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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: ...

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.

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...

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...

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...

The Observatory again teamed up with EIT RawMaterials as a media partner of RACE 2022. On this occasion, INTRAW Secretary-General Vitor Correia delivered a talk in Stockholm on the uncertain future of mining in Europe and whether energy transition goals are at risk.

The project “Building EU-Africa partnerships on sustainable raw materials value chain”, in short AfricaMaVal, is a project funded by the European Commission that started on June 1st, 2022, as part of the Horizon Europe Programme. The project’s coordinator BRGM,...