Mineral Resources and Material Substitution (MISU) 2014-2021
MISU studied the occurrence, properties, processing, use and recycling of rare, especially metallic minerals as well as alternative materials to metallic minerals. One of the objectives was to promote responsible mining and recycling operations.
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, 2014–2021) was 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 created 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.
Materials
Projects
Primary mineral resources – targeted call
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
- 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 - Mineral Systems and Mineral Prospectivity of Finnish Lapland
Ferenc Molnár, Geologial Survey of Finland
Eero Hanski, University of Oulu - Safe, sustainable and selective methods for dissolution and recovery of noble metals
Timo Repo, University of Helsinki - “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
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 - Sustainable platinum group metal free catalyst materials
Kari Laasonen, Aalto University
Tanja Kallio, Aalto University
Esko Kauppinen, Aalto University - 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 - 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) - Development of novel electrodeionization system for recovery and recycling precious metals and rare earth elements from mining effluents
Mika Sillanpää, Lappeenranta University of Technology - 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)
- High-performance geoscientific computing in multi-scale mineral potential studies
Jan Westerholm, Åbo Akademi University
Eevaliisa Laine, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
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 - On-line Risk Management in Deep Mines (ORMID)
Mikael Rinne, Aalto University - 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) - Protocol development for evaluation of water-saving alternatives in minerals processing - “Bridging North to South”
Pekka Taskinen, Aalto Univeristy
Academy of Finland and CONICYT, Chile
- Particulate matter in mines and mining environments
Hilkka Timonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Jorma Keskinen, Tampere University
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
More information
- Tommi Laitinen, Programme Manager, tel. +358 295 335 057
- Saila Seppo, Programme Manager, tel. +358 295 335 109
- Ritva Helle, Coordinator, tel. +358 295 335 023
Our email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
