1. EIT - KIC Raw materials*: exploration-exploitation-extraction-processing-recycling-reuse
Asst. Prof. Sibila Borojević Šoštarić
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
BARITE
BAUXITE
GRAPHITE
HALITE
*non energy, non agricultural raw materials

2. EIT - KIC Raw materials: exploration-exploitation-extraction-processing-recycling-reuse
KIC = Knowledge and Innovation Community; Initiative of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT)
EIT - an independent body of the European Union established in March 2008, part of H2020 with a dedicated budget of 2,7 billion €
Research & technology
Higher Education
Mission: increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the EU
Conceptual methodology: integrate higher education, research and business in areas of high societal need (the knowledge triangle)
Overcoming fragmentation via long-term integrated partnerships and achieving critical mass
Existing KIC-s
Climate-KIC
EIT ICT Labs
KIC InnoEnergy
Industry & SMEs

3. From student to entrepreneur
What is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC)?
KICs are the operational part of the EIT
KICs are long-term (min. 10 years) highly integrated, creative and excellence-driven partnerships gathering world-class partners from industry, research and universities
KICs aim at implementing results from classic R&D projects and bring them to market readiness
KICs receive a funding from the EIT to leverage ongoing projects towards market implementation
New R&D mindset
“Research is to transform money into knowledge, Innovation is to turn knowledge into money”
KIC InnoEnergy
Development, testing and market transfer of new technologies
From lab to market
Design of industry oriented, interdisciplinary education schemes
From student to entrepreneur
New ways of collaboration between industry and research
From idea to product

4. Metallurgy/ Recycling
EIT KIC for Raw Materials
The aim:
To ensure accessibility, availability and sustainable use of raw materials that is and achieve a resource efficient economy
What it will achieve:
KIC raw materials will be a knowledge hub and centre of expertise on academic, technical and practical education and research in sustainable surface, subsurface, deep-sea, urban and landfill mining, material management, recycling technologies, end of life management, material substitution and open trade as well as global governance in raw materials.
Exploration
Extraction
Processing
Metallurgy/ Recycling
Substitution

5. Main advantages Strong network Impact on policy-makers
Networking strongest EU partners in raw materials sector (Industry & SME, Academia & Research centers)
Impact on policy-makers
Direct impact on EU policies in Raw material sector
Priority areas defined by the KIC Raw materials
Financing – H2020, Regional Funds
Indirect impact on national priority goals (funding through national structural funds)
Industry-oriented
Transfer and development of new and innovative technologies Founding of new, industrial-related education programs
Industry-oriented PhD & MsC Theses

6. EIT KIC for Raw Materials
Facts
Launching December 2014
112 partners (Core&Assoc)
6 colocation centres
ESEE region = Leoben
UniZg = Associated partner
RGNF - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
MF - Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak
GF - Geotechnical Faculty, Varaždin
PMF - Faculty of Science
FKIT - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
ŠF - Faculty of Forestry
PBF - Faculty of Food and Biotechnlogy
AF – Faculty of Agriculture
Nordic CLC
(Primary Materials)
Western CLC
(Secondary
Materials)
Central CLC
Materials
Leoben
ESEE
Southern CLC
(Bio Based Materials,
Substitution)

7. Materials (1) Construction materials Industrial minerals
Hruškovec basalt quarry, Kalnik Mts., NW Croatia
Evaporite deposit, Knin, Croatia

8. Materials (2) Wood, biomass Green-Tech critical elements
Secondary materials
Rare Earth Elements in bauxite, S. Croatia

9. Economy Expected impact: Croatia Society Sustainable development
MID-TERM
Society
*Institutions
*Legal practice
*Education
Sustainable development
Planning
Life cycle
Rising
public awareness
Sustainable
development
Environment
*Responsible mining
*Green-Tech processes
*Environmental-
friendly industries
*Emissions and waste
Economy
*Production
*Export
*New value
*Employment
Sustainable use of recourses
and supply of the market
SHORT-TERM-
MID-TERM
LONG-TERM

10. (1) Infrastructure project
Outcomes
(1) Infrastructure project
UniZg research Center for primary and secondary materials
Preparation phase.
Estimated value 60 MKn
Straightening 8 key laboratories of the University of Zagreb for analytical support of the forthcoming specific KIC projects (mineral resources, secondary resources and biomaterials)
Expected synergies and complementarities: Interdisciplinary approach, sharing existing and new equipment, full service for industrial partners, increasing capacities for implementation of European projects
Outcomes: Formation of Croatian research center for primary and secondary materials; supporting multidisciplinary R&D and industrial projects, straitening existing and supporting new multidisciplinary Ms and PhD studies
Partners : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; Faculty of Metallurgy; Geotechnical Faculty; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Faculty of Forestry; Faculty of Food and Biotechnology; Faculty of Agriculture 10

