Ref. Ares(2021)6044578 - 05/10/2021 Five years into the Horizon 2020 programme promising activities and results in mineral exploration, mining and processing Courtesy of the VAMOS project

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Open to the world 66 projects with 365 million € EU funding                        Public 1024 project participations by 665 organisations                 bodies Other   8% A majority from the private sector                         9% Research Organisations         Private for- 13%             profit entities 54% Higher or Secondary Education Establishments 16%

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Courtesy of the UNEXMIN project UNEXMIN www.unexmin.eu • Autonomous robot for mapping flooded deep mines tested in field trials • Flooded open pit and underground tunnels in Kaatiala, Finland • Flooded underground mine in Idrija, Slovenia

VAMOS http://vamos-project.eu • Prototype of an underwater remote-controlled mining machine • Tested in Lee Moor, Devon, UK, and Silvermines, Ireland • The Economist: “A new robot system will reopen abandoned, flooded mines” https://www.economist.com/science-and- technology/2018/11/08/a-new-robot- system-will-reopen-abandoned-flooded- mines Courtesy of the VAMOS project

SIMS - Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems www.simsmining.eu • Virtual Reality assisted Process control • Battery powered semi-autonomous equipment • Robotisation of charging machine • Communication & positioning • Increased bolting efficiency • Demonstrations in Sweden (LKAB & Boliden), Finland (Agnico Eagle), Poland (KGHM) and Germany (K+S) Courtesy of the SIMS project

Courtesy of the ITERAMS project ITERAMS www.iterams.eu Water        Tailings   Minimising recycling    valorisation  footprint • Protocol for closing water loops • On-line water quality monitoring system • Water accounting • Geopolymer parameter estimation for covering mine tailings

Courtesy of the IMPACT project IMPACT http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/impactmine • SOSO mining concept for small, high- grade ore deposits • Modular plant for mining and processing • Field testing in Olovo and Gorazde in Bosnia-Hercegovina

Courtesy of the Minfuture project Minfuture