Reinventing the Mineral Value Chain: The Science of Responsible Mining

Faced with environmental and societal pressures, the mining sector needs to undergo profound change. This session will address how Université Laval’s E4m Centre is drawing on geology and engineering to rethink the exploration, mining, and processing of mineral resources. Supported by the FRQ’s Sustainable Development in the Mining Sector programme, this work has allowed for concrete advances across the entire value chain. The session will offer a comprehensive, scientifically sound and decidedly forward-looking vision of mineral resources.