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Mr. Marian Munteanu

Doctor

Senior Researcher - INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI

Researcher | Scientific reviewer | PhD supervisor

Web of Science ResearcherID: B-9302-2011

Curriculum Vitae (11/04/2020)

Expertise & keywords

A Geological Service for Europe Call name: EC - Horizon Europe
Horizon-241736-101075609 2022 - 2027

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Institution

Project partners: REGIERUNGSPRASIDIUM FREIBURG (DE); Oljedirektoratet (NO); UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (GB); BAYERISCHES LANDESAMT FUR UMWELT (DE); Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE); VLAAMSE MILIEUMAATSCHAPPIJ (BE); EuroGeoSurveys - EGS (BE); MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS (CY); GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS (FI); ELLINIKI ARCHI GEOLOGIKON KAI METALLEFTIKON EREVNON (GR); INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI (RO); Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos (LT); INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA IP (PT); JARDFEINGI (FO); NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO (NL); M.P. SEMENENKO INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY AND ORE FORMATIONOF NAS OF UKRAINE (UA); PER SHERBIMIN GJEOLOGJIK SHQIPTAR (AL); UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGISTS (UA); INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE (BE); BUNDESANSTALT FUER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE (DE); HRVATSKI GEOLOSKI INSTITUT (HR); INSTITUT CARTOGRAFIC I GEOLOGIC DE CATALUNYA (ES); AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (ES); Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P. (PT); ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE (IT); BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES (FR); LATVIJAS VIDES, GEOLOGIJAS UN METEOROLOGIJAS CENTRS SIA (LV); MINISTRY FOR FINANCE AND EMPLOYMENT (MT); REGIONE UMBRIA (IT); ADMINISTRATION DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES DIRECTION (LU); INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE (UA); SZABALYOZOTT TEVEKENYSEGEK FELUGYELETI HATOSAGA (HU); Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (DK); EIDGENOSSISCHES DEPARTEMENT FUR VERTEIDIGUNG, BEVOLKERUNGSSCHUTZ UND SPORT (CH); STATNY GEOLOGICKY USTAV DIONYZA STURA (SK); NORGES GEOLOGISKE UNDERSOKELSE (NO); CESKA GEOLOGICKA SLUZBA (CZ); SVERIGES GEOLOGISKA UNDERSOKNING (SE); VLAAMSE GEWEST (BE); PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT GEOLOGICZNY - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY (PL); FEDERALNI ZAVOD ZA GEOLOGIJU SARAJEVO (BA); STATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE STATE INFORMATION GEOLOGICAL FUND OF UKRAINE (UA); Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (IE); ISLENSKAR ORKURANNSOKNIR (IS); GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SERBIA (RS); GEOLOSKI ZAVOD SLOVENIJE (SI); EESTI GEOLOOGIATEENISTUS (EE); GEOSPHERE AUSTRIA - BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOLOGIE, GEOPHYSIK, KLIMATOLOGIE UND METEOROLOGIE (AT)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI (RO)

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Evolved magmatic and pegmatitic systems as sources of critical raw materials and industrial minerals Call name: P 3 - SP 3.2 - Proiecte ERA.NET - COFUND
COFUND-ERAMIN-3-PEGMAT 2022 - 2024

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI

Project partners: INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI (RO); Masaryk University Department of Geological Sciences (CZ); Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (FR); Geological Institute “Strashimir Dimitrov”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG); Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK); GET s.r.o. (CZ); KMK GRANIT a.s. (CZ)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI (RO)

Project website: http://pegmat.igr.ro

Abstract:

Rare metal granites (RMG) and pegmatites may represent favorable hosts for several European critical raw materials and industrial minerals. These magmatic bodies may show a strong enrichment in various metals and critical raw materials (CRM) such as Li, Ta, Nb, Sn, W, Be, Cs and REEs, which are of great interest for Europe. They are also storehouses for many industrial minerals (e.g., feldspar, quartz, mica, kaolin).

Variscan orogeny in Europe produced a considerable amount of granitic intrusions and several districts of RMG, related greisens and rare-element pegmatite occurrences. In the Carpathian-Balkan area, the Variscan orogeny is illustrated mainly through occurrences of I- to S-type granites and rare-element pegmatites that, however, may not be necessarily linked to specific igneous bodies. Moreover, some Permian granites in the Western Carpathian area show promising rare-metal content potential, as do metasomatically altered rocks in Romania apparently unrelated to granitic magmatism.

