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Session Overview
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Hotel Pullman Dresden Newa Prager Strasse 2C · D-01069 Dresden
Date: Tuesday, 26/Sept/2023
8:30am
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10:00am
Opening Ceremony
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Dr. Michael Paul, Wismut GmbH, Germany
Chair: Olaf Alisch, Verband Bergbau, Geologie und Umwelt e.V., Germany

Opening remarks: Dr. Michael Paul (Wismut GmbH), Olaf Alisch (VBGU)

Welcoming Adresses:

Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Bodo Ramelow, Prime minister of the Free State of Thuringia

Eva Jähnigen, Bürgermeisterin Stadt Dresden

Prof. Bernhard Cramer, Sächsisches Oberbergamt

 

Keynote: A spectrum of mine closure outcomes from managing enviro-social risks over the life of a mine and beyond

Corinne Unger1, Jo-Anne Everingham1, Jörgen Sandberg2

1: The University of Queensland, Australia; 2: The Business Schools of The Universities of Queensland, Australia and Warwick

10:30am
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12:10pm
Social acceptance (1)
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Dr. Raphael L’Hoest, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Germany
 
10:30am - 10:55am

Gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz bei Bergbau- und Sanierungsprojekten – die Rolle der Verbände/des VBGU

Olaf Alisch

Verband Bergbau, Geologie und Umwelt e.V., Deutschland



10:55am - 11:20am

Die Wismut Stiftung gGmbH – Aufgaben, Stand und Perspektiven zur Pflege des Wismut-Erbes

Julia Dünkel, Nico Loße

Wismut Stiftung gGmbH, Germany



11:20am - 11:45am

"Grenzen der Beherrschbarkeit" - Sanierungsmaßnahmen der SDAG Wismut bis 1991

Sabine Loewe-Hannatzsch

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Deutschland



11:45am - 12:10pm

Das „Wismut-Erbe“ als (Denk-)Anstoß multidisziplinärer Forschung

Silvio Dittrich

Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, Deutschland

1:15pm
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2:35pm
Social acceptance (2)
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Olaf Alisch, Verband Bergbau, Geologie und Umwelt e.V., Germany
 
1:15pm - 1:40pm

Systemic mine-site life-cycle management to facilitate reconciliation of conflicting societal objectives: Nature protection vs. raw materials supply resilience

Eberhard Falck, Vitor Correia

INTRAW International Raw Materials Observatory, Belgium



1:40pm - 2:05pm

International Training Centre World Nuclear University - School of Uranium Production

Vojtěch Vokál

DIAMO s. e., Czech Republic



2:05pm - 2:35pm

Bedeutung des staatlichen Sanierungsbergbaus im Kontext der nationalen Rohstoffstrategie Deutschlands

Michael Paul

Wismut GmbH, Deutschland

3:00pm
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4:45pm
Deep mining/final repositories – Legacies in abandoned mining sites
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Prof. Bernhard Cramer, Sächsisches Oberbergamt, Germany
 
3:00pm - 3:25pm

Altlasten im Altbergbau: Vorbereitung Gefährdungsabschätzung Grube Morgenstern

Gunnar Laudel1, Jörg Drangmeister2, Matthias Beyer1

1: BGD ECOSAX GmbH, Germany; 2: GICON Großmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH



3:25pm - 3:50pm

Errichtung des Anschlussbergwerks Asse 5

Thomas Lautsch

Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH, Deutschland



3:50pm - 4:15pm

Endlager “Konrad” - Randbedingungen und Herausforderungen des untertägigen Ausbaus

Jana Heymann

CDM Smith Consult GmbH, Deutschland



4:15pm - 4:45pm

Keynote: Valorisation and Beneficial Uses of NORM Residues in the Scope and Context of the Circular Economy

Julian Hilton

Aleff Group, Vereinigtes Königreich

5:00pm
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6:15pm
NORM-Management
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Dr. Sven Altfelder, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Germany
 
5:00pm - 5:25pm

Using barite to mitigate 226Ra in NORM tailings from high U grade ore - Saskatchewan, Canada

Clémence Besançon1, Paul Sardini2, Sébastien Savoye3, Kebbi Hughes4, Hamid Mokhtari4, Martine Gérard5, Michael Descostes1

1: ORANO Mining, Env. R&D Dpt, 125 Avenue de Paris, 92320 Chatillon, France.; 2: Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France; 3: Des, Service d’Etude du Comportement des Radionucléides (SECR), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; 4: Orano Canada Inc, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; 5: Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR7590, MNHN, IRD, IMPMC, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.



