m4mining: Multi-scale, Multi-sensor Mapping and dynamic Monitoring for sustainable extraction and safe closure in Mining environments

Project Information

m4mining

Grant agreement ID: 101091462

DOI

10.3030/101091462

EC signature date 21 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 4 696 629,74

EU contribution

€ 4 499 512,13

Coordinated by

NORCE RESEARCH AS
Norway

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website portal and social media channels

Establishing project web presence through website, identity and social media channelsLinked to Task: T 1.1, T 10.4

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

UAS integrated with multi-sensor payload ready to fly

Demonstration of m4mining integrated UAS components in live sessionLinked to Task: T 2.1, T 3.1

Documents, reports (5)

Report on joint activities of the mineral advisory board I

Annual report detailing activities of the MIAB, year 1Linked to Task: T 9.4

Initial plan for dissemination, communication, and exploitation

Dissemination plan, version 1Linked to Task: T 10.4

UAV safety guidelines published in a White Paper

Public white paper covering best practise safety guidelines in mining operationsLinked to Task: T 2.2

Trade-off report on data analysis techniques and products on UAV data

Report on UAV analysis methods and output products from mining/tailings sitesLinked to Task: T 7.1

Trade-off report on data analysis techniques and products on satellite data

Report on satellite analysis methods and output products from mining/tailings sitesLinked to Task: T 7.2

Data Management Plan (2)

Data Management Plan V1

Project data management plan, version 1Linked to task: T 1.1, T 1.3

Data Management Plan V2

Project data management plan, version 2Linked to Task: T 1.1, T 1.3

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (3)

VNIR-SWIR Imaging Spectroscopy for Mining: Insights for Hyperspectral Drone Applications

Author(s): Friederike Koerting; Saeid Asadzadeh; Justus Constantin Hildebrand; Ekaterina Savinova; Evlampia Kouzeli; Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos; David Lindblom; Nicole Koellner; Simon J. Buckley; Miranda Lehman; Daniel Schläpfer; Steven Micklethwaite
Published in: Mining, 2024, ISSN 2673-6489
Publisher: MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
DOI: 10.3390/MINING4040057

Satellite imagery for bauxite mine waste mapping in the frame of the m4mining project

Author(s): Evlampia Kouzeli; Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos; Olga Sykioti; Saeid Asadzadeh; Friederike Koerting; Daniel Schläpfer
Published in: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2025, ISSN 2194-9034
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH (Copernicus Publications)
DOI: 10.5194/ISPRS-ARCHIVES-XLVIII-M-7-2025-113-2025

Drone-Based VNIR–SWIR Hyperspectral Imaging for Environmental Monitoring of a Uranium Legacy Mine Site

Author(s): Victor Tolentino, Andres Ortega Lucero, Friederike Koerting, Ekaterina Savinova, Justus Constantin Hildebrand, Steven Micklethwaite
Published in: Drones, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2504-446X
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/DRONES9040313

Conference proceedings (1)

3D representation of a bauxite mine in the frame of m4mining project

Author(s): Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos, Aggeliki Kyriou, Evlampia Kouzeli, Saeid Asadzadeh, Nicole Köllner, Friederike Körting, Justus Constantin Hildebrand, Steven Micklethwaite, Ekaterina Savinova
Published in: Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XV, 2024, ISSN 1996-756X
Publisher: SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics
DOI: 10.1117/12.3031850