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Minerals and Metallurgy
NRRI solves industry challenges, identifies unique market niches and provides technical innovation.
This NRRI Research Group provides high-quality research and development programs that enable efficient, effective, environmentally viable and sustainable solutions to maximize Minnesota's mineral wealth.
Goals:
- Characterize Minnesota's mineral portfolio
- Reduce the cost of iron ore recovery
- Develop higher value products to strengthen our mining-related economies
- Assist the mining industry and state agencies to define and maintain the "social licence" to operate in Minnesota
- Support professional and workforce development
Initiative Director: George Hudak, ghudak@d.umn.edu, (218) 788-2739
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