5:25pm - 5:50pm

UAV-based gamma-spectrometric survey of uranium legacy sites in Central Asia

Christian Kunze1, Sven Altfelder2, Benedikt Preugschat3

1: IAF-Radioökologie GmbH, Deutschland; 2: Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Deutschland; 3: Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrums Bergbaufolgen (FEZB), Deutschland



5:50pm - 6:15pm

Radiological Hazard Assessment from Gold Mining Activities in Ilorin East Local Governments of Kwara State, Nigeria.

Samuel Mofolorunsho Oyeyemi, Latifat Ronke Owoade, Olumide Olaife Akerele

National Institute for Radiation Protection and Research.University Of Ibadan,Oyo State

Date: Wednesday, 27/Sept/2023
9:00am
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9:35am
Opening 2nd Conference Day
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Minou Amir-Sehhi, Veranstaltungsmoderatorin, Germany

Eröffnung des 2. Konferenztag: Dr. Michael Paul (Wismut GmbH)

Michael Kretschmer, Minsterpräsident des Freistaates Sachsen

"Rohstoffstrategie in Sachsen"

 
9:00am - 9:30am

Keynote: In search of the ecological footprint of the increasing global demand for raw materials in the course of the green energy transition?

Sven Altfelder

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Deutschland

9:35am
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10:30am
Panel discussion
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert

Podiumsdiskussion

Bergbau für die globale „grüne“ Transformation … aber nicht vor meiner Haustür:

MP Michael Kretschmer, Minsterpräsident des Freistaates Sachsen

Dr. Corinne Unger, University of Queensland, Australia

Dr. Sven Altfelder, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

Dr. Horst Monken-Fernandes, Internationale Atomenergie-Organisation

Dr. Julian Hilton, Aleff Group, UK

Humberto Rivas, Codelco, Chile

11:00am
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12:15pm
Circular economy and resources
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Minou Amir-Sehhi, Veranstaltungsmoderatorin, Germany
 
11:00am - 11:25am

Zukunftsmaterialien aus dem Altbergbau

Martin Bertau, Martin Reiber

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Deutschland



11:25am - 11:50am

recomine – Technologies and concepts for a holistic mine waste treatment made in Saxony

Philipp Büttner, Engelhardt Jonathan

Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Germany



11:50am - 12:15pm

Ursache spontaner Verflüssigungen auf den Innenkippen des Braunkohlenbergbaus und Folgen einer Verflüssigung

Manfred Wittig1, Thomas Martienßen2

1: Sachverständiger für Geotechnik, Deutschland; 2: TU Bergakademie

1:30pm
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4:00pm
Break-Out-Session
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Minou Amir-Sehhi, Veranstaltungsmoderatorin, Germany

-   Valorization of NORM residues (Horst-Monken-Fernandes, Sven Altfelder)

-   Water-Energy Nexus (Frank Winde, Lars Mammitzsch)

-   Zero-Waste, critical material and circular economy (Julian Hilton, Jiří Mužák)

-   Capacity building in mining and remediation (Maria de Lurdes Dinis, Peter Schmidt)

-   Social acceptance and economical sustainability (Eberhard Falck, Olaf Alisch)

Date: Thursday, 28/Sept/2023
8:30am
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10:15am
Mining remediation - technology & aftercare (1)
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Edgar Carvalho, EDM - Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro, S.A., Portugal
 