Despite previous mining of some pegmatites for ceramic materials, the area potential for CRM is still weakly explored.

The PEGMAT project aims to: (i) identify most of the pegmatites and RMG occurrences in the Carpathian-Balkan area and assess their respective geological/structural/geochemical features; (ii) understand and characterize the geological processes and structural constraints leading to pegmatite and RMG formation; (iii) assess raw material content evolution through time and geological environments for these

magmatic bodies and understand their distribution in the selected region; (iv) characterize internal processes of pegmatite formation, model pegmatite bodies and constrain their inner structure; (v) determine potential areas for prospecting regarding raw material content. An applied problem of (vi) usability parameters of CRM as well as industrial silicate materials from complex pegmatite bodies will be addressed by the applied part of the project by the partners from the Czechia.

The work planned in the project includes (i) review of available data on pegmatite and RMG deposits; (ii) field work, detailed mapping and sampling of pegmatite and RMG bodies and their structural constrains in the host units; (iii) quantitative and genetic characterization and age dating of the main localities; (iv) assessment of bulk composition and trace elements; (v) advanced 3D modelling of selected localities; (vi) assessment of metallogenic processes; (vii) Czech team will evaluate usability of silicate and rare-element ore minerals at selected localities. All research institution partners will be involved in all tasks of the project; industrial partners from Czechia will be involved especially in the usability study and field work.

Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe Call name:
Grant agreement ID: 731166 2018 - 2022

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Project partners: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO (); INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI (); PER SHERBIMIN GJEOLOGJIK SHQIPTAR AGS – Albanian Geological Survey (); GBA – GEOLOGISCHE BUNDESANSTALT Geological Survey of Austria (); INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE RBINS-GSB – Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (); VPO / VLO – Vlaams Planbureau voor Omgeving (VPO) (); FEDERALNI ZAVOD ZA GEOLOGIJU SARAJEVO FZZG – Geological Survey of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (); HRVATSKI GEOLOSKI INSTITUT HGI-CGS – Croatian Geological Survey (); GSD – Geological Survey of Cyprus (); CESKA GEOLOGICKA SLUZBA CGS – Czech Geological Survey (); De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland GEUS – Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (); GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS GTK – Geological Survey of Finland (); BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES BRGM – The French Geological Survey (); BUNDESANSTALT FÜR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE BGR – Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (); Regierungspräsidium Freiburg – Landesamt für Geologie, Rohstoffe und Bergbau LGRB – State Geological Survey of Baden-Württemberg (); LfU – Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (); LBGR – Landesamt für Bergbau, Geologie und Rohstoffe Brandenburg (); LUNG – Landesamt für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Geologie Mecklenburg Vorpommern (); LBEG – Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie Niedersachsen (); LAGB – Landesamt für Geologie und Bergwesen Sachsen-Anhalt (); H.S.G.M.E. – Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (); Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Szolgálat MBFSZ – Mining and Geological Survey of Hungary (); ISLENSKAR ORKURANNSOKNIR ISOR – Iceland GeoSurvey (); Geological Survey of Ireland GSI (); Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA (); SGSS – Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli della Regione Emilia-Romagna (); ARPAP – Agenzia Regionale per la protezione dell’Ambiente del Piemonte – Dipartimento di Geologia e Dissesto (); REGIONE TOSCANA RT – SISTEMA INFORMATIVO TERRITORIALE E AMBIENTALE – P.O. GEOLOGIA (); Regione Umbria – Servizio Geologico (); LATVIJAS VIDES, GEOLOGIJAS UN METEOROLOGIJAS CENTRS SIA LEGMC – Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (); Lietuvos Geologijos Tarnyba prie Aplinkos Ministerijos LGT – Lithuanian Geological Survey (); ADMINISTRATION DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES DIRECTION SGL – Service Geologique du Luxembourg (); MTI – Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure – Continental Shelf Department (); NORGES GEOLOGISKE UNDERSØKELSE NGU – Geological Survey of Norway (); PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT GEOLOGICZNY – PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY PIG-PIB – Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute (); LNEG – Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P. (); Geološki zavod Srbije GSS – Geological Survey of Serbia (); SGUDS – STATNY GEOLOGICKY USTAV DIONYZA STURA (); GEOLOŠKI ZAVOD SLOVENIJE GeoZS – Geological Survey of Slovenia (); INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA IGME – Geological Survey of Spain (); CGC Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (); SVERIGES GEOLOGISKA UNDERSÖKNING SGU – Geological Survey of Sweden (); STATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE STATE INFORMATION GEOLOGICAL FUND OF UKRAINE GEO INFORM – SRDE “Geoinform of Ukraine” (); United Kingdom Research and Innovation UKRI – British Geological Survey ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI ()

