European Workshop 3

European Workshop 3: Mining and Environment

1-3 June 2006

Patras, Greece

The European Network of Mining Regions will hold its third European Workshop – Mining and Environment -  1-3 June 2006 in Patras, Greece.  This workshop is open to ENMR partner organizations and registered ENMR associate members and other invited guests.

Programme Summary
The theme for this workshop is “Mining and Environment” and will focus on each stage of mining with respect to environmental issues.  During the ENMR Mining and Environment workshop we will touch on the following topics: 

Thursday, 1 June 2006
Balancing mining and environmental activity

Presentation	Presenter, Organisation
Introduction to the ENMR	Ken Swanson, Municipality of Malå
Extractive activity in Greece: Importance, opportunities, challenges, problems	Christos Kavalopoulos, Greek Mining Enterprises Association
Mining License and Permitting Procedures – Experience from Western Greece	Vassilis Hantzios, Region of Western Greece
Mining License and Permitting procedures – Spanish experience	Manuel Vázquez Mora, Government of Andalucia
An Introduction to The Finnish Mining Closure Guide,and Guide to Exploration in Protected Areas	Seppo Gehor, University of Oulu
The management of the area of special protection and extraction of mineral deposits in Malopolska region – experiences of the Board of the Jura Landscape Park Complex in Cracow	Anna Ostręga, on behalf of the Board of the Jura Landscape Parks Complex, Krakow, PL
Securing future access to mineral deposits	Anna Ostręga, AGH University of Science and Technology
Inventory and reclamation of mining legacies in the light of the new directive on the management of waste from the extractive industries	Fotios Papoulias, European Commission DG Environment

 

Friday, 2 June 2006
Mining and post-mining environmental management

Presentation	Presenter, Organisation
Sustainable use of mineral resources: The Kassandra mines case study	Nikolaos Arvanitidis, Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, GR
Good practices in quarry restoration	Francisco Nájera Santoro, Holcim (España),
The impact of mine abandonment: environmental pollution with a view to reclamation	Giovanni Pardini, University of Girona
Post-mining activities in abandoned mine sites	Manuel Vázquez Mora, Government of Andalucia
Part A - Ranking methodologies of abandoned mines, the Portuguese example (Central Iberian, Ossa Morena and Iberian Pyrite Belt mining areas) - Part B	João Xavier Matos, INETI (Portuguese Geological Survey) Luís Martins, INETI (Portuguese Geological Survey)
Alternative methods of abandoned quarries' rehabilitation	Eleonora Hagiou, Garyfallia Konstantopoulou, Institute of Geological and Mineral Exploration
Protection and reclamation of the environment in Public Power Corporation open pit mines - Greek version	Michael Champsas, Public Power Corporation, GR

Saturday, 3 June 2006
Field Trip to S&B bauxite mines and to the Vagonetto – Fokis Mining Park

Vagonetto – Fokis Mining Park, is a new and unique Theme Park offering to each guest, the opportunity to experience firsthand, step-by-step, techniques of bauxite mining.  The inspiration of opening such a park originally came from the people who worked at the mine in the past, with a strong will to preserve and depict to others their memories and recollections of their work.

Objectives of the workshop
The objective of the European Workshop on Mining and Environment is to share mining and environment knowledge and experience among EU actors:

• Presentation of examples of the best practices from ENMR partner regions
• Review of methods, tools and indicators for measuring environmental impact during each stage of mining
• Presentation of ideas for solving mining and environment problems
• Discussion of the most problematic Mining and Environment issues in moderated panels with representatives from the European Commission, National Ministries, Industry, and ENMR partner organizations

Expected results from the workshop

• Strengthen dialog between ministries of the environment and ministries of industry in ENMR partner region states
• Improved decision making in the field of mining licencing and environmental protection
• Improved co-operation between the mining industry and research & scientific institutionsthrough improved transfer of knowledge
• Provide mine operators and environmental management actors with methods, tools, best practices and recommendations
• Contributions to the ENMR’s European  Roadmap for Mining Regions due  at the end of 2006

Target participants for the workshop

• ENMR partners and associate partners
• Representatives from European Commissions ‘DG Enterprise and Industry` and ‘DG Environment´
• Representatives from the mining industry
• Scientists and researchers
• Representatives from National Ministries (Industry, Environment)
• Local/regional authorities and decision makers

Workshop Organization
This workshop is organised by the European Network of Minnig Regions’ Thematic Working Group on Mining and Environment:

The host organization for this event is:

The Region of Western Greece

Workshop Programme and travel information

• Programme Summary [30 May 2006]