Kurt Aasly
About
Associate Professor in Process Mineralogy.
Head of Mineral Production and HSE research group
Member of NOU for the evaluation of the Norwegian Minerals Act from July 2020 to June 2022.
Ongoing PhD supervision:
- Nikolas Oberhard: Safe usage of local rock materials in concrete construction: Characterisation and quantification of sulphide minerals in aggregates. (Main supervisor)
- Nikita Malafeevskiy: Mineralogical characterisation of mine tailings for the potential as a resource for Critical Raw Materials for the green transition.
PhD supervised to completion:
- Aleksandra Lang: Geometallurgical flowsheet development and specification at Verdalskalk AS - InRec project WP1 (2020)
- Camilo Andrés Mena Silva: Effective Sampling and Mineral Characterization at Sibelco Stjernøy - InRec project WP2 (2019)
- Marte Tøgersen: Increased Recovery of Iron from the Storforsheid Iron Formation (2019)
- Kristin Husebø Hestnes: Development of process mineralogy for optimization and increased value of the mineral production in Sibelco Nordic (2013)
Ongoing projects:
- Safe use of local aggregates in concrete: The effect of pyrrhotite on concrete durability
- MiMaC - Norwegian Laboratory for Mineral and Materials Characterisation
Recent projects:
- InRec - Increased Recovery in the Norwegian Mining Industry by Implementing the Geometallurgical Concept
- MarMine - Exploitation Technologies for Marine Minerals on the Extended Norwegian Continental Shelf
- CAMOC - Centre of Advanced Mineral and Ore Characterization
Competencies
- Automated Mineralogy
- Deep sea mining
- Geometallurgy
- Geosciences
- Industrial minerals
- Marine minerals
- Mineral characterization
- Mineral production
- Mineralogy
- Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry
- Minerals
- Optical mineralogy
- Other subjects within rock and petroleum sciences
- Process mineralogy
- Resource geology
Publications
2022
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Hagspiel, Verena; Ingulstad, Mats; Aasly, Kurt. (2022) Marine minerals' role in future holistic mineral resource management. Geological Society Special Publication.
- Lindstad, Hallvard; Lindgård, Jan; Pedersen, Bård Magne; Wigum, Børge Johannes; Aasly, Kurt; Ullnæss, Inger Lise; Oberhardt, Nikolas; De Weerdt, Klaartje. (2022) Pyrrhotite in concrete aggregate. Introduction to mechanism, damage potential and ongoing research. Proceedings of the 6th fib International Congress, June 12-16, 2022, Oslo, Norway.
- Slagstad, Trond; Coint, Nolwenn; Aasly, Kurt. (2022) Et spørsmål om geologi. geoforskning.no.
- Tjåland, Egil; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Gjersvik, Tor Berge; Fichler, Christine. (2022) Oil and Gas Technologies as Key Elements for a Viable Deep Sea Mining Industry. Proceedings of ASME 2022 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering.
2021
- Laugesen, Jens; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2021) Teknologirappport Havbunnsmineraler, DNV rapport nr 1231487. 2021.
- Ochromowicz, Katarzyna; Aasly, Kurt; Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw. (2021) Recent Advancements in Metallurgical Processing of Marine Minerals. Minerals. volum 11 (12).
2020
- Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2020) Gjenvinning er bare en liten del av løsningen. Adresseavisen.
- Aasly, Kurt; Oberhardt, Nikolas; Pedersen, Bård Magne; Wigum, Børge Johannes; Hagelia, Per. (2020) Et lite mineralkorn kan skape store problemer i betong!. geoforskning.no.
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Ludvigsen, Martin; Søreide, Fredrik. (2020) Mineralutvinning på havbunnen?. Skipsrevyen. volum 50 (4).
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Søreide, Fredrik. (2020) Ligger vår fremtid på havdypet?. Adresseavisen.
- Mena Silva, Camilo Andres; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Sandøy, Roar; Sørensen, Bjørn Eske; Aasly, Kurt. (2020) A neural network approach for spatial variation assessment – A nepheline syenite case study. Minerals Engineering. volum 149.