11. Simplified SIC structure
RGNF - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
MF - Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak
GF - Geotechnical Faculty, Varaždin
PMF - Faculty of Science
FKIT - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
ŠF - Faculty of Forestry
PBF - Faculty of Food and Biotechnlogy
AF – Faculty of Agriculture
Simplified SIC structure
ŠF, PBF, AF
RGNF, PMF
Exploration
Excavation
Extraction
Processing
Recycling
Reuse, Substitute
MF, FKIT
RGNF ŠF
Raw materials
GF, RGNF
MF, RGNF, FKIT
ŠF, PBF, AF
MF, FKIT
Mineral resources
ŠF, PBF, AF
Bio resources 11

12. Outcomes: (2) H2020 project MinGuide Submitted April 2015.
Estimated value 2 ME
Partners : 9 Partner (8 EU MS): Vienna University; Lulea Technical University; University of Westminster; National Technical University Athens; Montanuniversität Leoben; University of Zagreb
Stock-taking of EU MS an EU level minerals policy & legislation
benchmark analysis of existing EU MS minerals policies and legislation
identification and sharing of best practice examples of existing EU MS minerals policies and legislation
1) Governance policy framework
2) Innovative approaches to mining activities
3) Raw Materials Knowledge and information Base
4) cross-border rules for sub-surface and deep sea exploitation 12

13. KriMMi - Crisis Management and Mine Rescue Summer School
Outcomes:
(3) EIT Summer School
KriMMi - Crisis Management and Mine Rescue Summer School
Under preparation
Estimated value 100 kE
The HSE – Risk Mangagenet Summer School aims to contribute to form a “new type” of graduates in the mining sector leading to additional qualifications after university in order to carry out practical sector-specific tasks.
Partners: Montan University Leoben; Trinity Collage; University of Zagreb 13

14. HSE - Risk Management in Mining - Summer School
Outcomes:
(4) EIT Summer School
HSE - Risk Management in Mining - Summer School
Introduction into the objectives and methods of risk management in mines
Definitions: hazard, risk, damage, severity number, risk number
Types of risks in mining: safety, human, geological, technical, economic, contractual, political, time, environmental
Safety risk-safety statistics
Acceptable and tolerable risks
Methods of risk identification: brain storming, risk check lists, expert risk evaluation
Methods of risk analysis: Regression and correlation analysis, probabilistic event analysis, fault tree analysis, Delphi-method, Monte Carlo simulation, scenario building
Risk classification: risk matrix-severity and probability; risk register
Risk treatment: eliminate
Monitoring: physical, environmental, financial, human
Human factor in risk management
Partners: Montan University Leoben; Trinity Collage; University of Zagreb
Under preparation
Estimated value 100 kE 14

15. Outcomes:
(5) EIT PhD
Strengthening the ESEE strategy and highlighting potential starting links
Under preparation
Estimated value 100 kE
A list of deposits, mines, companies, universities (mining, geology), R&D centres
and geological data is created. This information is partly already available and is
collected jointly with the partners (i.e. by theses).
Activities: Completing inventory by several theses and collaboration with partners.
Deliverables: Theses, Publications, Inventory
Partners: Montan University Leoben; University of Zagreb, ESEE region 15

16. (6) EIT Network of Infrastructure PreFlex
Outcomes:
(6) EIT Network of Infrastructure
PreFlex
Under preparation
Estimated value 350 kE
Recovery of valuable raw materials from complex waste streams (eg. slags, sludges, dusts, WEEE, incineration ashes, shredder waste) by physical separation and pre-treatment technologies, e.g. (para)magnetic, density, triboelectrostatic, flotation
Specialised lab, pilot or full scale equipment for physical separation and pre-treatment of complex waste streams, backed by adequate modelling capacity; the network will provide access to a variety of physical separation facilities and provide quick characterisation tools to identify suitable valorisation routes/techniques
•Expected synergies: The network will combine complementary separation technologies offered by the partners and as such provides a unique access point to evaluate the feasibility of a range of physical separation and pre-treatment techniques
Partners: VITO recycling company; RWTH Aachen University; Qutotec; TU Freiberg; University of Zagreb; 16