by Air by Ship Tomakomai ANA 5 flights/day Tsuruga Schedule/ Schedule/ Schedule/ Haneda Airport Niigata

Sun Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat (Tokyo) JAL 4 flights/day 65 min Duration/13 hr Duration/6 hr 30 min Duration/12 hr 15 min Universities of ICREMER Schedule/ Schedule/ Schedule/ Overseas Cooperation Mon Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun Duration/12 hr 30 min Duration/6 hr 35 min Duration/10 hr 20 min ANA 3 flights/day Osaka International JAL 3 flights/day Sapporo Airport (Osaka) 85 min Shin Ferry Akita Ferry Terminal ☎018-880-2600 Tomakomai

Chubu Centrair ANA Expressway by Express Bus The International Center for Research and Education International 2 flights/day on Mineral and Energy Resource (ICREMER) Airport (Nagoya) 85 min Akita Chuo Akita Interchange Akita ICREMERICREMER was established in October 2009, as a part of the ANA 2 flights/day general body of Akita University, aiming to create an Luleå University New Chitose JAL 3 flights/day Flora Senshu Luleå University Airport (Sapporo) Akita Expressway 1 time/day 10 time/day of Technology 55 min 90 min 8 hr 30 min 3 hr 35 min educational and research hub which contributes to of Technology sustainable resource supplies in and the world. Noshiro Airport Odate- The Natural East Kazakhstan State Kitakami Junction International Center for Research and ICREMER’s activities are global and they are directed The Natural East Kazakhstan State History Museum Technical University Shinjuku History Museum Technical University Haneda Airport 2 flights/day Hachinohe Memorial University (Tokyo) 70 min Akita Expressway to develop internationally-competitive human resources Memorial University Technische Universitat 5hr Odate- Technische Universitat Mongolian University of of Newfoundland Akita Chuo Kotsu Noshiro Education on Mineral and Energy Resources, and international cooperation with resource-rich Mongolian University of of Newfoundland Bergakademie Freiberg ☎018-823-4890 Akita Bergakademie Freiberg Science and Technology countries by means of resource sciences education Science and Technology University of Ottawa ANA (All Nippon Airways) ☎0570-029-222 Odakyu Bus University of Ottawa Kawaguchi ☎03-5438-8511 Akita Montana Tech of the JAL/J-AIR (Japan Airlines Japan) ☎0570-025-071 Tokyo Junction Akita Expressway Akita University and research. Despite the limited number of its Montana Tech of the University of Montana Miyagi Kotsu Kitakami Junction University of Montana Akita Airport Terminal Building ☎022-261-5333 academic staff, ICREMER continues Akita University’s ☎018-886-3366 Japan Road Traffic Information Center JR Bus Tohoku Tohoku Expressway over 100-year tradition started by its predecessor ※It is about 35 minutes from Akita Airport to (Akita Information) ☎022-256-6646 Akita Mining College. While working together with Akita Station by car. ☎050-3369-6605 University of Sendai the Faculty of International Resource Sciences, University of Yangon Airport Limousine Bus Yangon ●Sixteen runs a day to the airport. Shinjo Yamagata ICREMER has been developing relationships with ●Eighteen runs a day to Akita Station. Chulalongkorn Yamagata Shinkansen research and governmental institutions in and out of Chulalongkorn Niigata University Akita Chuo Kotsu ☎018-823-4411 University University of Japan to undertake an important role in connecting the University of the Philippines Akita Airportliner Hayakago Bus (to Akita City) University to the global world. the Philippines 11 times/day (reservation required) （for reservations only） ☎018-867-7444 Tohoku Shinkansen To promote alliances with institutions of resource- Jouetsu Shinkansen Papua New Guinea rich countries, ICREMER has developed exchange Papua New Guinea Institut Teknologi University of Technology by Rail Institut Teknologi University of Technology Bandung partnerships with strategic countries such as Botswana Bandung University of Botswana Akita Tokyo in southern Africa, Mongolia and Kazakhstan in Central University of Botswana

Botswana International University Tsuruga Asia. This includes activities such as organizing Botswana International University of Science and Technology Shortest Shortest Shortest of Science and Technology 3 hr 37 min 6 hr 26 min 5 hr 54 min international symposiums on a regular basis, and Nagoya conducting a 4 week short-stay course for students Eduardo Mondrane University Curtin University Universidad Ou Main Line Eduardo Mondrane University Curtin University Universidad de Santiago from resource-rich countries. Currently, ICREMER is de Santiago Akita University of Witwatersrand Shinkansen Shinjo Niigata strengthening its partnerships with Southern African University of Witwatersrand Osaka Yamagata Jouetsu and South-East Asian countries and also with Western Shinkansen Shinkansen countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany and Sweden, to expand its activities globally. Completing Tokyo the initial phase its establishment, ICREMER is now in the next phase where it is expected to continue forging East Japan Railway Customer Center substantial partnerships further through new projects. ☎050-2016-1600 Aiming to make Akita University a leading global hub for resource studies, we ICREMER academic staff are committed to working as a team in our educational, research and international cooperation activities, in close coordination with the resource studies-related projects such as promotion of the Graduate School Leading Program and the Faculty of International Resource Sciences.

April 2016 Prof. Akira Imai, Director, Samurai Residence in Kakunodate KANTO Festival NAMAHAGE SEDO Festival KAMAKURA ICREMER

Short Stay Program on Sustainable Resource Development International Symposium on Resource Science and Technology Field survey in Mongolia

International Center for Research and Education on Mineral and Energy Resources, Akita University

1-1 Tegata Gakuen-machi, Akita-city, Akita 010-8502 JAPAN／TEL: +81-18-889-2810／FAX: +81-18-889-3012 from the world to Japan E-mail: [email protected]／URL:http://www.akita-u.ac.jp/icremer From Akita to the world, Practice-Oriented Education and Research in the Field of Resource Science and Development Organization and support system of ICREMER Background of ICREMER Zeolite Mine Kosaka Smelting kosaka Mine and Refining

Osarizawa Mine Akita University Located in Akita Contributing to International Development Academic Staff Ani Mine Sumikawa Geothermal Akita University is the successor to the National Akita Mining On the other hand, in many mineral-rich countries, the sites Economic Geology and Exploration Iijima Zinc Refinery Power Plant Faculty of College, which was established in 1910, and has built up a of past mining operations have often become serious health at ICREMER Arakawa Mine ICREMER International Holkkaido wealth of experience, technology and talent in the field of and environmental hazards for nearby local people. To prevent Closed Mine Hata Mine Akita Environmental Evaluation and Preservation Resource Sciences International Center for University resource sciences in Japan. As such, Akita University is such disastrous incidents from recurring, it is imperative that Active Mine Tokyo Research and Education regarded as a premier institution where a series of skills related more appropriate technologies and environmentally conscious Uenotai Geothermal on Mineral and Energy to mining operations are taught, ranging from prospecting, operations be employed. In this regard human resource and Power Plant Daizo Ishiyama, Tohoku Graduate School Resources University exploitation, smelting, to environmental conservation. skills development in these countries are widely expected. Cooperative Professor of International Yoshino Mine Cooperation In the field of environmental evaluation Resource and preservation, research and education ICREMER University Sciences The University Mining Engineering are carried out to evaluate the effects on (Domestic) of Tokyo Resource-related Diplomacy Fostering Human Resources the environment caused by mine drainage As China, India and other emerging economies industrialize, With globalization progressing at unprecedented speed, both Takeyuki Ogata, Akira Imai, Yasushi Watanabe, Antonio Arribas, water from active and abandoned mines. global demand for rare metals and rare earth metals has rapidly Japanese scientists and industrialists alike are expected to duly Assistant Professor Professor Cooperative Professor Professor Youhei Kawamura, The research is conducted to analyze Waseda expanded. In these circumstances, in order for Japan to retain participate in and contribute to this process. In this context, the dispersion mechanism of elements University The precise knowledge of geological features and characteristics of ore deposits Supply of mineral resources in future depends on the The world of exploration for ore deposits combines several Professor in mine drainage water and to evaluate Leading a leading role in the global manufacturing sector, the securing universities, in their role as institutions as the highest level of is essential for technology used to explore limited mineral resources. In order well-balanced development of primary raw materials unique characteristics: a) if successful, its economic and Although the proactive use of renewable the effects on environments to prevent Program for International Exchange of mineral resources has become one of the most urgent education and research, have an undeniable responsibility to discover and exploit the mineral deposits inside and outside Japan, it is and recycling. For the realization of stable supply of raw social impact can be huge, b) it is conducted by a relatively resources is desired today, the