Prof. Ioannis Paspaliaris

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Prof. Ioannis Paspaliaris

School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering

National Technical University of Athens

Mineral Resources in Greece – 5th

International ForumAthens, 24 April 2015

Mineral

Resources

in Greece

-Present and Future-



The Global Perspective

Mineral ResourcesWhat is the future



Aluminum and Copper

W o r l d A l u m i n u m a n d C o p p e r P r o d u c t i o n

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

X 1 0 3 t o

n s

Al

Cu



0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

X 1 0 3 t o

n s

Basic Metals

W o r l d Z i n c - L e a d - N i c k e l P r o d u c t i o n

Zn

Ni

Pb



Gold, Silver

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

1906 1916 1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

W o r l d G o l d P r o d u c t i o n , t

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

1909 1919 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009

W o r l d S i l v e r P r o d u c t i o n , t



Global Production Trends

A significant increase is observed

in the production ofMinerals and Metals

in the last 50 years



The Greek Perspective



Production and importance of the main Greek Raw

Materials and Metals

Bauxite – Alumina – Aluminum

Laterite – Ferronickel

Bentonite – Perlite - Magnesite



Bauxite – Alumina - Aluminum

Greece in included in the world’s top 10 countries

with the biggest bauxite reserves,

estimated to 600 Mt



Bentonite – Perlite

EU28 produced 16.3% of world

bentonite (2012)

Greece is ranked (2012)

1st in ΕU28 with 48.6%

3rd in the world with 7.5%

EU28 produced 35.1% of world perlite

(2012)

Greece is ranked (2012)

1st in ΕU28 with 90.3%

2nd in the world with 31.7%

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

Greece,

90.3%

Hungary

, 7.2%

Slovakia

, 2.5%



Magnesite

EU28 produced 12.4% of world

Magnesite (2012)Greece is ranked (2012)

4th in ΕU28 with 11.5%

8th in the world with 1.4%

Slovakia

32.3%

Austria

28.4%

Spain

16.41%

Greece

11.5%Netherlands

9.1%Poland

2.3%



Πηγή: EU-KLEMS

Value Added (% of GDP)

0,0%

0,5%

1,0%

1,5%

2,0%

2,5%

3,0%

3,5%

4,0%

4,5%

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Mining and Quarrying

Basic Metals

Total

Non Metallic Minerals

Metallic Products



What should be done

Preserve, support and further develop the current

activities of the mineral sector

Encourage the mineral sector to use its knowledge,

know – how, technology and market chain to expand

to new markets and to acquire new deposits

Create a friendly, supportive and responsible (fromboth sides) environment for the further

development of mineral activities



What should be done

Carpet Diem: take advantage now of the EU needsand the opportunities given now in the EU

Allocate enough and knowledgeable personnel to

support these activities and establish a direct linkwith the relevant EU mining - mineral and metal

associations (Euromines, IMA, …) and EU initiatives

Support and invest in realistic and promising mineralprojects

Prof. Ioannis Paspaliaris

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