To mine or not to mine…….
Karen Hanghøj
Danmark og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse
After PR Neeb, 2006
Iron ore production & consumption, 1990-2011
~4X greater population than 100 years ago
~6X greater consumption per capita than 100 years ago
~26X greater production than 100 years ago
Production data from USGS
Mineral Raw Materials Globally
Our consumption of Raw Materials
Our consumption of Raw Materials
EXPLORATION AND RESOURCES
MINING TRANSPORT
SMELTNING PRODUCTION URBAN MINING
The Supply Chain for Mineral Raw Materials
EXPLORATION AND RESOURCES
MINING TRANSPORT
SMELTNING End-use PRODUCTION URBAN MINING markets
The Supply Chain for Mineral Raw Materials
Sustainability
• What does sustainability mean when we are talking about non-renewable resources?
Extended meaning – to take responsibility for the entire supply chain for the mineral raw materials we consume.
This means that countries who do not produce much (or any) of certain raw materials still are responsible for the production and environmental and other consequences of its consumption.
mercredi 12 février 2014 Service Ressources Minérales > 9 AND KEY METALLOGENIC PROVINCES
Mineinfo – producing mines
Supply Chain Analysis
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Cu
Li V Ti
Criticality
Based on Graedel et al., 2012
Critical Minerals – the potential in Greenland
The Ilimaussaq Intrusion - Kringlerne
Foto: Henrik Friis
The Ilimaussaq Intrusion - Kvanefjeld
Foto: Henrik Friis
New technology is adapted quickly…..
… A challenge for the mining industry and society
New mines are not ……..
In 2012 2556 companies spent US$ 20.5
billion on mineral exploration, of which 49%
was spent on gold, 32% on base metals, and the remaining 19% on all other
commodities (Wilburn and Stanley 2013).
Værdikæde Analyse
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Criticality of minerals
’Supply risk’? Rare Earth Element example
From: Center for Strategic and International Studies. Rare Earth Elements: Geology, Geography, and Geopolitics
Will analyse conditions related to the value chain from exploration to production
We will especially aim at identifying issues related to scarcity and vulnerability, and communicate new challenges and opportunities in connection with the mineral value chain
Our target group is the Danish and Greenlandic governments, decision makers and industry
We will carry out our own projects and requested analyses Projects will largely be in collaboration with external partners
Center for Minerals Materials, MiMa
1. Analysis of the resource base for raw materials, with the aim of supplying the mineral exploration industry with knowledge
2. Analysis of raw material production (supply and demand), with the aim of identifying scarcity and vulnerability in the upper part of the value chain
3. Value chain and consumption analyses for raw materials with the aim of identifying new technologies and new raw materials
demands
4. Analysis of the accumulation of raw materials in society to better assess possibilities and extent of sustainable recycling
MiMa will analyse conditions related to the
value chain from exploration to production
Sustainability
• What does sustainability mean when we are talking about non-renewable resources?
Extended meaning – to take responsibility for the entire supply chain for the mineral raw materials we consume.
This means that countries who do not produce much (or any) of certain raw materials still are responsible for the production and environmental and other consequences of its consumption.
We need knowledge to make good decisions and policies
