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Rawfill Workshop Sardinia 2019 Data and Mining - EW
Rawfill Workshop Sardinia 2019 Data and Mining - EW
Some reflections
Eddy Wille
OVAM
Sardinia 2019 Workshop RAWFILL -
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Overview
• Basics of Mining
• Decision making
Timeframes
Stone Grade
Bronze Age
Iron
…
Processes
Hunters & gatherers Content
Agricultural revolution
Industrial revolution
…
Context
Economics
Demand
Linear economy
Circular economy Supply
…
Ore deposits = feasible for mining. The information delivered on the ore characteristics is not
sufficient to make decisions on effective mining operations because only the input side of the
system is taken into account. Graedel described a broader system and pointed out that
scarcity is not only based on the natural characteristics.
Customization :
Anthropogenic resources are
stocks that are found in the
anthroposphere (mineral
resources, energy resources, soil
resources, water resources,
biological resources). Usually,
these stocks are designated as
“wastes”.
Analysis-paralysis :
to point out that, if we wait until we have
completely answered all the questions and
solved all of the problems before training
the personnel we need, we will never
reach a solution.
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