NordMin PhD-course: “Deep-sea mineral resources
and prospects of underwater mining: geological,
environmental and technological challenges ahead”
(5 ECTS)
Welcome to the 3rd NordMin PhD course on sustainability in the mining sector, within a
Nordic context. The course will be organized by Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen,
Norway
in
October
3-7,
2016,
as
part
of
the
NordMin
project
(http://www.ltu.se/research/subjects/Malmgeologi/Nordmin) funded by the Nordic Council
of Ministers for the period of 2013−2016.
One ambition with the NordMin project is to build a network of excellence in the Nordic
countries related to sustainable mining. In this respect, we would like to create platforms
and areas where stakeholders meet to discuss mining and mineral extraction from a
sustainability perspective. The Nordic context means that issues such as extreme conditions
(from a technical perspective and in terms of climate), environmental impact and indigenous
people’s rights should be addressed together with CSR standards and the image of the
extractive industry. One such platform will be PhD courses organized in different Nordic
countries over the lifespan of the project.
PhD-students, stakeholders from industry, public authorities and NGO´s are welcome to
participate!
PhD Course Program
Monday
Tuesday
3 October
4 October
Introduction to
Diversity of
Seafloor
Hydrothermal
Hydrothermal
Systems,
Systems, the
Diversity of Ore
Mid-AtlanticDeposits,
Ridge axis
Mineral
(Portugal Resource
Iceland Assessment:
Norway), the
what we don’t
Arctic Midknow yet,
Ocean Ridge
Models
and Discoveries
on the Last
Decades
Wednesday
5 October
Technology,
Sub-sea
development,
Nordic Subsea
Industry
Thursday
6 October
Field day - visit
to ROV, subsea
tech, vessels,
labs, etc.
Friday
7 October
Environmental
impact studies,
Plume dispersal,
Establishing a
baseline on
diverse systems,
Weathering of
sulfides