2019
- Aasly, Kurt. (2019) Mineraler fra nano- til mikroskala. Anleggsmagasinet.
- Danielsen, Svein Willy; Hagelia, Per; Wigum, Børge Johannes; De Weerdt, Klaartje; Aasly, Kurt; Lindgård, Jan; Pedersen, Bård. (2019) Magnetkis i betongtilslag. Effekt på betongs bestandighet. 2019. ISBN 978-82-8208-064-4. Nordic Concrete Research (463).
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Lang, Aleksandra Maria; Vezhapparambu, Veena Sajith; Mena Silva, Camilo Andres. (2019) Geometallurgical Concepts Used in Industrial Mineral Production. Economic Geology and The Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists. volum 114 (8).
- Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw; Bouzahzah, Hassan; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Aasly, Kurt. (2019) Simultaneous leaching of seafloor massive sulfides and polymetallic nodules. Minerals. volum 9 (8).
2018
- Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw B.; Snook, Ben; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Efficient extraction of copper and zinc from seafloor massive sulphide rock samples from the Loki's Castle area at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. Minerals Engineering. volum 115.
- Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw; Dan, Oliric Manaig; Drivenes, Kristian; Snook, Ben; Aasly, Kurt; Kleiv, Rolf Arne. (2018) Galvanic Leaching of Seafloor Massive Sulphides Using MnO2 in H2SO4-NaCl Media. Minerals. volum 8 (6).
- Lang, Aleksandra Maria; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Geometallurgical Flowsheet as a Tool for Designing and Communicating Geometallurgical Programs. Minerals. volum 8 (9).
- Lang, Aleksandra; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2018) Mineral characterization as a tool in the implementation of geometallurgy into industrial mineral mining. Minerals Engineering. volum 116.
- Mena Silva, Camilo Andrés; Sørensen, Bjørn Eske; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2018) Geometallurgical Approach to the Element-to-Mineral Conversion for the Nabbaren Nepheline Syenite Deposit. Minerals. volum 8 (8).
- Røisi, Ida; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) The effect of graphite filler in sample preparation for automated mineralogy – a preliminary study. Mineralproduksjon. volum 8.
- Snook, Ben; Drivenes, Kristian; Rollinson, Gavyn; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Characterisation of Mineralised Material from the Loki’s Castle Hydrothermal Vent on the Mohn’s Ridge. Minerals. volum 8 (12).
- Tøgersen, Marte Kristine; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Mineralogy and texture of the Storforshei iron formation, and their effect on grindability. Minerals Engineering. volum 125.
2017
- Ludvigsen, Martin; Søreide, Fredrik; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Zylstra, Michael; Pardey, Marshall. (2017) ROV based drilling for deep sea mining exploration. IEEE OCEANS 2017 - Aberdeen.
2016
- Ludvigsen, Martin; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2016) Gull på havbunnen?. Dagens næringsliv.
- Ludvigsen, Martin; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Hilário, Ana; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Søreide, Fredrik Xander; Falcon-Suarez, Ismael; Juliani, Cyril Jerome; Kieswetter, Amanda; Lim, Anna; Malmquist, Christian; Nornes, Stein Melvær; Reimers, Hauke; Paulsen, Emil; Sture, Øystein. (2016) NTNU Cruise reports 2016 no 1 - MarMine cruise report Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge 15.08.2016 - 05.09.2016. 2016. NTNU Cruise reports (1).
2015
- Aasly, Kurt. (2015) MarMine – Utvinningsteknologier for marine mineraler på den utvidede norske kontinentalsokkelen. Mineralproduksjon. volum 6.
2014
- Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2014) Geometallurgy applied to industrial minerals operations. Mineralproduksjon.
2013
- Hestnes, Kristin Husebø; Aasly, Kurt; Sandøy, Roar; Sørensen, Bjørn Eske. (2013) Occurrence of iron in industrial granitic pegmatite. Minerals Engineering. volum 52.
2008
- Aasly, Kurt. (2008) Properties and behavior of quartz for the silicon process. 2008. ISBN 978-82-471-1164-2. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2008:236).
