Workshops
During SuReMin’s two-year design phase, we will establish an integrated research team and a clear pathway toward a future global center guided by a community-driven, impactful research agenda. We will convene academic, governmental, industrial, and non-profit organization stakeholders at the three core research workshops below.
Upcoming Workshops
Sustainable Mining Waste Management, Reuse, and Disposal
Dates TBD
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Sustainable Minerals Institute, Chile
Transdisciplinary, Community-Engaged Life Cycle Assessments of Minerals Mining
Dates TBD
Virtual
Past Workshops
Low-Cost, Scalable, Rapid Acquisition Techniques for Environmental and Social Data
December 12 and 13, 2023
Northwestern University
In this workshop, we explored data availability for key social and environmental metrics in and around mining communities in Chile and the United States. We focused on four types of data. For each type, we identified data gaps and developed a research agenda for filling these gaps with low-cost, rapid, scalable data acquisition techniques.
- Conventional, existing environmental data sources from government agencies and peer-reviewed literature
- Emerging environmental data sources using “sensing-at-the-edge” technology
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Social well-being data in mining communities
