BiotaTec - Next Gen BioMining Centre

Great discussions at our first event at PDAC for a full house showcasing Estonia´s unique position in the rare earth metals supply chain and mining innovation. Many thanks to all the participants and speakers Jüri Seilenthal, Sirli Sipp Kulli, Rahim Suleman from Neo Performance Materials, Margus RAHA, Vesta Kaljuste from Zero Terrain, Marek Press from MARU/MDSC Systems, Arnout Lugtmeijer from Trisector, Priit Jõers from BiotaTec, Kuldar Ounapuu from Limestone Factories of Estonia and Veiko Karu from Tallinn Technical University and Allan Niidu from Eesti Energia. A huge shout-out goes to our fantastic moderator Kalev Ruberg, and last but not colleagues from Estonian Investment Agency - Stig Rogenbaum and Mirjam Helena Eerma. It was lovely to see Nicolas Lepage from the Canadian Embassy in Riga making the trip to Toronto to be part of the exchange.

The very first session at PDAC 2024 is held by Estonia, the Northern European power-house country that looks at mining with fresh agile eyes. The seminar, moderated by Kalev Ruberg, will have Estonian mining experts from government, academia and industry representatives discussing Estonian mining innovation at its best. TOPICS + unique rare earth elements competence and supply chain in Europe. We will hear first hand view from Neo Performance Materials Silmet rare earth separation facility representatives about their permanent magnet factory currently being built in eastern Estonia; + the potential of Estonia's critical minerals resources and future plans related to EU critical minerals strategy (phosphorite, metals); + reuse of oil shale ash and semi-coke through partnership and innovation. Companies and organizations who will be present are: Enefit, Trisector, Limestone, Energiasalv/ZeroTerrain, BiotaTec, Tallinn University of Technology Taltech, Geological Survey, Ministry of Climate, Estonian Investment Agency, Embassy of Estonia Ottawa Please sign up for the seminar. Seats are limited. https://lnkd.in/eN-8Nxhp

This week's 'Impact Startups to Watch' are focused on developing solutions for #biomining or bioleaching, which is a process that extracts metals such as gold and copper using microorganisms. While the industry's demand for metals continues to grow, traditional mining practices have significant environmental impacts. To mitigate the risk and damage, innovative companies are working on new and sustainable methods to address these issues. Genomines genetically enhance metal hyperaccumulator plants to produce bio-sourced metals and limit the environmental impact of mining groups. FungAI (fungai.bio) is offering a low-energy and passively designed solution for regenerative mining and eco-recycling of mixed metal waste deposits, such as battery "black mass". Using cutting-edge smart systems, they strive to develop a robust and rapid fungal bioleaching process that is self-regulating. Magmatic Bio is tackling the mining and recycling of critical technology metals with synthetic biology. They use highly selective proteins for metal extraction to reduce environmental impacts and costs. ekolive is the first and leading provider of a new ecological bioleaching method to ecologically release elements, decomposite organic impurities, and produce valuable ecological “living” bio|m|stimulants for plants and soil. BiotaTec - Next Gen BioMining Centre develops and provides biomining technologies to help the industry move towards a carbon-neutral future and to increase the availability of critical raw materials from local low-grade ores and wastes. #impactentrepreneurship #biomining #bioleaching