Classifying Anthropogenic Resources and Managing Secondary Raw Materials

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1 Classifying Resources and Managing Secondary Raw Materials Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, Germany Leader of Working Group 4 of MINEA Quelle: WS 4: Strategic Raw Materials and Sustainable Development Tuesday 24. Oct. 2017

2 During the last years the consumption of material resources increased continuously annually around 60 billion tonnes of natural resources are extracted and harvested At the same time the amount of waste increases Sergio Moraes/Reuters The increasing demand for mineral and energy resources makes the recovery of waste attractive

3 How can we predict the recoverable quantities? It is necessary to sustain a continuous supply of commodities to save primary resource deposits to protect the environment

4 Who cares? Companies Governmental agencies Financial stakeholders working in the waste sector and recycling industry dealing with resource policies to develop management plans based on integrating primary and secondary raw material supply to compare and optimize investments for re-use, and recovery (recycling, backfilling, energy recovery) of Resources

5 What is missing? Framework for reliable, coherent and consistent estimates of recoverable quantities from anthropogenic sources

6 What is missing? Future Specifications for the Classification of Resources Need to establish a common standard for estimation, comparison, aggregation, and reporting of recoverable material stocks & flows in the Anthroposphere Need to add a systems perspective for raw material flows Need to include waste and secondary raw materials, which are becoming ever more important

7 Standardisation is the key! Framework Classification and Specifications of Geological Resources exists

8 Standardisation is the key! Existing Framework Classification and Specifications of Geological Resources specify the terminology and principles for estimating and reporting primary (geological) resource potentials are harmonized and globally accepted facilitate long-term planning and capital acquisition for mining operations

9 Standardisation is the key! A universally acceptable and internationally applicable scheme A single framework to build international energy and mineral studies, to analyse government resource management policies, to plan industrial processes, to allocate capital efficiently. A tool for consistent reporting for activities, regardless of the commodity.

10 United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources

11 UNFC

12 UNFC Characterize stocks & flows in terms of quantity, quality and location. Assess the feasibility for recovery Assess the socio-economic viability G-axis F-axis E-axis

13 UNFC Category E1 E2 E3 Definition Socio-economic viability Extraction and sale has been confirmed to be economically viable Extraction and sale is expected to become economically viable in the foreseeable future Extraction and sale is not expected to become economically viable in the foreseeable future or evaluation is at too early a stage to determine economic viability UNECE 2013, Part I, Annex I

14 UNFC Socio-economic viability Category Definition E1 Extraction and sale Project has been feasibility confirmed to be Categoryeconomically Definition viable E2 F1 Extraction Knowledge Feasibility and sale of about extraction is expected the anthropogenic by to a become defined development material source Category economically project Definition or viable mining the operation foreseeable has been future confirmed. E3 F2 G1 Extraction Feasibility Quantities and sale of extraction is associated not expected by a with defined to a become known development deposit that project can be economically or mining estimated viable operation in with the is a foreseeable high subject level to of further future confidence or evaluation. evaluation is at too early a stage to determine F3 G2 economic Feasibility Quantities viability of extraction associated by a with defined a known development deposit that project can be or mining estimated operation with cannot a moderate be evaluated level of confidence. due to limited G3 technical Quantities data. associated with a known deposit that can be F4 No development estimated with project a lowor level mining of confidence. operation has been G4 identified. Estimated quantities associated with a potential deposit, based primarily on indirect evidence. UNECE 2013, Part I, Annex I

15 How can we manage the secondary raw materials? Challenge: Heterogeneity of the valuable materials Material flow and composition of the materials change with time Various factors have to be considered: Quality, technology, legal, ecological and social aspects Define the project!

16 Project perspective Definition of a project: Material System Material Flow Process & Resource Stock Material Flow

17 Use Project perspective Waste management Secondary raw material or commodity Resource Stock Material Flow Material Source Project: Material System Resource Stock Process + Resource Stock Material Flow Reference Point Material Source Waste management Secondary raw material or commodity Resource Stock Reference Point Project: Material System Material Flows Material flows entering Resource Stocks Processes Resource Stocks Material flows leaving Resource Stocks

18 Resource Stock Project perspective Material Flow Process + Resource Stock Material Flow a) Use Waste management Secondary raw material or commodity Resource Stock Material Source Resource Stock Reference Point Project: Material System b) Material Source Waste management Secondary raw material or commodity

19 Project perspective The figure has been developed based on various diagrams about the life cycle of materials such as Graedel (2010), Lederer, Laner et al. (2014) and discussions among the authors of the Initial Draft Specifications.

20 Initial Draft Specifications for the application of the United Nations Framework Classification 2009 to Resources Developed by Working Group 4 of MINEA

21 Table of Content I. Introduction II. Resource Definitions - Terms: Anthroposphere, Material System, Material stock, Material flow, Material Source, Material Product(s) - Classes, Projects, Project lifetime etc. III. Definition of categories and supporting explanations IV. Generic specifications

22 Contributions UNFC-2009 Guidelines Geothermal Specifications Renewable Energy Specifications Environmental & social considerations in the UNFC-2009: Concepts and Terminology (ECE/Energy/GE.3/2017/7) Technical Advisory Group UNECE MINEA Working Group 4 Public Review

23 Next steps 07-10/2017 Reviewing the Initial Draft Specifications - Public Review - WG internal review 16-17/11/2017 WG 4 Meeting - Resolution Meeting for the Draft Specifications 12/2017 Submitting the Draft Specifications to the TAG 12/ /2018 Review by Technical advisory Group (TAG) - UNECE 03/2018 Submitting the Final Draft Specifications to the TAG 23-24/04/2018 UNECE Resource Classification Week 2018

24 MINEA Mining the European Anthroposphere A pan-european expert network Construction & Demolition Waste Resource potential in Waste in Landfills and Mining Residues Solid Residues from Waste Incineration WG1 WG2 WG3 Mayer & Co GmbH RWTH Aachen: Institut für Aufbereitung und Recycling BHS Sonthofen Networking across countries & stakeholder Resource Assessment Resources Working Group of UNECE WG4

25 MINEA Mining the European Anthroposphere Member of the Working Group 4 Soraya Heuss-Assbichler Ulrich Kral Patrick Wäger Zoltán Horváth Felix Müller Mark Simoni Daniel Müller Julia Stegemann Andrea Winterstätter Dominic Wittmer Julian Hilton Malika Moussaid Sigurd Heiberg Sandra Müller Katalin Szabó Mark Howson

26 Thank you! Contact details: Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany Tel Further information: