Bryan Lovell Meeting: Mining for the Future 2017

Topics

• Where will future resources come from?
  • What are the barriers to their extraction?
  • Where might we discover or access new geological resources?
  • What research is needed to address these questions?
  • What is the possible contribution from recycling and improved design?
• Future demand
  • Resource needs for global development
  • Resource needs for the transition to a low carbon economy
  • Impact of continued urbanisation
• Who do should we engage in this effort, and how?
  • Building dialogue with policy makers (UK, EU, US) on future mineral needs, including critical minerals
  • Raising public awareness
  • Building a roadmap and an interdisciplinary community
• Meeting the resource challenge responsibly
  • Resource governance
  • What roles do geoscience and other disciplines have?
  • Sustainability - social, environmental and economic
  • Social responsibility and engagement