8:30am - 9:00am

Keynote: Commitment to Long-Term Stewardship: An Overview of Safe and Sustainable Management and Reuse of Legacy Sites

Tania Smith Taylor, Carmelo Melendez, Jay Glascock

US Dept of Energy, United States of America



9:00am - 9:25am

Moving Science into Practice - Applying Science and Technology to Sustainably Manage Former Uranium Mill Tailings Sites in the United States

Mark Kautsky1, Nicholas Kiusalaas2, Jeff Carman2

1: United States Department of Energy; 2: RSI Entech, LLC. Westminster, CO USA



9:25am - 9:50am

Investigating the Past – Protecting the Future, Defense-Related Uranium Mines

William Lee Burns

US Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management, United States of America



9:50am - 10:15am

Construction Experience on Disposal Cell Covers in the Western United States

Joseph D Ritchey

Pro2Serve, United States of America

10:45am
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12:25pm
Mining remediation - technology & aftercare (2)
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Jacob Mai, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Peru
 
10:45am - 11:05am

Management of Mining Environmental Liabilities in Peru

Jorge Enrique Soto Yen

Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Perú, Peru



11:05am - 11:25am

Mining environmental remediation in Peru

Antonio Montenegro, Ysmael Ormeño, Miguel Tito

Activos Mineros S.A.C, Peru



11:25am - 11:45am

The recovery of the ecosystem in the Upamayo Delta

Antonio Montenegro, Ysmael Ormeño, Miguel Tito

Activos Mineros S.A.C, Peru



11:45am - 12:05pm

The MinSus-Project: technical assistance for managing mining legacies in the Andes

Achim Constantin, Jacob Mai

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Chile



12:05pm - 12:25pm

Codelco’s challenges regarding mine closure

Humberto Rivas

Codelco, Chile

1:30pm
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2:45pm
Mining remediation - technology & aftercare (3)
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Dr. Frank Winde, Wismut GmbH, Germany
 
1:30pm - 1:55pm

Rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine – Northern Territory, Australia.

Keith Tayler

Australian Government, Australia



1:55pm - 2:20pm

Remediation of uranium legacy sites in Portugal. Perspectives and challenges for long-term post-remediation management

Edgar Carvalho, Catarina Diamantino, Carlos Martins

EDM - Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro, S.A., Portugal



2:20pm - 2:45pm

Mine Closure and Water Security: Perspectives on a joint German-South African project in the Far West Rand Goldfield (South Africa)

Kerri du Preez1, Frank Winde2, Bashan Govender1

1: MINTEK, South Africa; 2: Wismut, Germany

3:15pm
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4:55pm
Mining remediation - technology & aftercare (4)
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert
Chair: Thomas Metschies, Wismut GmbH, Germany
 
3:15pm - 3:40pm

Application of Machine Learning for Environmental Monitoring Data to Generate Intelligent Predictions

Maria de Lurdes Dinis

Porto University/Faculty of Engineering, Portugal



3:40pm - 4:05pm

A reactive transport model designed to predict the environmental footprint of an ‘in-situ recovery’ uranium exploitation

Sofia Escario

Orano Mining, France



4:05pm - 4:30pm

Feldtest zur Steuerung der hydrochemischen Bedingungen im Grubengebäude des Uranbergwerkes Königstein durch Injektion einer reaktiven Lösung

Felix Bilek1, Ulf Jenk2, Uli Uhlig3

1: GFI Grundwasser-Consulting-Institut Dresden GmbH, Germany; 2: Wismut GmbH; 3: GIP Grundwasser-Ingenieurbau-Planung Dresden GmbH



4:30pm - 4:55pm

Verfahrensentwicklung zur Salzabtrennung aus Bergbauwässern mit Membranfiltration

Andrea Kassahun, Jan Laubrich, Thomas Metschies

Wismut GmbH, Germany

4:55pm
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5:05pm
Closing Ceremony & End of the Conference
Location: Bentz & Lingner & Pfund & Schubert

 
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