ADMA3 Summer/Winter School - Advanced Materials Doctoral Program with Industry
Course: Practical approach in mines (162 hrs comparable to 6 ECTS)
Course study period: September 2025 – December 2025. Online lectures will take place between September 24 and October 9. More detailed information will be provided prior to the start of the course. The fieldwork will take place in Finland from October 13 to 17, 2025.
Mode of delivery: Online lectures, e-learning materials and fieldwork. The course is graded pass or fail.
Fee: Participants are responsible for covering their own travel expenses to Nivala, Finland. The accommodation in Finland during the fieldwork and participation in the course are free of charge.
Course description:
This course provides practical skills in using remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) for monitoring mining infrastructure, exploring resources, and assessing environmental impacts. Through real-world case studies and hands-on programming tasks, students will develop problem-solving abilities relevant to the mining sector. The course covers key satellite RS techniques, the entire data production chain, and both open-access and commercial data sources. Additionally, the course demonstrates how RS data supports mining operations, benefits local communities, and informs policy decisions. The course examines the challenges and opportunities of mining within various regulatory frameworks, emphasizing sustainable practices and emerging technologies.
Course topics:
• Critical Raw Materials; post mining
• Social sustainability related topics of the mining industry
• Introduction to QGIS, Using QGIS and Sentinel data. Accessing Copernicus Sentinel data.
• An overview of remote sensing and GIS applications in mining: roles in resource exploration, environmental monitoring, and sustainable practices.
• The fundamental concepts and methodologies of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) as applied to the mining sector.
• An overview of various satellite sensors and the properties of remote sensing data relevant to a range of mining-related applications.
• Specialized software tools: TerraEye satellite system
• Water Treatment Technologies - the basics of remote sensing technology for monitoring water quality, detecting pollution, and assessing the health of water bodies.
Master students, PhD students and professionals within sustainability, environment and mining and including disciplines of ecology, geography, geology, geomorphology, hydrology and land surveying.
- Jari Joutsenvaara (University of Oulu, Kerttu Saalasti Institute, Regional Excellence research team)
- Olena Kavats (Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies)
- Kateryna Sergieieva (Dnipro University of Technology)
- Sanna Ojalammi (University of Oulu, Kerttu Saalasti Institute)
- Bruno Grafe (Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Geology, Division of Mining and Mineral Technology)
- Tony Hand (Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Geology, Division of Mining and Mineral Technology)
- Jüri Vassiljev (Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Geology, Division of Quaternary Geology)
- Anu Keränen (Feasib Ltd.)
- Markus Latvala (Feasib Ltd.)
Karin Robam, karin.robam@taltech.ee
TalTech Department of Geology
Division of Mining and Mineral Technology
The online course is part of the EIT Raw Materials ADMA3 Winter-Summer School - Advanced Materials Doctoral Program with Industry.
The ADMA3 School is funded by EIT RawMaterials (co-funded by the European Union), and has four partners: University of Oulu, Politecnico di Milano, Tallinn University of Technology and Feasib Ltd. In addition, the following companies collaborate in the school: Muon Solutions Ltd, SSAB Ltd, Tapojärvi Ltd, Nokia Solutions and Networks Ltd, Radai Ltd, ERION, OPIGEO SRL, Global Boiler Works Ltd, and Outokumpu Group.