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Tecnico Innovation Summit 2026

MINOTAUR was presented at the Técnico Innovation Summit 2026 in Lisbon, where Instituto Superior Técnico showcased the project’s work on underground geo-modelling using Generative AI. The event gathered more than 1,500 participants and provided a valuable platform to highlight innovative digital solutions for sustainable mineral exploration.

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HaDEA Showcase Event

MINOTAUR launched its 2026 activities by taking part in the HaDEA Showcase Event in Brussels, engaging with Europe’s research and innovation community through dedicated networking sessions. The event provided a valuable platform to present the project’s work on sustainable mining technologies, exchange insights with fellow EU-funded initiatives, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.

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Resourcing Tomorrow
MINOTAUR contributed to the “Digital Transformation in Mining” session at Resourcing Tomorrow, highlighting how EU innovation, AI, and digital tools can help companies adopt safer, more efficient, and responsible exploration technologies.

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Raw Materials Week
MINOTAUR presented its miniaturized robotic exploration technologies at Raw Materials Week 2025 in Brussels, showcasing how autonomous in-situ systems can accelerate the discovery of critical raw materials while reducing environmental impact.

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II Raw Materials Congress
MINOTAUR was featured at the II Raw Materials Congress in Krynica-Zdrój, where Wrocław University of Science and Technology presented the project’s innovative approach to future mineral exploration to an audience of 400+ experts from science, industry, and policy.

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2025 Digital Tech Summit
MINOTAUR showcased advanced underground robotics at the 2025 Digital Tech Summit in Copenhagen, where DTU Electro presented the project’s latest actuation technologies and engaged with industry, researchers, and innovators across Europe.

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13th Sino-Europe Engineering Education Workshop
13th Sino-Europe Engineering Education Workshop, held under the theme “Digital Intelligence Transformation: Industry · Education · Innovation.”

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MINEX Europe Mining and Exploration Forum Lisbon, Portugal
Minotaur Mining Project, represented the project during the panel “Mining Reimagined: A Sustainable Blueprint for Europe’s Raw Material Independence.”

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DIM ESEE Conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia brought together professionals from academia, industry, and the raw materials sector, with a focus on strengthening collaboration in Eastern and South-eastern Europe. Against the backdrop of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), the conference emphasized innovation, sustainability, and strategic investment in mineral resources.

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Polish Mining Congress in Lublin, Poland: During a thematic session dedicated to critical raw materials, Magdalena Worsa-Kozak delivered an oral presentation titled “Toward sustainable exploration of deep critical raw materials deposits – the MINOTAUR system concept”

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SPIE Sensors + Imaging in Madrid, Spain: MINOTAUR Project was represented by the University of Patras, who presented a novel, low-cost magnetic susceptibility sensing technique for identifying and characterizing magnesite deposits.

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IMWA 2025 Conference in Braga, Portugal: Pioneering Innovation in Sustainable Mine Water Management showcased at IMWA 2025 Conference in Braga

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OECD 2025, Rovaniemi, Finland: Minotaur Mining at 2025 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities, held at the University of Lapland

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INDTECH 2025, Krakow, Poland: MINOTAUR is more than a research project—it’s a blueprint for how Europe can lead the world in responsible, high-tech mineral exploration.

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Patras, Greece: MINOTAUR Research Group and SEG Chapter Successfully Host Workshop on Industrial Minerals Exploration

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Grant Agreement No. 101178775

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