Invitation

The consortium, which is coordinated by Geonardo, has 11 members. The University of Miskolc is represented by the team of the Earth Science Engineering Faculty.  The proposal has been submitted to the EU for the 8April deadline. The work is aimed at elaborating legal framework to protect  and develop mineral deposits of public importance. The 30 month long project will be completed by partners from Hungary, UK, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, EU/Brussels.

14.04.2014.

János Földessy

In the Criticel research programs through 2013 seventeen new minerals have been identified in HUngarian mineral occurrences, mainly REE minerals from the Mecsek phonolites. Several of them are rarities even on international level. Also new minerals were identified in the Pátka- Szúzvár fluorite veins paragenesis, like aikinite-bizmutine  Cu-Pb-Bi-sulfosalts.   

14.03.2014.

Sándor Szakáll

Geonardo, our cooperating partner has invited the Faculty to become full member of the ADMINE consortium. The partners prepare project proposal in the topic of Mineral deposits of public importance in the H2020 calls by the April8 deadline. The consortium has 14 different partners at present, from several countries and EU organizations. 

La Palma Research Centre for Future Studies of Spain and University of Miskolc, Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering has long time good relation according to previous joint FP5/FP6 and FP7 project works. At 21^st – 20^th February, 2014, colleagues of the research centre has visited our university and met representatives of Faculty of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Material Engineering, European Federation of Geologist and also both large basic research project „CriticEL” and „Kútfő”. An intensive H2020 project preparation work has been carried out at the workshop.

The BKL Mining Journal has dedicated its 2013/5-6 issue wholly to the publication of the results of the CRITICEL programs, i.e. mineral raw materials and processing technologies .  The papers, which cover a broad range various topics from REE occurrences to glass-sand waste heavy fraction recovery - are in Hungarian language with English abstract, downloadable from the BKL homepage.

20.01.2014.

János Földessy

BKL Mining Journal, publication, mineral raw materials, processing technologies

http://www.ombkenet.hu/index.php/bkl-banyaszat

Surface geophysics are non-destructive physical methods applied for mineral exploration. The presence of an ore-body may be concluded from the subsurface distributions of the different physical parameters, as determined by the inversion  of the observed geophysical data. In the course of the project we made geophysical measurements in the vicinity of Bükkszentkereszt and Irota and interpreted the geophysical data of Pátka-Szűzvár area. Important beryllium (Be) indications are known in Bükkszentkereszt.   Complex geophysical (magnetic, very low frequency electromagnetic, spectral radiometry, multielectrode resistivity and induced polarization) measurements were made  to gain more knowledge about the host rock of Be ores. It was observed that these  ore zones were overlain by mainly high resistivity and low chargeability metavolcanics.  For further exploration, the simultaneous application of resistivity and induced polarization measurements can be suggested.  In the figure, the geophysical interpretation of the measured apparent resistivity (A) and apparent chargeability (B) along the same profile can be seen. On the right part of the section the effect of separated limestone blocks embedded in clay, in the middle a high resistivity and low chargeability zone of the inhomogeneous metavolcanic bedrock in uplifted situation and on the left from a fault the effect of the gradually ascending metavolcanics, finally appearing on the surface, can be observed.

12.01.2014.

Endre Turai, Beryllium, Bükkszentkereszt

Module leader: Dr. Éva Hartai, senior lecturer, foldshe@uni-miskolc.hu

Are there any PGE enrichments in Hungary? Our research aims to reveal their occurrence and potential grade of enrichment. First we collected all relevant data from the Hungarian  archives and summarized the results in the first volume of the  monographs in the CriticEl project.

Gabriella Kiss (ELTE) and Federice Zaccarini (U Leoben) are the co-authors of the article published in the Geologica Croatica (IF2012:0,511)  about the ore mineralogy of the Tapolcsany Formation limestones in the DDH Rm135 at the Darno Hill. The work has been prepared in the course of the Criticel project,m and contributes significantly to the knowledge of the Tapolcsany Formation and the hosted stratiform base metal mineralizaton and other critical elements. The study can be downloaded by clicking here. 

http://www.geologia-croatica.hr/ojs/index.php/GC/article/view/GC.2013.19

On September 14, 2013 several  young researchers attend on the Workshop of Petrology and Geochemistry  in Orfű, and present the preliminary results of the Criticel projects. Reka Horvath (in cooperation with Wildhorse Energy geologists)  introduces a poster about the geochemical characteristics of the Mecsek coals.  Anita Gerges and co-authors from thhe Rotaqua Ltd discuss the distribution of gold in the Rudabanya ore complex. Attila Horvath and Istvan Hajdú also participate in the meeting by presenting lecture and poster about their research.

Dr Ferenc Kristály is one of the co-authors (along with Romanian and British scientists) of a study dealing with forsterite nanopowder, which has been published in the Journal of Materials Science & Technology (IF2012:1,18)  and reached the 25 hottest article list in the Materials Science  category of the Science Direct  in April-June 2013. Congratulations!
Click: http://top25.sciencedirect.com/subject/materials-science/15/journal/journal-of-materials-science-technology/10050302/archive/45

Between 26 June and 29 June Ákos Debreczeni Associate Professor, János Földessy Professor, and Ferenc Kovács, Member of HAS, have participated on the SOMP (Society of Mining Professors) annual meeting at Milos/Greece. On the conference 58 participants from 20 countries have attended. Janos Foldessy has given presentation about the CRITICEL projekt. Several participants have expressed their interest in joint research within the frame of CRITICEL. The island is a growing tourist place, with 2 million tonnes per annum mining production, exemplifying the peaceful co-existence of two such diverse segments of the economy. The CRITICEL presentation can be downloaded here.

2013.07.05

Hartai Éva 

News, Events

March, 2013: CriticEl project has announced ENCRITICEL Horizon2020 project idea.

ENCRITICEl project idea was announced in Düssledorf, Successful R&I in Europe: 5th European Networking Event" organised by NRW.Europa - An Enterprise Europe Network Partner

Energy mineral exploration and critical elements as by-products ENCRITICEL

There is a growing tendency in several countries to utilize coal resources on a wider basis as replacement of the shrinking potential for imported natural gas. Several minerals and chemical elements are mobilized during these technologies which may as well be utilized as by-products of the energy production. These are germanium and beryllium, which also appear on the criticality list of the EU. An ongoing Hungarian EU co-financed basic research project aims at identifying these potential enrichments in Hungarian mineral resources by combining geological knowledge and processing technology innovation. The proposed follow-up project would scale up the positive achievements of the basic research onto demonstration level on coal occurrences.

Partner Search:

Research Organizations and Universities in the field of geology, mining, mineral processing and metallurgy

NGOs in the area of legislation related offices and owner of databases

SMEs can be plant owner or machine producer fit to the topic, or end user of coal based raw materials

If you are interested, contact us at: criticel@uni-miskolc.hu