2007
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2007) A review of previous work on important properties of quartz for FeSi and Si metal production. INFACON XI: Innovations in the Ferro Ally Industry, Volum 1.
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2007) Advanced methods to characterize thermal properties of quartz. INFACON XI: Innovations in the Ferro Ally Industry, Volum 1.
2006
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2006) Critical Factors for Handling of Quartz. Medellanden från MinFo.
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2006) Quartz for Carbothermic Production of Silicon - effect of the process steps, handling and transport from mine to furnace. Silicon for the chemical industry VIII.
Journal publications
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Hagspiel, Verena; Ingulstad, Mats; Aasly, Kurt. (2022) Marine minerals' role in future holistic mineral resource management. Geological Society Special Publication.
- Slagstad, Trond; Coint, Nolwenn; Aasly, Kurt. (2022) Et spørsmål om geologi. geoforskning.no.
- Ochromowicz, Katarzyna; Aasly, Kurt; Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw. (2021) Recent Advancements in Metallurgical Processing of Marine Minerals. Minerals. volum 11 (12).
- Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2020) Gjenvinning er bare en liten del av løsningen. Adresseavisen.
- Aasly, Kurt; Oberhardt, Nikolas; Pedersen, Bård Magne; Wigum, Børge Johannes; Hagelia, Per. (2020) Et lite mineralkorn kan skape store problemer i betong!. geoforskning.no.
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Ludvigsen, Martin; Søreide, Fredrik. (2020) Mineralutvinning på havbunnen?. Skipsrevyen. volum 50 (4).
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Søreide, Fredrik. (2020) Ligger vår fremtid på havdypet?. Adresseavisen.
- Mena Silva, Camilo Andres; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Sandøy, Roar; Sørensen, Bjørn Eske; Aasly, Kurt. (2020) A neural network approach for spatial variation assessment – A nepheline syenite case study. Minerals Engineering. volum 149.
- Aasly, Kurt. (2019) Mineraler fra nano- til mikroskala. Anleggsmagasinet.
- Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Lang, Aleksandra Maria; Vezhapparambu, Veena Sajith; Mena Silva, Camilo Andres. (2019) Geometallurgical Concepts Used in Industrial Mineral Production. Economic Geology and The Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists. volum 114 (8).
- Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw; Bouzahzah, Hassan; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Aasly, Kurt. (2019) Simultaneous leaching of seafloor massive sulfides and polymetallic nodules. Minerals. volum 9 (8).
- Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw B.; Snook, Ben; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Efficient extraction of copper and zinc from seafloor massive sulphide rock samples from the Loki's Castle area at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. Minerals Engineering. volum 115.
- Kowalczuk, Przemyslaw; Dan, Oliric Manaig; Drivenes, Kristian; Snook, Ben; Aasly, Kurt; Kleiv, Rolf Arne. (2018) Galvanic Leaching of Seafloor Massive Sulphides Using MnO2 in H2SO4-NaCl Media. Minerals. volum 8 (6).
- Lang, Aleksandra Maria; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Geometallurgical Flowsheet as a Tool for Designing and Communicating Geometallurgical Programs. Minerals. volum 8 (9).
- Lang, Aleksandra; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2018) Mineral characterization as a tool in the implementation of geometallurgy into industrial mineral mining. Minerals Engineering. volum 116.
- Mena Silva, Camilo Andrés; Sørensen, Bjørn Eske; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2018) Geometallurgical Approach to the Element-to-Mineral Conversion for the Nabbaren Nepheline Syenite Deposit. Minerals. volum 8 (8).
- Røisi, Ida; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) The effect of graphite filler in sample preparation for automated mineralogy – a preliminary study. Mineralproduksjon. volum 8.
- Snook, Ben; Drivenes, Kristian; Rollinson, Gavyn; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Characterisation of Mineralised Material from the Loki’s Castle Hydrothermal Vent on the Mohn’s Ridge. Minerals. volum 8 (12).
- Tøgersen, Marte Kristine; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt. (2018) Mineralogy and texture of the Storforshei iron formation, and their effect on grindability. Minerals Engineering. volum 125.
- Ludvigsen, Martin; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2016) Gull på havbunnen?. Dagens næringsliv.