Project website: https://geoera.eu/

Abstract:

45 national and regional Geological Surveys from 32 European countries developed an ERA-NET Co-Fund Action, named Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe (GeoERA).

GeoERA consisted of 15 projects with focus on Geo-energy, Groundwater, Raw materials and Information platform.

Real-Time Mineral X-Ray analysis for efficient and sustainable mining (H2020 project) Call name:
730270 — X-MINE — H2020-SC5-2016-2017/H2020-SC5-2016 -

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy (VTT)

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Project website: http://www.xmine.eu

Abstract:

The X-MINE project supports better resource characterisation and estimation as well as more efficient ore extraction in existing mine operations, making the mining of smaller and complex deposits economically feasible and increasing potential European mineral resources (specifically in the context of critical raw materials) without generating adverse environmental impact.

The project will implement large-scale demonstrators of novel sensing technologies improving the efficiency and sustainability of mining operations based on X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-Ray Transmission (XRT) technologies, 3D vision and their integration with mineral sorting equipment and mine planning software systems.

The project will deploy these technologies in 4 existing mining operations in Sweden, Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. The sites have been chosen to illustrate different sizes (from small-scale to large-scale) and different target minerals (zinc-lead-silver-gold, copper-gold, gold) including the presence of associated critical metals such as indium, gallium, germanium, platinum group metals and rare earth elements. The pilots will be evaluated in the context of scientific, technical, socio-economic, lifecycle, health and safety performances.

The sensing technologies developed in the project will improve exploration and extraction efficiency, resulting in less blasting required for mining. The technologies will also enable more efficient and automated mineral-selectivity at extraction stage, improving ore pre-concentration options and resulting in lower use of energy, water, chemicals and men hours (i.e. worker exposure) during downstream processing.

Developing a concept for a European minerals deposit framework (H2020project) Call name:
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Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: MinPol

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Project website: http://minatura2020.eu/

Abstract:

Increasing demand together with lacking awareness of the raw materials matter can lead to paradox situations. Mineral security is not a secondary problem of single industrial sectors. It is, on the contrary, a basic prerequisite for the stability of the overall value added chain of industrial sectors, relevant for job preservation and thus economic prosperity. Changing conditions of the world market require a proactive economic policy by the European Union and its member states. Further prosperous development of the European economy is crucially dependent on undisturbed and, applying the scale of international competition, profitable supply with mineral raw materials. It is expected a considerable increase in the demand of mineral raw materials by the European (e.g. metal) industries, which form an important backbone of the economies of Europe. Presently, most countries depend highly on imports of mineral raw materials (particularly ores and metals). However, in the backdrop of increasing resource-nationalism, the utilisation of domestic mineral deposits is of high importance in order to contribute adequately to the overall mineral supply. A precondition for the utilisation of domestic mineral deposits is the ability to access them. Therefore, the protection of mineral deposits of public importance is an important planning step for exploring and developing known geological occurrences to productive mines.

Tools for sustainable gold mining in EU (ERA-MIN project) Call name:
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Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Geological Survey of Finland

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Project website: http://projects.gtk.fi/susmin/

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Although gold demand has been constantly increasing in the late years, the commodity findings have been decreasing and the extraction of gold has complicated due to increasing complexity of geological conditions and decreasing grade of the ores. Gold mining is a chance for Europe to increase economical development, but it has challenges in eco-efficiency and extraction methods (e.g. cyanide use). Thus, novel energy and resource-efficient methods and technologies for mineral processing should be developed to concentrate selectively native gold and different gold-bearing minerals. Also technologies for efficient treatment of mine waters, sustainable management of wastes, and methods to diminish environmental and social impacts of mining are needed.

