Sardinia 2019

Workshop RAWFILL - SmartGround

About Data Mining &

Some reflections

Eddy Wille
OVAM
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Overview

• Basics of Mining

• Data & Mining

- Collection of data
- Data processing & classification
- Risks

• Decision making

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 Basics of Mining
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials. These
deposits form a package that is of economic interest.

Timeframes
Stone Grade
Bronze Age
Iron
…

Processes
Hunters & gatherers Content
Agricultural revolution
Industrial revolution
…
Context
Economics
Demand
Linear economy
Circular economy Supply
…

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Basics of Mining
Depletion, scarcity, supply risk

Ore deposits = feasible for mining. The information delivered on the ore characteristics is not
sufficient to make decisions on effective mining operations because only the input side of the
system is taken into account. Graedel described a broader system and pointed out that
scarcity is not only based on the natural characteristics.

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Data & Mining
Collection of data

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Data & Mining
Collection of data

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Data & Mining
Data processing & classification

United Nations Framework

Classification for Fossil Energy
and Mineral Reserves and
Resources 2009 (UNFC-2009).

Customization :
Anthropogenic resources are
stocks that are found in the
anthroposphere (mineral
resources, energy resources, soil
resources, water resources,
biological resources). Usually,
these stocks are designated as
“wastes”.

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Data & Mining
Risks

The perfect is the enemy of the good :

one might never complete a task if one
has decided not to stop until it is perfect;
completing the project well is made
impossible by striving to complete it
perfectly.

Analysis-paralysis :
to point out that, if we wait until we have
completely answered all the questions and
solved all of the problems before training
the personnel we need, we will never
reach a solution.

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Data & Mining
Risks

Quota overload – all systems fail

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 Decision making
Risk management & data mining

• an evidence-based, cost-effective enhanced landfill

framework providing data of the landfills inventory framework
and their physical, economic and social ELIF
context, focusing on their resource
potential
combining geophysical
• an innovative landfill and waste imaging and guided
characterization methodology sampling

• a decision support tool to allow smart

2-step DST
project planning, prioritization and interim
use.
Cedalion & Orion

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 More information

https://elfm.eu/

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