Key Enabler for a Sustainable Circular Economy of Minerals and Metals
The Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF) pursues the objective of developing innovative technologies for the economy so that mineral and metalliferous raw materials can be made available and used more efficiently and recycled in an environmentally friendly manner. The institute is a constituent part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. It researches within the Materials and Technologies for the Energy Transition Program of the Helmholtz Association. HIF works in close collaboration with TU Bergakademie Freiberg and is a core member of the European EIT RawMaterials network.
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Extractive Geometallurgy Short Course, 18-19 June 2025
Register now! The Extractive Geometallurgy Short Course 2025 features presentations with latest insights into orebody knowledge, data science, mineral processing and metallurgy. The course is held in June at HIF and as part of the HIF Doctoral School Exploration for Predictive Geometallury ‘X4P’ in cooperation DSI-NRF CIMERA, South Africa.
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Optimized buoyancy for ores: Innovative workflow optimizes reagents and increases the mineral concentration in the flotation process
Flotation is one of the most important processes for separating minerals in the raw materials industry. Achieving the highest possible mineral enrichment requires the appropriate selection and dosage of reagents - a complex, time-consuming and cost-intensive procedure. Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), which is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, have developed a workflow for the economic and ecological optimization and upscaling of flotation reagents. Initial tests on an industrial scale have shown a significant increase in the concentration of valuable minerals and confirmed the effectiveness of the developed approach.
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FlexiPlant - The research infrastructure for the recycling 4.0
One of the challenges confronting our society today is the sustainable use of our resources. To recover raw materials energy efficiently we strive to develop a research infrastructure that serves as platform for a new generation of adaptive, flexible, and digital technologies for the processing and recycling.
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