Innovation-Based Development of the Mineral Resources Sector: Challenges and Prospects : Proceedings of the 11th Russian-German Raw Materials Conference, November 7-8, 2018, Potsdam, Germany

Innovation-Based Development of the Mineral Resources Sector: Challenges and Prospects contains the contributions presented at the XI Russian-German Raw Materials Conference (Potsdam, Germany, 7-8 November 2018). The Russian-German Raw Materials Conference is held within the framework of the “Permanent Russian-German Forum on the Issues of the Use of Raw Materials”, which has as goals to develop new approaches to effectively use energy, mineral and renewable natural resources and to initiate cooperation in the field of sustainability and environmental protection. The contributions cover current trends in the development of raw materials markets and the world economy, the state of the environment and new technologies applied in the sector, effectively responding to modern challenges. The 63 accepted papers are grouped into four main sections: • Mineral exploration and mining • Mining services • Processing of raw materials • Other Innovation-Based Development of the Mineral Resources Sector: Challenges and Prospects will be of interest to academics and researchers involved in the mineral resources sector, but also to professionals in the public, foreign trade and education fields, and representatives of major corporations and professional associations. The Russian-German Raw Materials Conference (RGRC) is an interactive platform for the intensification of relations between the two countries in the commodity sector. It was established in 2006 by the Freiberg Mining Academy (Germany) and the St. Petersburg Mining University (Russia), the world's oldest mining and technical training institutions. It is held under the patronage of Professor Klaus Töpfer, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Professor Vladimir Litvinenko, Rector of the St. Petersburg Mining University. The Russian-German Raw Materials Conference, held annually alternately in Germany and Russia, brings together representatives from both countries in the field of science and economics. Annually increasing number of participants, creation of joint projects with Russian regions and strengthening of the function of a platform for cooperation of specialists in the field of science allowed the commodity conference to become the main dialogue platform of both countries in this field at the moment