- Aasly, Kurt. (2015) MarMine – Utvinningsteknologier for marine mineraler på den utvidede norske kontinentalsokkelen. Mineralproduksjon. volum 6.
- Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2014) Geometallurgy applied to industrial minerals operations. Mineralproduksjon.
- Hestnes, Kristin Husebø; Aasly, Kurt; Sandøy, Roar; Sørensen, Bjørn Eske. (2013) Occurrence of iron in industrial granitic pegmatite. Minerals Engineering. volum 52.
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2006) Critical Factors for Handling of Quartz. Medellanden från MinFo.
Report/dissertation
- Laugesen, Jens; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve. (2021) Teknologirappport Havbunnsmineraler, DNV rapport nr 1231487. 2021.
- Danielsen, Svein Willy; Hagelia, Per; Wigum, Børge Johannes; De Weerdt, Klaartje; Aasly, Kurt; Lindgård, Jan; Pedersen, Bård. (2019) Magnetkis i betongtilslag. Effekt på betongs bestandighet. 2019. ISBN 978-82-8208-064-4. Nordic Concrete Research (463).
- Ludvigsen, Martin; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Hilário, Ana; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Søreide, Fredrik Xander; Falcon-Suarez, Ismael; Juliani, Cyril Jerome; Kieswetter, Amanda; Lim, Anna; Malmquist, Christian; Nornes, Stein Melvær; Reimers, Hauke; Paulsen, Emil; Sture, Øystein. (2016) NTNU Cruise reports 2016 no 1 - MarMine cruise report Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge 15.08.2016 - 05.09.2016. 2016. NTNU Cruise reports (1).
- Aasly, Kurt. (2008) Properties and behavior of quartz for the silicon process. 2008. ISBN 978-82-471-1164-2. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2008:236).
Part of book/report
- Lindstad, Hallvard; Lindgård, Jan; Pedersen, Bård Magne; Wigum, Børge Johannes; Aasly, Kurt; Ullnæss, Inger Lise; Oberhardt, Nikolas; De Weerdt, Klaartje. (2022) Pyrrhotite in concrete aggregate. Introduction to mechanism, damage potential and ongoing research. Proceedings of the 6th fib International Congress, June 12-16, 2022, Oslo, Norway.
- Tjåland, Egil; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Aasly, Kurt; Gjersvik, Tor Berge; Fichler, Christine. (2022) Oil and Gas Technologies as Key Elements for a Viable Deep Sea Mining Industry. Proceedings of ASME 2022 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering.
- Ludvigsen, Martin; Søreide, Fredrik; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Zylstra, Michael; Pardey, Marshall. (2017) ROV based drilling for deep sea mining exploration. IEEE OCEANS 2017 - Aberdeen.
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2007) A review of previous work on important properties of quartz for FeSi and Si metal production. INFACON XI: Innovations in the Ferro Ally Industry, Volum 1.
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2007) Advanced methods to characterize thermal properties of quartz. INFACON XI: Innovations in the Ferro Ally Industry, Volum 1.
- Aasly, Kurt; Malvik, Terje; Myrhaug, Edin. (2006) Quartz for Carbothermic Production of Silicon - effect of the process steps, handling and transport from mine to furnace. Silicon for the chemical industry VIII.
Teaching
Courses
- TGB4112 - Geology and Geological Resources of Norway
- TGB4950 - Mineral Production and Resource Geology, Master's Thesis
- TGB4232 - Resource Geology
- TGB4585 - Mineral Production and Resource Geology, Specialization Course
- GEOL3095 - Master's Thesis in Geology
- GB8508 - Ph.D. Seminar in Geology and Mineral Resources
- TGB4240 - Process Mineralogy
- GEOL3093 - Special Course for the Master's Thesis
- TGB4220 - Working Environment and Safety in Heavy Industry
- TGB4580 - Mineral Production and Resource Geology, Specialization Project
- GEOL3092 - Special Course for the Master's Thesis
- GEOL1005 - Geometallurgy
- GB8410 - Resource Geology
- GB8402 - Advanced Process Mineralogy
- TGB4228 - Deep Sea Mining