(JUN. 28)鈥擴P 茄子视频app (UPD) formally granted the Benguet Federation of Small Scale Miners, Inc. (BFSSMI); Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte; Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte; and Nabunturan, Compostela Valley a royalty-free and non-commercial license of an environment-friendly technology developed by the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering of the College of Engineering.
The technology called 鈥淐ommunity-Led Integrated Non-Cyanide, Non-Mercury Gold Extraction Method (CLINN-GEM)鈥 uses environment-friendly and non-hazardous methods of gold and/or copper extraction. It was developed under the UPD鈥擠OST program 鈥淔ield Testing of the Integrated Gold Copper Mineral Processing Plant in the Regions.鈥 The program is designed to help small-scale mining communities through introduction of technologically innovative and environment-friendly mineral processing and extractive methods. It also gives primacy in the active participation of the small-scale mining communities and partners in the whole process of the project鈥攆rom planning, implementation to monitoring and evaluation.
According to Dr. Herman D. Mendoza, CLINN-GEM Project Leader, the technology uses a framework that puts premium to the small-scale mining community. 鈥淭his is empowering the communities through the technology. We are removing the risk of using hazardous chemicals. Our technology can finish the process or will have a yield after 24 to 32 hours, which also results in the increase of gold recovery (85-90 percent recovery), while the traditional method can have a yield after five days.鈥
UPD Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Fidel R. Nemenzo, in his welcome remarks said, 鈥淭his is a very important event for UP because technology transfer is one of the key activities of UP as a research and a public university. CLIN-GEM is a technology we are proud of as it is dedicated to communities or LGUs, which are sustainable or environmentally safe technology.鈥
Granted through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) during the license grant ceremonies on June 11, the recipients/licensees responsibilities include 鈥渟upervise the use of and operation of the facility; ensure the sustainability and the operations and management of the facility; create and implement a monitoring and evaluation team and mechanism; coordinate with small-scale miners and small-scale mining organizations within their areas; and educate the small-scale miners who are interested in learning the technology.鈥 The license grant is valid for a limited time and is renewable.
UPD, on the other hand, will 鈥減rovide the licensees/recipients standard operation procedures and other manuals and train them on all processes necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Facility; evaluate recommended procedural or technical revisions in the Facility; provide technical support and consultation in the monitoring of the Facility; provide licensees/recipients with continued access to improvements.鈥
The technology-transfer models for the four sites are as follows: in Itogon, Benguet CLINN-GEM is licensed to BFSSMI; in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley the technology is licensed to the Province of Compostela Valley; in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte the technology is licensed to the Municipality of Jose Panganiban; and for the Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, CLINN GEM is licensed to DOST Caraga.
The processing plants/facilities in the four sites are already operational. 鈥Bino C. Gamba, photos by Jefferson Villacruz
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