Critical Raw Material Resource Potentials in Europe

• Author(s): Wittenberg, Antje ; de Oliveira, Daniel Pipa Soares
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/4242
• Origin: Repositório do LNEG
• Subject(s): Critical raw materials; Mineral resources; Exploration; Europe
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório do LNEG

Description

ABSTRACT: The vulnerability of economies and the associated familiar lifestyles have led to numerous policy measures in Europe. The proposed Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) sets indicative targets for 2030. A sustainable change in the supply situation requires the targeted exploration of raw materials precisely within the framework of national geological research of suitable detail and in advance of entrepreneurial raw material projects. EU projects like GeoERA assist in shaping the tailor-made exploration programs fit for purpose. GeoERA scientific projects like FRAME and MINDeSEA completed, and updated existing mineral data on CRM are publicly available through EuroGeoSurveys’ European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI).