The HiTech Fair consist of exhibitions and demonstrations related to the extraction and exploitation of mineral resources performed in two different places: at the BarcelonaTech Manresa Campus and the quarry “La Falconera” of PROMSA Company at the village of Garraf.
The exhibition consists of a series of stands where companies and organizations announce contributions. Demonstrations will include a series of real activities, often chained or grouped by theme.
Mineral resources are the raw materials essential for society.
Any modern society needs soil resources with high quality and quantity, obtained in a sustainable way.
Is essential to disseminate the value of this first sector to society.
The BarcelonaTech (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), campus Manresa, is the only place where university degrees are taught, related to the exploitation of the natural resource in NE of the Iberian peninsula.
To show to professionals, businessman and society the current sustainable technology which are being used in the word of natural resources exploitation and related industries.
To show and influence in the apply high technology into machinery, systems, innovate process and materials.
To fulfill in the Mediterranean area in front of the lack on this type of workshop, in a dynamic way, indirect or direct related to mineral digging.
To show ornamental rocks and other material
All services, as machinery that will be shown, will have two main characteristics that the workshop will highlight:
UPC Manresa
Bases de Manresa Avenue, 61-71, PC: 08242, Manresa
(50 min from Barcelona-El Prat airport)
Garraf quarry
“La falconera” quarry, Ciments Molins group
1 km NW from Garraf town
(30 min from Barcelona-El Prat airport)
