Increasing energy efficiency of minerals processing operations by advanced sensor-based sorting of ores (ENEROS)

Project Description

ENEROS will develop and validate an ore sorting technology designed to reduce costs and energy footprints of mining operations. We address the mining industry’s problem of uneconomical deposits and diminishing ore grades, and hence the EU’s strategic concerns of the supply of critical materials. The proposed sorting system makes use of cutting-edge sensor designs as well as modern machine learning techniques. ENEROS will also evaluate the commercial potential of this ore sorting technology. The goal is seamless integration into primary mining chains in Europe and further afield.