The SUSMIN-project identified and evaluated environmental impacts and economic challenges of gold mining within EU. The objective of the project was to increase the transnational cooperation and to support environmentally, socially and economically sustainable viable gold production, to develop and test geophysical techniques for gold exploration, eco-efficient ore beneficiation methods and alternatives for cyanide leaching. Additionally, the research tested improved treatment methods for mine waters by the development and testing of advanced adsorbents. The research on socio-economic issues developed tools for enhancing the mechanisms of the corporate social responsibility as well as community engagement and management of the relations with the stakeholders

Mineral Analysis using X-ray imaging (ERA-MIN project) Call name:
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Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND LTD

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Project website: http://maxi-project.eu/

Abstract:

The main objective of the research was to improve material analysis efficiency, both in terms of material recognition accuracy and speed of detection. XRF spectroscopy is widely used in production plants and exploration of mining companies, both as handheld instruments and in conveyor belt analysis subsystems.

However, current industrial XRF systems have poor spatial resolution: they typically are unable to localize particles with dimensions below 100 mm. The goal of the project was to improve the selectivity at least with one order of magnitude, down to about 10mm spatial resolution.

Another shortage of current industrial XRF systems is the fact that they only analyse the surface of the sample, ignoring most of the volume. This gives an erroneous estimate of the element concentration, especially for elements with uneven distribution, such as precious metals. The project tested methods to read XRF-signals from the sample volume by using higher energy.

EU Information and Policy Support System for Sustainable Supply of Europe with Energy and Mineral Resources (CIP-ICT Program) Call name:
250532 -

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

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Project website: http://www.eurogeosurveys.org/projects/eurogeosource/

Abstract:

The main objective of the project was to develop an information and policy support system for sustainable supply of energy and mineral resources in Europe (EuroGeoSource). The system allows users to identify, access, use and reuse aggregated geographical information on geo-energy and mineral resources, covering at least ten European countries. The multilingual system provides basic services for the visualization and overlay of the information layers obtained from distributed sources, as well as more advanced spatial and temporal analysis on the data. The implemented solutions are in accordance with OGC specifications and compliant with the INSPIRE Directive. The developed web services enable the creation of value-added services (such as demand-supply modeling) by third parties.

Investigation of the rare elements from the porphyry copper deposits in Romania Call name: Postdoctoral Research Projects - PD-2011 call
PN-II-RU-PD-2011-3-0172 2011 - 2013

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Coordinating institution: Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în domeniul Geologiei, Geofizicii, Geochimiei şi Teledetecţiei - IGR Bucureşti

Project partners: Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în domeniul Geologiei, Geofizicii, Geochimiei şi Teledetecţiei - IGR Bucureşti (RO)

Affiliation: Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în domeniul Geologiei, Geofizicii, Geochimiei şi Teledetecţiei - IGR Bucureşti (RO)

Project website: http://www.igr.ro/proiecte/trace-porphyry

Abstract:

The project aims to study the porphyry copper deposits from Romania as potential sources of high-tech elements such as platinum-group elements. The research of at least three porphyry copper deposits from Romania is envisaged: Bolcana and Rosia Poieni (Metaliferi Mountains.) and Moldova Noua (Banat Mountains). The research is focused on the following main aspects: geochemistry, mineralogy and enrichment process. The identification of these elements and host minerals will be performed using high sensitivity analytical methods. The fluid and melt inclusions analysis will provide data about the physico-chemical conditions required for the transport, concentration and precipitation of the target elements in porphyry copper deposits. Another objective relates to the identification of the preferential association of these metals with certain geochemical and mineralogical paragenesis. Significant concentrations of PGE in porphyry copper deposits are mentioned in several places in the world.

Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management Call name:
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Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: Geological Survey of Slovenia

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Project website: http://www.sarmaproject.eu/

Abstract:

Aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) are crucial for infrastructure and construction. SEE countries are rich in aggregates, but supply is not coordinated within or across the area.

The main objective of the project is to develop a common approach to (a) sustainable aggregate resource management (SARM) and (b) sustainable supply mix (SSM) planning, at three scales: regional, national and transnational.

Outputs include the actual printed material produced during the project such as brochures, posters, leaflets, manuals, etc. Also included are all the events (regional, national and transnational) that have been completed such as workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.

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