A PIONEERING UK venture , the IMP @ CT project is determined to spark an ethical , sustainable , and global mining revolution . The project is led by University of Exeter geology experts and looks to tap into a number of small metal deposits in Europe and beyond .
Furthermore , they aim to establish SOSO ( switch on , switch off ) mining as a widespread industry method . SOSO could potentially enable mining companies to excavate materials that are most in demand in any given period . For further details , Mining Global quizzed project lead Dr Kathryn Moore .
What is your role and involvement with the IMP @ CT PROJECT ? In 2012 I took up a new position ( funded by the British geological survey ) as a lecturer on critical and green technology metal , which was a slight step from my previous role as a geologist . The role was quite a diverse role , a lot of it looking at the geological origins of the critical metals that we use in all the new technologies .
The role ’ s involved into a whole systems perspective , so it ’ s not really just about the geology it ’ s about access or the peripheral topics around
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