MOSMIN Project WP3 combined datasets

This repository is under restricted access by the MOSMIN project copyright agreement. The project MOSMIN (Multiscale Observation Services for Mining-Related Deposits) is a research project dedicated to making it easier to identify these risks, as well as measuring the potential to extract valuable materials from waste. It aims to do this using a combination of satellite, aerial, and ground data - providing a new and holistic view that could help improve the safety and efficiency of mining operations. Mining carries inherent risks, but it remains indispensable because of the need for raw materials. Mining activities generate residues from extraction and processing that are stored in rock waste dumps and tailings storage facilities. These materials can pose environmental and safety risks, including geotechnical instabilities and soil and water contamination. Monitoring and assessing the risks associated with these deposits are important to identify and prevent hazards. To date, risk assessments primarily rely on sparse, in situ data collected on or beneath the Earth’s surface. Earth observation (EO)-based techniques are currently not used to their full potential for the monitoring of mining-related deposits. Copernicus Earth observation and Machine Learning enable better monitoring capabilitiesThe Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), using its experience in remote sensing and machine learning, aims to bridge this gap alongside eleven international partners. As part of the MOSMIN (Multiscale Observation Services for Mining-related Deposits) project, the scientists will primarily use satellite data from the European Copernicus Earth observation program and combine them with ground-based and downhole data. The Copernicus data provide insights into ground deformations and surface composition on a large scale. WP3 is led by the Babeș-Bolyai University (BBU), Romania and is focused on monitoring the mining environmental impact through measurements of water and vegetation quality, dust impact and geochemistry (and rock morphology).