Bohdan M. Zakiewicz during 50 years of his professional career has been awarded with numerous high prizes and awards. This outstanding scientist also receives support from B.I.D. in his campaign for the Nobel Award.

B.I.D. ended at the meeting in New York with the proposition of nominating the Polish Prof. (Dr.) Bohdan Zakiewicz as a candidate for the Nobel Prize. Zakiewicz, honored by B.I.D. as a scientist, inventor and expert in mining and energy with more than 50 years of experience in the field of cost reduction and contaminant agents in the construction of mines. Profesor of the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Krakow for 20 years, author of 348 processes and patents, President of Geothermic Solution, LLC, in the United States, and Director of the Polish Laboratory of Radical Technologies as well as President of Consolidated Seven Rocks Mining, Zakiewicz is among those innovative thinkers that unite business innovation from the point of view of the environment. B.I.D. would like to reinforce the life-long career of this prestigious Polish scientist and engineer who has dedicated himself to finding solutions to the energy crisis for the centuries to come. As a matter of fact, Zakiewicz became one of the great protagonists at the New York Marriott Marquis, where the participants recognized that he embodies, as few do, the essence of the award for his commitment to quality, technology and innovation. For many years, Zakiewicz has focused his message to the international community on the necessity of finding new sources of energy in a world where oil, diminishing as we speak, becomes more and more costly, and becomes the cause for frequent conflicts, both political and armed.

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock salt and potash. Any material that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or created artificially in a laboratory or factory, is usually mined. Mining in a wider sense comprises extraction of any non-renewable resource (e.g., petroleum, natural gas, or even water).
Mining of stone and metal has been done since pre-historic times. Modern mining processes involve prospecting for ore bodies, analysis of the profit potential of a proposed mine, extraction of the desired materials and finally reclamation of the land to prepare it for other uses once the mine is closed. The nature of mining processes creates a potential negative impact on the environment both during the mining operations and for years after the mine is closed. This impact has led to most of the world’s nations adopting regulations to moderate the negative effects of mining operations. Safety has long been a concern as well, though modern practices have improved safety in mines significantly.