Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is Ireland’s premier university, located at the heart of Dublin. The pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship is at the heart of a Trinity education, and our researchers have an outstanding publication record and strong record of grant success. Within the School of Natural Science, the division of Geology has a core of young and dynamic academic staff, with particular strengths in geochemistry. TCD has recently established a world-class facility for characterization of mineral chemistry and particle liberation. This consists of a newly awarded state-of-the-art SEM equipped with large format EDS systems and RAMAN, a fully automated XRD facility, as well as one Europe’s very few UV-LA-ICP-MS facilities fully dedicated to ore samples.
Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
Luleå university of technology (LTU) is a leading Swedish university based in the northern part of Sweden. We currently have 1,700 employees and 16,000 students. LTU is characterized by implementing need driven research, both fundamental and applied in close cooperation with industry. The close cooperation with industry also means that also our education strongly involves industry, with compulsory internships, thesis work carried out to a large degree within industry and so on. This is illustrated by the high amount of direct funding from industry. LTU is Sweden’s centre for research and education which focuses on mining, and the clearly stated ambition is to be an internationally strong centre of excellence.
Outotec
Outotec develops, designs and delivers leading technology solutions and services for the processing of copper, nickel, zinc, lead, gold, silver and platinum-group metals at all stages in the value chain from ore to metal. Sustainability is at the core of what it does. This means helping its customers create the smartest value from natural resources and working with them to find the most sustainable solutions for water, energy, minerals, and handling the full value chain from ore to metals. Outotec provides leading technologies and services for the sustainable use of the Earth’s natural resources. As the global leader in minerals- and metals- processing technologies, Outotec has developed made many breakthroughs in the metals and mining industry. Outotec also provides innovative solutions for industrial water treatment, the utilisation of alternative energy sources and the chemical industry. With a global network of sales and service centres, research facilities and over 4,500 experts, Outotec generated annual sales of approximately €1.4 billion in 2014. Outotec shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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