The history of mining reaches as far back as the humankind. Although it has been more than 2 million years since Homo habilis arose and conducted the first mining operations, it continues to be one of the main branches of industry. The directions, goals, and mining methods constantly change, but mining is still the global economy’s driving force. Will it change along with the energy transformation and successive departure from fossil fuels?
The planet Earth still hides plenty of treasures, including those essential for the development of technologies in the context of tackling climate change. How will the demand for raw materials increase in connection with the energy transition? Why are we talking about critical raw materials? In what direction is modern mining heading?
During this lecture, our speaker will talk about these and other issues, proving that the over hundred-year-old Max Planck’s maxim quoted in the title remains relevant.
AGH University Associate Professor Paweł Bogacz
Employee of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management. Author of over 130 research papers and also dozens of implementation projects for industry, above all on strategic management and sustainable development, mainly in mining and metallurgy.
Member of the Working Group on Carbon Capture and Storage at the Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Working Group on Sustainable Finance Platform at the Ministry of Finance, but also an associate of the Team for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility of Industry at the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy. Participant of the Polish delegation to the COP 24 climate summit and co-organizer of the Pre-COP 24 series of public conferences. Head of the Joint Social Initiative Group GÓRNICTWO OK.
Exploration geophysics distinguishes two main research methods: seismics and borehole geophysics. Borehole geophysics is a particular method which requires a borehole to examine rocks. Various measurements are applied in borehole geophysics, namely nuclear, electric, and acoustic measurements. All of the above to take a look deep into the Earth and identify properties of rocks. Borehole geophysics also aims to respond to the following question: with what liquid are rocks saturated – water or hydrocarbons? During the lecture, we will find out how to read the profiling results of borehole geophysics in search of hydrocarbons and drinking and geothermal water resources.
AGH University Associate Professor Paulina Krakowska-Madejska
Professor in the Department of Geophysics at the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection at the AGH University. Occupied with petrophysics and borehole geophysics in terms of the recognition of reservoir parameters of rocks and exploration of hydrocarbons and drinking and geothermal water. Employee of the Laboratory of Petrophysics. Originator and co-author of poROSE – poROus materials examination SoftwarE, a computer program for qualitative and quantitative analysis of 3D images of porous materials, licensed by the AGH University Technology Transfer Centre.