Mining, extraction & exploration resources

A gateway to content and resources on exploration and extraction of materials and minerals

Humans have been mining and extracting minerals for millennia. Without mining there would be no computers, x-rays, or photovoltaic cells.

This Topic Gateway brings in resources related to the responsible supply of raw materials. 

 

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21 January 2021

First UK production of lithium carbonate for electric vehicles

Lithium carbonate has been successfully produced from two UK sources – one from Cornish Lithium’s Trelavour project site in Cornwall and another from Scotland. High-purity lithium carbonate is a raw material for lithium-ion battery cells, such as those used in electric vehicles.

21 January 2021

Could the Brazilian dam collapse have been predicted with satellite radar imaging?

One of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters - a dam collapse that also killed more than 200 people - could have been foreseen with the right monitoring technology, according to a new study by the University of Nottingham and Durham University, UK. The high-profile catastrophe took place on 25 January 2019 at a tailings dam near the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine, close to the town of Brumadinho, in the Minas Gerais state in south-east Brazil.

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11 November 2020

Scratch beneath the surface

Can a new mining minister and a large-scale gold exploration project unlock Nigeria’s mineral wealth? We find out.

Upcoming events

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Nano4Health: Advances in combatting COVID-19

This webinar explores how nanomaterials are being used to combat COVID-19

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EEC Online Seminars: Energy and New Plant and Technology

Third in a series of free webinars highlighting issues to be addressed at the European Electric Steelmaking Conference in September 2021

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Securing a New Role in 2021

Join the Student & Early Career Committee and IOM3 Women in Materials, Minerals & Mining Group for a lunchtime discussion and Q&A with HR professionals

Information services

Are you looking for information or advice on materials? Our Information Services team can help you find relevant articles and literature from our extensive library collections and provide signposting to sources of advice.  

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IOM3 awards

Awards in mining, extraction & exploration 

Nominations for the 2021 IOM3 awards are now open.

IOM3 recognises achievements and contributions to the profession through a range of annual Awards, Medals and Prizes. The awards cover a range of subject areas, career stages and types of contribution. The awards listed below are broadly within the field of mining, extraction & exploration.

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Adrian Normanton Prize

For the best technical paper on the topic of steelmaking or casting.

Bessemer Gold Medal

For outstanding services to the steel industry.

Billiton Gold Medal

For the best paper published in Transactions C: Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy.

Cook/Ablett Award

For published work in the field of metals.

Douglas Hay Medal

For the best paper published in Transactions A: Mining Technology.

Dowding Medal and Prize

For contributions to the invention, development, design or technical operation of metallurgical plant.

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IOM3 Vice President

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  • Closing date: 12 Feb 2021

Nominations are now open for the role of Vice-President of IOM3, which has become vacant due to the biennial cycle of presidential changes.

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

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IOM3 communities active in mining, extraction & exploration 

Technical Community Group

Mining Technology Division

The voice for professional people working in the mining and extractive industries

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