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World Barometer N°125 – 4 January 2024
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World Barometer N°124 – 20 December 2023
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World Barometer N°123 – 7 December 2023
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Ethical Sourcing of Critical Raw Materials, a Key Aspect to Sustainability
Brussels, 23 November 2023 Responsible Sourcing and Traceability of minerals are pillars of Europe’s energy transition. EU Raw Materials Week, Brussels — As a satellite event to the EU Raw Materials Week 2023, a workshop on Responsible Sourcing and Traceability of...
Workshop: Responsible Sourcing and Traceability of CRM – 14 November 2023
The International Raw Materials Observatory is joining forces with the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) and the Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG), an initiative of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), to organise a workshop on the emerging...
INTRAW Scenario Workshop: The World of Raw Materials in 2050
We were pleased to welcome a highly motivated group of experts keen to review our scenarios on the state of mineral raw materials provision in 2050. Those three scenarios were initially developed in 2016, within the scope of the EU-funded INTRAW project: ...
Summary report from Expert roundtable on UNFC and CRIRSCO standards
INTRAW, in collaboration with the UNECE, PERC and the European Federation of Geologists recently organised an Expert roundtable on the use of CRIRSCO and UNFC classification systems. We invite you to read the summary report.
EU Raw Materials Week 2022: Strengthening cooperation with UNECE
The 2022 edition of the EU Raw Materials Week offered the opportunity to network with policymakers and industry representatives from all over Europe and overseas. It also allowed to strengthen the cooperation between the Observatory and the United Nations Economic...
Launch of CRM-geothermal project
The Horizon Europe-funded CRM-geothermal project is developing an innovative technology solution which combines the extraction of critical raw materials and energy from geothermal fluids. The energy and digital transitions require a large amount of mineral raw...
The Observatory welcomes ICOG as a new member
In summer 2022, the Official Spanish Association of Professional Geologists (ICOG) joined the Observatory as a new member. The ICOG was established in 1978. Its basic aims are the management, within its competence, of the activity or practice of the profession of...