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    (EN) MODEL - Collaboration Protocol - O-Pitblast

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    This document outlines a collaboration protocol between a university and an explosives optimization company. The key objectives are to promote cooperation in research, projects, and training to better prepare mining engineers for industry. Specifically, the company agrees to provide 30 free licenses of its explosives planning software to the university for educational purposes, worth 150,000 euros. The parties agree to conduct joint research, internships, conferences, and training. Resources and points of contact are designated to manage collaboration. The protocol is valid for 5 years and can be renewed or amended by agreement of both parties.

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    This document outlines a collaboration protocol between a university and an explosives optimization company. The key objectives are to promote cooperation in research, projects, and training to better prepare mining engineers for industry. Specifically, the company agrees to provide 30 free licenses of its explosives planning software to the university for educational purposes, worth 150,000 euros. The parties agree to conduct joint research, internships, conferences, and training. Resources and points of contact are designated to manage collaboration. The protocol is valid for 5 years and can be renewed or amended by agreement of both parties.

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    This document outlines a collaboration protocol between a university and an explosives optimization company. The key objectives are to promote cooperation in research, projects, and training to better prepare mining engineers for industry. Specifically, the company agrees to provide 30 free licenses of its explosives planning software to the university for educational purposes, worth 150,000 euros. The parties agree to conduct joint research, internships, conferences, and training. Resources and points of contact are designated to manage collaboration. The protocol is valid for 5 years and can be renewed or amended by agreement of both parties.

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    [University Logo]

    COLLABORATION PROTOCOL
    Between:

    [Full Name of the University], with administrative autonomy, located at [Address], here represented
    by [Representative Name], empowered to act, below abbreviated as [ABBREVIATION];

    and

    O-PITBLAST, Lda. company dedicated to providing optimization services, control, safety and quality
    aimed to the extractive industry, specifically in rock blasting using explosives, based in Rua Professor
    Manuel Baganha, nº 249, 4350-414 Porto, Portugal, with NIF 513831045, here represented by its COO
    Eng. Francisco Sena Leite, below abbreviated as O-PITBLAST, Lda.

    1. Introduction

    [ABBREVIATION] and O-PITBLAST, Lda. company, identified above, considered of much interest to
    promote the strengthening of scientific and technical cooperation between the two institutions, so that,
    through their legitimate representatives, celebrate the present Protocol.

    2. Objectives

    Considering:

    • The need to promote closer works between university and the business world;
    • The gains from the promotion of cooperative mechanisms that allow, and encourage, the joint
    participation of the parties in the technical-scientific activities and research;
    • The extractive industry details and the importance of optimization of its various production
    processes;
    • Be of prime importance to promote the research in the area of the Mining, keeping up a
    constantly evolving process and a practical confrontation of the results of its application in
    mining activity;
    • The rock blasting an area in constant development, depending on his, many subsequent
    processes of valorization of mineral raw materials;
    • Being fundamental suit the Mining Engineers training to new technic/technological realities of
    the use of industrial explosives in rock blasting and allow them to contact with planning
    methodologies currently under development with a view to optimizing processes at various
    levels.

    The parties undertake to cooperate with each other with a view to achieving the following general
    objectives:

    • Collaborate in long term in the research field, promoting the increase in the number of those
    who dedicate time to the study and development issues in the area of the Mining;
    • Establish cooperation mechanisms that make possible joint participation in projects and
    studies;
    • Contribute to develop, by various means, an innovative culture of cooperation University -
    Enterprise, which results in better training to Mining Engineers;

    Rua Professor Manuel Baganha, 249, Porto, Portugal | www.o-pitblast.com


    • Develop innovative ways to increase productivity, service quality, image and competitiveness
    of the company O-PITBLAST, Lda. the global market.
    • The O-PITBLAST, Lda. undertakes to provide up to 30 (thirty) licenses of O-PITBLAST – OP
    Platform Software totally free (for information purposes, a contributed benefit of
    150000,00€). The software will be installed by following the safety requirements demanded
    by the O-PITBLAST, Lda. in university equipment and laboratories belonging to the same. O-
    PITBLAST, Lda. also commits to keeping the software up to date according to the release of
    the latest version to date.

    3. Actions to be taken

    The proposed collaboration will be developed with the possibilities of each institution and carried out
    by:
    • Conducting joint research projects;
    • Collaboration in the implementation of specific projects requested by the business sector of
    the extractive industry sector;
    • Stimulating debates, involving people of both institutions, leading to the definition of new
    research topics, both for undergraduate project, Master's Thesis or Doctoral Theses, to be held
    in [ABBREVIATION];
    • Promotion of internships for students and/or young graduates by [ABBREVIATION];
    • Mutual participation in conferences, symposiums, seminars, workshops and public initiatives;
    • Implementation of training activities for various audiences;
    • Participation of elements from O-PITBLAST, Lda. in open classes/courses of Mining
    Engineering;
    • Cooperation in the organization of specialized courses, including for the promotion of new
    practices that promote sustainability at various levels within the rock blasting with explosives;
    • Participation in outreach initiatives of Mining Engineering for young people;
    • Others to be defined.

    4. Resources Management

    For the realization of the interventions made in point 3., [ABBREVIATION] ensures representation
    expenses (for 1 or 2 technicians - to be defined) for the following:
    • Travel from Porto, Portugal to the event in question;
    • Travel from airport to hotel / accommodation;
    • Travel from hotel / accommodation to the event in question;
    • Accommodation (with Internet access);
    • Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner;
    • Extra representation expenses (minimum and ultimately) essential to the smooth running of
    the event (taxi, prints, etc.).

    5. Protocol Management

    The management of this Protocol shall be secured by a representative nominated by each of the
    institutions that will has the privileged mission to establish results from it, that benefits both
    institutions.

    From [ABBREVIATION], is designated [Representative Name] and from O-PITBLAST, Lda. is


    designated Eng. Francisco Sena Leite.

    6. Duration, alteration and termination of the Protocol

    This Protocol will last for [X years – default 5], which can be renewed for the same period, by a writing
    express agreement of the parties. This agreement will set as an addendum to this Protocol. It may be

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    revoked at any time by mutual agreement, expressed by any of the parties, within the principle of good-
    faith, when a just cause situation for termination is considered, by prior written communication. During
    the term of the Protocol may be introduced alterations, which, by mutual agreement and after
    formalization, became an integral part of the Protocol.

    7. Specific cooperation actions

    The parties establish that each specific project/action to be developed will be defined and detailed, as
    far as the objectives, charges, mechanisms, and terms are concerned, through complementary
    documents, signed by the representatives of both Institutions, which will be part of this Protocol about
    the form of attachments.

    8. Confidentiality

    Each part agrees not to disclose, in any form, scientific and technical information belonging to the other
    part, while it is not authorized, or while such information is not in a public domain.

    9. Conflict resolution

    The parties undertake to settle, amicably, any dispute from the implementation of this Protocol.

    10. Interpretation

    The doubts raised by the application of the rules of this Protocol will be interpreted and clarified by
    agreement, within the general principle of interpretation most favorable for the execution of the
    express purposes.

    Porto, Portugal - _____________________

    [Full Name of the University] O-PITBLAST, LDA

    ________________________________ _________________________________
    [Representative Name] Eng.Francisco Sena Leite
    _____________________________ COO – O-PITBLAST, Lda

    Rua Professor Manuel Baganha, 249, Porto, Portugal | www.o-pitblast.com

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