News/Events
Daily Open Day Site Visits from 8/11/23-23/11/23

In light of the successful completion of LIFE BRINE MINING project (LIFE 18/ENVGR/00019) (https://brinemining.eu/en/what-is-life-brine-mining/) and particularly the installation of an Innovative Prototype Desalination System which uses an advanced technique for eliminating coal mine wastewater (brines) combined with resource recovery we are organising Daily Open Day Site Visits from 8/11/23-23/11/23 on ...
BRINE MINING 3rd Stakeholder Event in Poland

The LIFE BRINE MINING 3rd Stakeholder Event took place at Poland on October 3, 2023. A lively discussion is the characteristic of the 3rd Stakeholder event of LIFE BRINE-MINING, held at the GIG institute premises in Katowice, Poland. The meeting was attended by over 50 representatives from mining companies, ministries, ...
Presentation of LIFE Brine-Mining at the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Greece, June 21-24, 2023

LIFE Brine-Mining was presented by Prof. Loizidou from NTUA during the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, held from June 21st to 24th, 2023, on Crete, Greece. The results of the pilot system performance exceeded expectations, demonstrating the successful recovery of clean water and high-purity salts from the ...
Presentation of LIFE Brine-Mining at the 14th Conference for Membrane Technologies in Poland, June 21-23, 2023

Part of the LIFE Brine-Mining project results was presented by Dr. Krzysztof Mitko, Assistant Professor at the Silesian University of Technology, during the 14th Conference “Membranes and Membrane Processes in Environmental Protection” (MEMPEP 2023), held from June 21st to 24th, 2023. Dr. Mitko shared the results obtained from the combination ...
Video: An innovative solution for brine treatment with recovery of valuable end-products

Watch our project video to find out how LIFE BRINE MINING is transforming brines into resources and eliminates coal mining waste water discharge in circular economy context. Coal mines generate vast amounts of saline wastewaters. The direct drainage of these streams to surface water bodies results in their salinization, having ...
Visit by representatives from PPG S.A. and JSW Group at the Brine-Mining site

Representatives from PGG S.A. and JSW S.A., Poland’s two largest mining companies, visited the LIFE Brine-Mining site. During the meeting, the project pilot system was showcased, followed by a productive discussion to address any questions the representatives may have had by Dr. Krzysztof Mitko, Assistant Professor in SUT, who guided ...
LIFE BRINE MINING Participation in VerdeTec 2023 exhibition in Greece

NTUA holded a stand at VerdeTec 2023, between the 17th to 19th of March, in MEC Exhibition Centre, Athens, Greece. Verde Tec is an international annual exhibition on environmental technologies attracting visitors from all sectors of the economy. NTUA team showcased the project’s innovative solution for extracting valuable resources from ...
Site visit with the participation of students

Students have visited the site as a part of the “Odzysk wody i innych surowców ze ścieków” (Recovery of water and other raw materials from waste water) class, which is part of the “Gospodarka obiegu zamkniętego” (Circular Economy) course offered by the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering of SUT. ...