hamburg, CliSAP/KlimaCampus
Senior Researcher Vincenzo Palleschi, National Research Council (CNR)

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