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A -- NATIONAL LABORATORY FIELD WORK PROPOSALS FOR MINING INDUSTRY OF THE FUTURE CROSSCUTTING TECHNOLOGIES SOL DE-PS26-99FT14298 DUE 051799 POC Keith Miles (412) 892-5984 WEB: click here to download a copy of the Program Solicitation, http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/index.html. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, miles@fetc.doe.gov. The US Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) is seeking field work proposals for cost-shared research and development of technologies which will enhance economic competitiveness, reduce energy consumption and reduce environmental impacts of the mining industry. Field Work Proposals (FWP) are to address selected research priorities identified by the mining industry in the "Mining Industry Roadmap for Crosscutting Technologies" <http://www.oit.doe.gov/mining/roadmap.html&;gt;. Funding for this solicitation is provided by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT), which supports the mining industry in this effort. In June 1998, the mining industry and Department of Energy signed a compact pledging to work together through research and development partnerships. In September 1998, the mining industry released a vision for 2020 and beyond: "The Future Begins With Mining, A Vision of the Mining Industry of the Future" <http://www.oit.doe.gov/mining/vision.html&;gt; which focuses on advanced technologies that increase productivity and permit exploration, extraction, and processing to occur with minimal environmental impact. The objective of this solicitation is to support this partnership by funding research, development and demonstration projects which address the priorities identified in the "Mining Industry Roadmap for Crosscutting Technologies" that meet the OIT programmatic objectives of increasing energy efficiency and reducing waste. FWPs must address the selected research priorities from this document and the relevant passage from the roadmap that justifies the proposed effort should be cited. The specific focus of this solicitation is these three (3) research goals from Table 1 of the "The Future Begins With Mining, A Vision of the Mining Industry of the Future": 1)Low Cost and Efficient Production -- Use advanced technologies to improve process efficiencies from exploration to final product, 2)Superior Exploration and Resource Characterization -- Develop ways to find and define larger high grade reserves with minimal environmental disturbance, and 3) Safe and Efficient Extraction and Processing -- Use advanced technologies and training to improve the worker environment and reduce worker exposure to hazards that reduces lost time accidents and occupational diseases to near zero. NOTE: FWPs offering emissions or waste disposal, remediation, or treatment as a primary focus are not eligible for funding under this solicitation. This limitation does not include FWPs which target materials recycling or by-product utilization as their primary focus. This Program Solicitation will only be available via Internet and will not be distributed in paper form. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be accessible as a Word Perfect 6.1 (Windows) document or in the Portable Document Format (PDF) on the World Wide Web (WWW) at <http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/index.html&;gt; on or about March 5, 1999 and that the closing date for submission of proposals will be May 17, 1999. Those who obtain a copy of the solicitation through the WWW should check the location frequently for any amendments. Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN304606). (0063)

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