demand for non- pollution based on collected data in the Doctorate Center Kyushu renewable resources is still growing. Therefore, national agenda. From this standpoint, the establishment of to foster the youth of Japan, who will eventually stand on necessary to conduct geological surveys and analyze the characteristics of materials, it is indispensable to know the distribution, amount, small number of professionals, c) it relies heavily on basic field (geological data, flow rate and pH etc.) and geochemical and University the development of new mining technology that will Degree friendly relations with mineral-rich Asian and African countries the international stage possessing global perspectives and igneous rocks and the relationships among alteration zones of the deposits from and concentration of the minerals and elements available, science and on the precise and quantitative documentation isotopic data determined through laboratory experiments. lithological, mineralogical, and geochemical points of view. The Center will work in addition to the economic methodology of extraction of of natural phenomena, d) it makes good use of the latest improve safety and increase efficiency is a high The education of environmental evaluation field offers a program ・Conclusion of agreements has been a key to the sustainable development of the Japanese knowledge. with cooperative professors and researchers of universities and enterprises to target minerals and elements. In particular, excavation of applicable technologies as well as business and management priority around the world. In this quest, although to establish a basis for environmental measure. Students obtain ・Support for overseas students a field of its own, mining engineering needs to economy. utilize methods including geology, mineral sciences, remote-sensing technology, uncommon sources of minerals and elements is important. processes, and e) it requires financing and the involvement of knowledge such as geology and solution chemistry through classes, ・Japanese language training age determination, geophysical exploration and We are aiminig to financiers. Yet, exploration is still not an exact science and it work together with associated disciplines such field works at mining sites and laboratory experiments such as resource informatics. innovate the supply is riddled with intangibles which are better understood from a as geology, metallurgy and mineral processing, material characterization determined by micrometer- to nanometer- Furthermore, students are able to gain an sources of useful perspective of professional experience. surveying, and geotechnical engineering. scale observation and chemical analyses of major and trace elements overall understanding of Akita’s world-renowned raw materials on the I am interested in transferring to our students and young On the other hand, remarkable progress has been made recently in Japan on determined by ion chromatography and ICP-MS. On the basis of the Kuroko (black ore) deposits (polymetallic basis of investigation professionals the experience gained in over 20 years of research on relevant technology fields such as ICT, Soft-computing and Robotics. knowledge and experience, volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits), learn of the occurrence, employment with industry in a variety of roles, from technical Because of their versatility and process affinities, these technologies have great students are expected to about their origins, and study the importance concentration and to analytical and managerial. By helping our students better potential for practical applications to mining. consider the mutual relationships of exploration methods for mineral resources chemistry of minerals in understand the science of economic geology and the business Our mission is to apply, through an interdisciplinary approach, Japan's strength between the knowledge and through on-site observations. various types of rocks fundamentals behind it, we at ICREMER will help them find on fields such as an ICT, Soft-computing and Robotics to create new mining data obtained by experiments Development Strategy of ICREMER and minerals. successful careers in industry, government, or academia technologies. and understand transportation Distinctive Features of ICREMER and precipitation mechanisms of elements around mining area for 1. ICREMER works with universities and research institutions international standard of resource studies. environmental measure. engaged in the field of resource studies in resource-rich countries, providing assistance to the formulation of their 4. ICREMER provides highly qualified resource studies education Energy Resources Recycling Smelting・Materials programs to enhance education and research capabilities and in close cooperation with the Faculty of International Resource Contributing to sustainable