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In this meeting the aspects of the realization of the aforementioned metallogenetic map were discussed and the FCUP team presented the work done in the homogenization of the adopted classifications of the different types of rocks mapped in the 1: 500,000 geological charts of Portugal and 1: 400,000 of Spain.

For their part, the representatives of SIEMCALSA presented the criteria to be followed for the selection of the deposits in the final map, in addition to several maps of variants made based on the different characteristics of the deposits, typology, orientation, etc.

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The event held the presentation entitled “New materials with a technological base in Castilla y León”, which focused on, among other concepts, the situation of the research and prospector landscape in Castilla y León of metals such as W-Sn-Nb-Ta, which are the basic axes of the research carried out in the ESMIMET project.

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CARTIF, as coordinator, and representatives of the University of León, University of Porto (FCUP), SIEMCALSA, the Pedro Nunes Institute (IPN) and the General Directorate of Energy and Mines (DGEM), shared the main progress, the tasks and the technical objectives achieved so far.

Some of the tasks carried out since the last meeting within the project are the study of the alterations (hydrothermal and deuteric), the determination of the metallotects, as well as advances in the realization of the metallogenetic map. On the other hand, the CARTIF researchers working on the project carried out several presentations such as the administrative management of the project, its current status and forecasts of the activities to be followed.

Finally, the consortium also presented other aspects discussed in the project: studies on the techniques of exploitation and processing in metal mining, chemical markers, petrographic studies, identification of environmental impacts, research stays and scientific dissemination carried out in the project environment.

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This work is part of the technical reports generated within Activity 4. “Development of R & D & I activities related to exploitation and processing techniques”.

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The objective of the visit was twofold:
– First of all, to know first hand the exploitation and processing plant from which a concentrate of  Wolfram is obtained.
– And second, to propose possible collaborations with the company BERALT TIN AND WOLFRAM PORTUGAL with the members of the ESMIMET Project.

CARTIF, the FCUP and the University of León are members of the ESMIMET project.

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The objective of the visit was twofold:
– In the first place, to know, first hand, the exploitations from where these minerals are obtained by the aforementioned company “MINERAL INDUSTRIAIS, S.A”.
– And secondly, to propose possible collaborations to the company MINERAL INDUSTRIAIS, S.A with the members of the ESMIMET project.

CARTIF and the FCUP are members of the ESMIMET project.

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The aim of the expedition was twofold:

– First of all, to know first-hand the facilities of the company MINERÁLIA, a leading entity in the sector that is part of the ESMIMET Project Work Network. Adrian and Joao Barros explained to the members of the project the main activities and progress that the company is carrying out at the moment.

– And secondly, to propose to the company MINERÁLIA possible future collaborations with the members of the ESMIMET project.

Additionally, the aforementioned researcher of the FCUP Luis Lima has also participated in the Conferences held on May 24 and 25 at the University of Évora, organized by the Department of Geosciences, Environment and Territory Ordinance (DGAOT), where presented the latest advances of the ESMIMET project through a corporative poster.

CARTIF and the FCUP are members of the ESMIMET project.

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The main objective of the expedition was to carry out the field visit to define the technical solutions to study the economic feasibility of the open pit exploitation of the Santa Helena breccia (wolframite and quartz) within the mining domain of “Borralha”, in addition to determining the location geographic area of ​​the sterile resulting from that exploitation. Another of the goals of this visit was the study of the percentages of fine and coarse generated.

ESMIMET project has the ultimate objective of making the most of the mineral resources of the northern and central areas of Portugal and Castilla y León, in order to design a common strategy. CARTIF and the FCUP participate in this initiative.

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– Hyperspectral unmanned aerial flight (UAV-carried) for multi-scale remote detection.

– Acquisition and analysis of data in real time.

– Fusion of laboratory and field data through artificial neural networks.

The event, which was held at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Oporto, brought together many experts from the metallurgy sector who addressed issues related to the production processes of different metals.

The LIGHTS Project aims to remotely detect deposits of lithium, as well as the hyperspectral characterization of the minerals related to this chemical element, together with in-situ lithium detection using laser-induced plasma spectroscopy (LIBS), intelligent mapping and the support for the understanding of lithium mineralization. This project is financed by the European program ERAMIN.

For its part, the ESMIMET project has the ultimate objective of making the most of the mining resources of the northern and central areas of Portugal and Castilla y León, in order to design a common strategy. CARTIF and FCUP participate in this initiative.

In addition, Pedro Acebes and Jorge Calvo, along with FCUP researchers Fernando Noronha and Luis Lima, visited on Thursday, May 9 the facilities that the National Laboratory of Energy and Geology of Portugal (LNEG) has in Oporto. The objective of the visit was double. In the first place, they knew the facilities referred: the laboratory for the treatment of minerals (grinding mills, separating tables, screens, electromagnetic separators, etc.) and the pilot mineral processing plant, as well as its operation. On the other hand, the researchers proposed possible collaborations between the ESMIMET project and the LNEG in the future.

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