UPACMIC - LIFE12 ENV/FI/000592
News
2013
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The consortium agreement of the UPACMIC project was signed by Ramboll Finland Oy, Belvedere Mining, Ekokem and Suomen Maastorakentajat. The project has officially been launched!
2014
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Laboratory testing with alternative materials was launched and preliminary results were available in the beginning of the year 2015.
2015
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UPACMIC project was presented in WASCON conference in Santander, Spain on 10th-12th June 2015. http://wascon2015.geruc.es/
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Due to Belvedere Mining bankruptcy the company will withdraw from the project and Ramboll Finland, Ekokem (later Fortum Environmental Construction) and Suomen Maastorakentajat will continue implementing the project actions.
2016
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Field tests in Pyhäsalmi Mine started in spring 2016 on the basis of previous laboratory studies. On the basis of field tests the construction solutions for pilot-construction will be chosen.
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Hungarian LIFE project Hungary Capacity Building (LIFE14/CAP/HU000010) visited the UPACMIC project and got also to know the ABSOILS project http://projektit.ramboll.fi/life/absoils/index.htm
2017
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UPACMIC project was presented in May in Budapest at the invitation of LIFE Hungary Capacity Building project
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The pilot construction of the cover structures started in Hitura Mine. The mine must be closed and the constructor is Fortum Environmental Construction. Fiber clay will be utilized first time in Finland in the mining environment.
2018
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During the WASCON2018 conference www.wascon2018.com, an international workshop was arranged by the UPACMIC project. Swedish company Ecoloop AB www.ecoloop.se also presented their project and shared experiences on using green liquor dredge in the mining environment.
2019
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Hitura I stage completed: cover structure utilized with fiber clay has been piloted. The constructor was Fortum Waste Solutions Oy.
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The UPACMIC project was presented at the Sardinia Symposium 2019 in August
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Hitura II begins: pilot operations are being planned
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Deconstruction of Pyhäsalmi field tests was done in autumn 2019. The monitoring results will be updated in final monitoring report.
2020
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The project has granted extension until 31.8.2022
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pilot planning and laboratory tests are ongoing
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lysimeters have been installed for fibre clay cover structures during summer 2020 and follow up has been started
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The piloting of sealing structures has been started in Kuopio. Construction is carried out by Fortum Waste Solutions Oy.
2021
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The piloting of sealing structures continues at Kuopio
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Cover structure has been piloted in the crushed rock pile at Hitura
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The construction of reactive barrier was carried out at Hitura
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Planning for a national workshop has started
2022
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All piloting has been completed and projects final reporting begins
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The final seminar of the UPACMIC project was held on 16 March 2022 in cooperation with two other mining projects; KAIVASU project and LeKaT project.
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Paper of UPACMIC project was published at IMCET International Mining Congress and Exhibition 2022
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Monitoring of reactive structures will continue in spring