resource development and Vision resource security for the international community to their human resource development. Sciences Graduate School of Engineering and Resource as a global center for education and research in resource science Hikari Fujii, Masahiko Bessho, Yasushi Takasaki, Associate Professor Science (including its Leading Program for Doctorate Degree), Cooperative Professor Today, it is widely understood that the effective utilization of 2. ICREMER provides practice-oriented, post-graduate level while promoting highly advanced resource studies and research Associate Professor resources and subsequent pollution control are imperative Mineral Economics and Evaluation The remaining recoverable oil reserves per annual education, which is characterized by: participation of graduate through close collaboration with other universities and research Given the recent population growth and economic for building a sustainable recycling-based society. In this production (R/P ratio) in the world have been estimated Balanced Sustained development, propelled mainly by developing regard,extractive metallurgy has been playing an important students, engineers and researchers from resource-rich institutions both in Japan and overseas. Advancement of around 40 years for several decades, though the world Mission development of competitiveness of countries, the consumption of primary energy is role not only in the production of metallic materials but also in resource sciences oil consumption has been increasing. The maintained Tsuyoshi Adachi, countries and Japan’s resource-related business sector; resource-rich countries Japanese manufacturers expected to rise further. Meanwhile, in view of limited metal recycling. The core of extractive metallurgy comprises R/P ratio comes from the increase of recoverable Cooperative Professor reserves of fossil energy resources and environmental chemistry, thermodynamics,electrochemistry, among other fields, theoretical studies and researches on campus; and field 5. ICREMER, in its educational and research activities, promotes reserves due to the findings of new problems, new possibilities for shifting to renewable and students are expected not only to learn these subjects In order to tackle critical global practices on resource-related sites in and around Akita cooperation with private companies which are based in Akita or oil fields, increase of oil price, or energy, such as solar power generation, are explored. theoretically in the classroom, but to also acquire practical issues related to mineral resources, the the development of oil production prefecture. nearby prefectures and engaged in development and utilization Skills development of Human resource Joint research activities In the perspective for ensuring a stable supply of knowledge and skills from past achievements and examples comprehensive analysis of the sustainable relevant institutions and development at with leading institutions resources, our research topics include refining of research and on-site operations. Furthermore, students can supply of resources is vital, taking into of resources, whilst contributing to resource assessment and Activities technologies. In our research, the personnel in resource- resource science-related and personnel both at technologies of chemical and physical separation processes to have high-purity silica, understand the fundamental process of extractive metallurgy including solvent extraction and account resource constraints. The Mineral enhancement of oil recovery has been 3. ICREMER’s educational activities are basically conducted in development in Japan. rich countries Japanese institutions home and abroad a new silicon material for photovoltaic cells, from amorphous silica in the natural electrolysis through demonstrations and/or experiments. It is very convenient that we have Economics and Evaluation Division has investigated through laboratory tests English to make its education and research competitive in the world and its application to develop a high-performance material. hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical smelting plants within and around so been studying the social, economic and and numerical simulation focusing on the We also work on the development of technologies for separation/recovery and that students can learn a great deal through visiting them from time to time. environmental aspects of every stage of development of low-permeability oil and recycling of metallic and non-metallic resources contained in non-utilized resources the resources supply chain, from mining gas reservoirs. or waste materials. to recycling, based on the principles of mineral economics. We are investigating the modeling of sustainable Ryo Inoue, resources while using economics, financial engineering, and system Cooperative Professor engineering as analytical tools