ProMine

The objective of ProMine WP1 can be summarized as the development of a Pan-EU GIS data management and visualization system for natural and man-made mineral endowment and the realization of a Pan-EU predictive resource assessment. In order to reach this objective, WP1 will fulfil three main assessments, implementing the latest developments in metallogeny, photosatellite imagery treatment and database management: - Assessment of EU mineral resources (including new strategic and 'green‘ commodities such as Ga, Ge, In, Li, Nb, Ti, Ta, PGE and REE); - Assessment of secondary (industrial) minerals and resources in combination with metalliferous ores (will be realized at the same time as previous task); - Assessment of valuable mining and metallurgical residues. These assessments and their dedicated databases will serve the development and the feeding of a homogeneous multi-layer information system covering the whole European territory and including on top of the mineral deposit and mining wastes layers, geological, structural and geophysical layers. This GIS will allow, through the combination of the data of the different thematic layers, and the study of their spatial relationships using statistical/geostatistical methods under expert supervision, to develop a predictive approach of EU mineral resources endowment. Different predictive maps will thus be produced, dedicated to: (i) selected commodities or commodity groups, (ii) specific types of ore deposits, (iii) selected belts (and particularly those studied in WP2) and (iv) selected geodynamic domains or orogens or geological periods. The workpackage 2 will develop geomodels which will use geodata and information bases to model and visualise the key spatial, geological, geophysical, geochemical and financial parameters of resources in 3D and 4D developed on common 3D GIS platforms. 4D geology models take also into account the geological evolution in 3 dimensions integrated over time. This will be achieved by using detailed thematic geoinformation gathered at scales from regional down to individual deposits from data retrival from mines, drill holes and remote sensing: geological units, rock alteration, zonation of metals and other minerals, hydrogeology, structure and tectonics, magnetics, gravity, reflection seismics, electromagnetics, electrics, radiation, heat flow, gas/vapour emission etc. 3-D geological subsurface models will be demonstrated for four major active mining belts of Europe: 1) Fennoscandian Shield (Skellefte-Pyhäsalmi), 2) Forsudetic belt (Kupfershiefer area) of Poland-Germany, 3) Iberia, both Portugal and Spain, and 4) the Hellenic belt of northern Greece, for the first time in Europe. The GIS geomodels can be used interactively to measure the likely environmental and societal impacts of mineral extraction throughout the entire life cycle from discovery to closure, as well as financial and legislative limitations, to avoid conflicts in land use. A predictive 4D-geomodel of the upper 1 to 5 kilometers (depending on the local geology) of the Earth's crust in each mineral belt will be a major deliverable from this WP, be visualized in software that will be user-friendly and available for all partners. New communication strategies will be developed in order to reach the targeted industry and the mineral community and especially to involve stakeholders. More information including ProMine Stakeholder database can be found at: http://promine.gtk.fi/