1. I NTELLIGENT M INE W ATER M ANAGEMENT  I M INE W A L ABORATORY OF G REEN C HEMISTRY Christian W OLKERSDORFER Mika S ILLANPÄÄ

2. Laboratory of Green Chemistry C ONTENT OF P RESENTATION What is iMineWa? Main Goals The key contents The main stages Main tasks Your participation Path forward

3. Laboratory of Green Chemistry W HAT IS I M INE W A ?  INTELLIGENT M INE W ATER MANAGEMEMT iMineWa aims to improve current mine water management technologies by Improving existing technologies e.g. Internet of mine water Technological age of mining Implementing existing technologies e.g. Electrocoagulation Integrated Membrane technologies Researching new technologies e.g. Valorisation of mine water New materials New sensors

4. Laboratory of Green Chemistry M AIN G OALS Enhance the technology age of mining Bring mine water management to next stage Instead of purifying a waste produce a resource Getting rid of old habits (e.g. liming) Enable the mining industry to produce at lower costs and environmentally friendly Contribute to valorisation of mine water Understand the hydrodynamics of flooded mines

5. Laboratory of Green Chemistry M INE W ATER – P AST AND C URRENT S ITUATION Collection Polluted Water Pumping Treatment Sludge D i s p o s a l Brine Mine Water Receiving Water Course P a s t a n d C u r r e n t Past and Current i M i n e W a – T h e F u t u r e iMineWa – The Future

6. Laboratory of Green Chemistry I NTELLIGENT M INE W ATER – T HE F UTURE Collection Polluted Water Pumping Treatment Sludge D i s p o s a l Brine Mine Water Receiving Water Course P a s t a n d C u r r e n t Past and Current i M i n e W a – T h e F u t u r e iMineWa – The Future Selective Collection Clean WaterEnriched Water Transmission | RFID on-line MonitoringSampling Pumping Geothermal Plant Energy Metals Semimetals Fertilizers Winning Operation Analyses Data Processing „Internet of Water“

7. Laboratory of Green Chemistry M AIN C ONTENTS Extract valuables in the mine water convert them into commodities using available and to be developed concepts and techniques Use smart technology to manage mine water underground during transportation in the winning process Improve tracer techniques understand the hydrodynamics of mine water Improve sensor technology for mine water winning Use of geothermal energy in the mine water

8. Laboratory of Green Chemistry M AIN S TAGES Identify gaps in current and past mine water technology Identify techniques that can be used to extract (semi-)metals from liquid solutions Improve mine water tracer techniques Use various elements of existing technology to extract (semi-)metals from mine water in the lab and the pilot scale Implement technique into an operating or abandoned mine in Finland Improve nano-technology as a means to extract (semi-)metals from enriched water Use biotechnology to concentrate the valuables in the mine water Identify the potential of geothermally using the mine water within the winning process Develop improved sensor technologies to control, fine-tune and communicate the winning process

9. Laboratory of Green Chemistry M AIN T ASKS Providing a technological concept for managing mine water “smart technology” Installing a pilot plant winning of valuables in polluted mine water Co-operation with international and national partners Dissemination of knowledge short courses conferences Spreading of results conferences magazines relevant for the mining industry SCI listed journals

10. Laboratory of Green Chemistry P ATH F ORWARD Fill the gaps in current mine water management From “mine water treatment” to “mine water winning” Lets start a paradigm shift or even Let’s initiate a paradigm change Together!