based on our academic background in Recent Achievements of ICREMER Atsushi Shibayama, The production of high resources technologies. Our current topics of research are: Shun Chiyonobu Cooperative Professor (1) Long-term global modeling to evaluate the sustainability of mineral Cooperative Professor functional materials Training on Sustainable Resource Development international partner universities made presentations. Given the In the area of mineral processing (ore dressing) and for reinforcement resources (2) Supply-demand econometric model of mineral markets, (“Short Stay Program”) recently-growing interest in resource issues, these events called The field of petroleum geology provides opportunities for resource recycling, our studies are mainly directed to of international prices and risk analysis (3) Evaluation of investment and resources Activities to fulfill Organizational Mission of ICREMER research and education from exploration through the use the sophistication of resource separation technologies, competitiveness and the policy based on Real Option analysis (4) Environmental impact analysis Since 2011, practice-oriented training courses on resources the attention of the private business sector in Tokyo metropolitan of hydrocarbons. such as: research and development of technologies rare metal recycling for (LCA) of resources development. is being successfully conducted. In 2015 post-graduate level area. Our research is directly linked to petroleum exploration 1 Human resource and skills development at resource-related educational and for the separation/enrichment of rare metals and other resource strategy have students from Mongolia University of Science and Technology Other Major Activities research institutions based on practical mineral resources; wet separation methods including become indispensable. business. As for processes for recycling; and effluent (waste water) Therefore, we conduct (MUST), East Kazakhstan State Technical University (EKSTU), ● Collaborative research with international partner universities. (1) Enhancement of institutional skills both in education and research education, we provide treatment and technologies for advanced minerals research based on high temperature physical chemistry University of Botswana (UB), Chulalongkorn University, ● Guidance and instruction to undergraduate and graduate (2) Human resource development programs of analysis by processing and metals recovery. on: (1) simulations of material and heat transfer in electric latest data and methods University of the Philippines, Institut Teknologi Bandung and students participating in field research activities abroad. 2 Fostering resource-related personnel in Japan As for education, I conduct courses which cover areas in the fields of mineral furnaces, (2) subtilization of metallic inclusions in steel, of petroleum exploration, based on understanding process engineering (ore dressing) such as the fundamentals of physicochemical and (3) production of rare metals from urban waste. University of Yangon joined this program. ● Two joint research projects with JOGMEC (resource assessment (1) Acceptance and education of resource-related personnel from other universities, fundamental geology. Finally, the largest oil field of reaction mechanisms which are related to resource development, wastewater In addition, in the field of environmental protection, we Organization of International Symposiums in Tokyo for seafloor hydrothermal deposits / mine wastewater treatment and the public and private sectors Japan is located in Yabase area, Akita prefecture. At treatment and wet separation processes, and principles of separation technologies conduct research on (4) marine remediation using slag In the academic years of 2011 and 2012, international by sulfate-reducing bacteria). (2) Promotion of joint research with other universities, research institutions, ICREMER students can expand their knowledge of with their application and practices. and (5) creation of catalysts for petroleum production municipalities, and private companies hydrocarbon-bearing geological fields. from industrial exhaust gases. symposiums entitled “Recent Advances in Resource Science ● Collaboration with a technical cooperation project of JICA and Technology to Sustain Japan” were held in Tokyo. (Management of Mining Waste Tailing Damp at the Bor Region, 3 Joint education and research with leading resource-related Institutions both at home and abroad Researchers, from Akita University and Akita University's Serbia). (1) Personnel exchanges with leading institutions, including universities, academic societies, and research institutions (2) Promotion of joint research and symposiums with resource-related Kuroko ore at Akita Univ. Mining Museum universities and other research institutions Supporting Sustainable Resource Development worldwide from Akita