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Rui Jorge Coelho de Sousa. Concluiu o(a) Mestrado em Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente em 2014 pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia. Frequenta o(a) Doutoramento em Engenharia de Minas e Georrecursos pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia. É Assistente Convidado no(a) Universidade do Porto. Publicou 2 artigos em revistas especializadas.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rui Jorge Coelho de Sousa

Citation names

  • Sousa, Rui

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2619-9AFE-58E1
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0992-1087

Email addresses

  • rui.sousa@lneg.pt (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/05
Ongoing
 Engenharia de Minas e Georrecursos (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Assessment of separation efficiency in mineral processing using the ultimate upgrading concept – a holistic window to integrate mineral liberation data" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014
Concluded
 Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Estudo da flutuação de minérios de sulfuretos maciços - Aljustrel" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 valores
Affiliation

Science

2016/03 - Current Researcher (Research)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/06/01 - 2017/02/28 Research Assistant (Research)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Ciência e Tecnologia Mineral, Portugal
2015/05/01 - 2016/04/30 Research Assistant (Research)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

2017/09/01 - Current Assistente Convidado (University Teacher)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Other Careers

2014/09/01 - 2015/04/30 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)
Sojitz Beral Tin and Wolfram (Portugal), SA, Portugal

Others

2016/05 - Current External Collaborator
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Ciência e Tecnologia Mineral, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016 - 2020/09/01 ASSESSMENT OF SEPARATION EFFICIENCY IN MINERAL PROCESSING USING THE ULTIMATE UPGRADING CONCEPT - A HOLISTIC WINDOW TO INTEGRATE MINERAL LIBERATION DATA
SFRH/BD/114764/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2016 - 2017/04/30 FAME - Flexible and Mobile Economic Processing Technologies
641650
Research Fellow
2015 - 2016/04/30 Tools for sustainable gold mining in EU-The SUSMIN project
PROJECT ERA-MIN/0002/2013
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Sousa, Rui; Futuro, Aurora; Fiúza, António; Futuro, A.; Fiúza, A.. 2016. "Thiosulfate Leaching of the Auriferous Ore from Castromil Deposit". In 18th International Conference on Geosciences, Geology and Rock Mechanics: ICGGRM 2016 : 18th International Conference on Geosciences, Geology and Rock Mechanics, Prague, Czech Republic. WASET.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Sousa, Rui; Ramos, Violeta; Machado Leite, Mário; Noronha, Fernando; Botelho de Sousa, Ana; Guedes, Alexandra. 2018. "The Gonçalo deposit: a good example of a future sustainable lithium mine". Paper presented in European Geosciences Union General Assembly.
Journal article
  1. Bru, Kathy; Sousa, Rui; Leite, Mário Machado; Broadbent, Chris; Stuart, Garfield; Pashkevich, Dzmitry; Martin, Mirko; Kern, Marius; Parvaz, Daniel B.. 2020. "Pilot-scale investigation of two Electric Pulse Fragmentation (EPF) approaches for the mineral processing of a low-grade cassiterite schist ore". Minerals Engineering 150: 106270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106270.
    Published • 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106270
  2. Bru, Kathy; Beaulieu, Mickaël; Sousa, Rui; Leite, Mário Machado; Botleho de Sousa, Ana; Kol, Erdogan; Rosenkranz, Jan; Parvaz, Daniel B.. 2020. "Comparative laboratory study of conventional and Electric Pulse Fragmentation (EPF) technologies on the performances of the comminution and concentration steps for the beneficiation of a scheelite skarn ore". Minerals Engineering 150: 106302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106302.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106302
  3. Sousa, Rui; Futuro, Aurora; Fiúza, António; Leite, Mário Machado. 2020. "Pre-concentration at crushing sizes for low-grade ores processing – Ore macro texture characterization and liberation assessment". Minerals Engineering 147: 106156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106156.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106156
  4. Sousa, Rui; Violeta Ramos; Guedes, Alexandra; Ana Botelho de Sousa; Fernando Noronha; Mário Machado Leite. 2019. "Flotation of lithium ores to obtain high-grade Li2O concentrates. Are there any mineralogical limitations?". International Journal of Mining, Materials, and Metallurgical Engineering (IJMMME) 5: 7-18.
    Open access • Published
  5. Sousa, Rui. 2018. "Use of mineral liberation quantitative data to assess separation efficiency in mineral processing – Some case studies". Minerals Engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2018.08.004.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2018.08.004
  6. Sousa, Rui. 2018. "The Alvarrões-Gonçalo Li project: an example of sustainable lithium mining". Advances in Geosciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-45-1-2018.
    10.5194/adgeo-45-1-2018
  7. Sousa, R.; Futuro, A.; Fiúza, A.; Vila, M.C.; Dinis, M.L.. 2018. "Bromine leaching as an alternative method for gold dissolution". Minerals Engineering 118: 16-23. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040073866&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2017.12.019
  8. Sousa, R.; Futuro, A.; Setas Pires, C.; Machado Leite, M.. 2017. "Froth flotation of aljustrel sulphide complex ore". Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing 53 (2): 758-769. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85014853454&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5277/ppmp170207
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/06 Pre-concentration at crushing sizes for low-grade ores processing – ore macro texture characterization and liberation assessment Physical Separation'19 - Minerals Engineering Conference
Minerals Engineering (Exeter, United Kingdom)
2019/06 Design of a Lepidolite flotation pilot plant based on lab scale tests Doctoral Congress of Engineering 2019 – Symposium on Mining Engineering and Geo-Resources
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia (Porto, Portugal)
2019 Pilot Plant for the Processing of a Complex Tin Ore: A Contribution towards Geometallurgy in Beneficiation ProceminGEOMET 2019
(Chile)
2018 Pilot scale testing of the flotation and chemical processing of lepidolite concentrates from Gonçalo Pegmatite, Portugal MINEX - 3rd European Mining and Exploration Forum
2018 Processing of Li pegmatite using combined electrostatic and flotation methods: role of the mineral composition and liberation degree Process Mineralogy’18 and High Tech Metals’18
Minerals Engineering
2018 Production of Li-Mica Concentrates from Gonçalo Pegmatite, Portugal IOM3 Geometallurgy Conference
IOM3
2018 Portuguese Potential as European Li Supplier IOM3 Conference - FAME final conference
IOM3
2017 Mineralogical constraints in ore processing of Li-rich pegmatites Goldshmidt Conference 2017
(France)
2016 Thiosulfate Leaching of the Auriferous Ore from Castromil Deposit ICGGRM 2016 : 18th International Conference on Geosciences, Geology and Rock Mechanics
(Czech Republic)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/01/01 - 2019/07/30 Part of the organizing committee of the Symposium on Mining Engineering and Geo-Resources - Doctoral Congress of Engineering 2019. (2019/01/01 - 2019/07/31)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/01/01 - 2020/09/30 Member of the monitoring committee of the Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2019/12/31 Member of the FEUP Pedagogic Council to represent the monitoring committee of the Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best Oral Presentation on the Doctoral Congress 2019 – Symposium on Mining Engineering and Geo-Resources