The FAME consortium participated by CERENA (FEUP) won a IOM3 (The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK) Medal for Excellence – the IOM3 Premier Award . This was a recognition by one of the most important Global professional bodies that represents the Raw Materials Sector that the FAME Consortium has delivered a conspicuous contribution to the art of mineral processing over a number of years. This is, so far we are aware, the first time that one of the Institutes Premier Awards has gone to a Research Consortium and certainly the first time that IOM3 has recognised an EU Research Project with an Award.