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The Future of Mining

Podcast by John Vaassen

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Federation of European Minerals Programs is a not for profit foundation partnering with Academia and industry to support Education in sustainable mineral resources in Europe. The Future of Mining podcast is our show about how the perception of Mining if shifting and how the EU's Critical Raw Material Act is creating new opportunities for the future.

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episode Interview with ELS institute at RWTH Aachen University. artwork

Interview with ELS institute at RWTH Aachen University.

Today we are talking to Dr Sarah Weihmann and Dr. Frank Charlier at RWTH Aachen University’s chair of Repository safety. Who are researching how to safely manage, store and disposal of spent nuclear fuel.  Understanding how this waste is managed is critical for the future of nuclear energy in Europe, regaining public acceptance and building awareness is perhaps even more critical now that other energy sources are coming under pressure from the Iranian conflict. So, it is a great opportunity to catch up with them while I’m here in Aachen and learn about more about repository safety what research is underway and how that may impact us all. It will also be interesting to hear how this downstream activity could impact the upstream mining exploration, extraction and processing activities of uranium in Europe.  We will also discuss how the perception of the nuclear industry along with mining is changing and why this is a great opportunity for students to build a career in the industry. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sarah-weihmann-39793369/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sarah-weihmann-39793369/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-charlier-a31457124/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-charlier-a31457124/] For more information on RWTH Aachen University’s chair of Repository safety, its projects and education opportunities please use this link  http://www.els.rwth-aachen.de/ Other RWTH institutes involved with the EMC program; Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies https://www.amt.rwth-aachen.de/en/home.html [https://www.amt.rwth-aachen.de/en/home.html] Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering https://mre.rwth-aachen.de/en/?noredirect=en_US [https://mre.rwth-aachen.de/en/?noredirect=en_US] Advanced Mineral Processing Technology center  https://www.amr.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/eaty/?lidx=1 [https://www.amr.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/eaty/?lidx=1]

20 May 2026 - 24 min
episode Interview of Prof Tobias Vraetz from RWTH Aachen University department of Advanced Mineral Processing Technologies. artwork

Interview of Prof Tobias Vraetz from RWTH Aachen University department of Advanced Mineral Processing Technologies.

Today we are talking to Professor Tobias Vraetz at RWTH Aachen University’s department of Advanced Mineral Processing Technologies at the faculty of Geo-resources and Materials Engineering.Tobias recently joined RWTH, so it is a great opportunity to catch up with him and see what he has planned. What research topics he is focused on and where he sees mining education developing in the coming years. It will also be interesting to hear how collaboration with industry is helping to drive research and why Mining and raw material processing is so important for the green transition and meeting the supply needs of future European industrial activity. Links:Prof. Tobias Vraetz https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvraetz/FEMP and European Mining Course https://femp.org/about-the-european-mining-course/For more information on the Advanced Mineral Processing Technology center, its project and education opportunities please use this link https://www.amr.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/eaty/?lidx=1Other RWTH institutes involved with the EMC program;Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies https://www.amt.rwth-aachen.de/en/home.htmlInstitute of Mineral Resources Engineering https://mre.rwth-aachen.de/en/?noredirect=en_US

13 May 2026 - 52 min
episode The Future of mining looks bright. 2025 was a busy year for the European Mining industry. artwork

The Future of mining looks bright. 2025 was a busy year for the European Mining industry.

2025 has been an important year for the mining industry in Europe, the critical raw material act starts to gain some real results, so I'm looking back on 2025 and thinking about what it might mean for the future. Sources / reading for show notes (key references): ·       JRC / Raw Materials Information System (RMIS) — supply/demand analysis and battery raw-materials commentary. RMIS - Raw Materials Information System+1 [https://rmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/analysis-of-supply-chain-challenges-49b749] ·       IEA — Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025 (supply-demand figures for lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, rare earths). iea.blob.core.windows.net [https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/ef5e9b70-3374-4caa-ba9d-19c72253bfc4/GlobalCriticalMineralsOutlook2025.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ·       European Commission / Critical Raw Materials pages and policy targets (CRMA 2030 targets context). Internal Market and SMEs+1 [https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/raw-materials/areas-specific-interest/critical-raw-materials_en?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ·       Representative project stories (Vulcan Energy / Greenland Amitsoq graphite) for concrete production examples.  * European Commission — list of 47 Strategic Projects (March 25, 2025). European Commission+1 [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_864?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Sandvik press release and European Investment Bank loan (November 2025, €500m). Sandvik Group+1 [https://www.home.sandvik/en/news-and-media/news/2025/11/sandvik-eur-500-million-loan-agreement-with-the-european-investment-bank/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Vulcan Energy financing announcement (December 2025 reporting). Financial Times [https://www.ft.com/content/0714a81f-0e18-4497-84d3-1d6e8a428443?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Greenland’s Amitsoq graphite permit / GreenRoc (December 2025). Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/greenland-approves-30-year-mining-permit-eu-backed-graphite-project-2025-12-09/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ·       EIT RawMaterials — ERMAcademy and education initiatives (May 2025). eit.europa.eu+1 [https://www.eit.europa.eu/news-events/news/eit-raw-materials-academy-equip-100000-close-europes-skills-gap?utm_source=chatgpt.com]

12 Dec 2025 - 16 min
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