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Presentation by Luca Demichili, Secretary General EuroGeoSurveys, the Geological Surveys Europe
1. 40 Years Listening to the Beat of the Earth
EuroGeoSurveys
The EuroGeoSurveys contribution
to the EU minerals knowledge base:
The example of georesources
3. European Intelligence Network on the Supply of
Raw Materials - Minerals4EU
MINERALS4EU – the leading
European mineral information
network structure
will provide tools and expertise
to enhance resource efficiency,
Minerals supply security
and support sustainable
Minerals development for Europe
4. Major targets
• Establishment of a minerals intelligence network and set up of a
permanent body to guarantee the sustainability of the system in the
long term.
• Development of an operational EU Knowledge data platform compliant
to INSPIRE..
• Identification of existing data sources and assessment of data
availability and quality for primary and secondary raw materials, on
land and the marine environment, to achieve harmonization and
standardization of EU mineral statistics.
• Development of a ‘European Mineral Raw Materials Yearbook’ and a
roadmap for future implementation, updating and maintenance after
the project.
• Production of foresight studies on mineral raw materials future supply
and demand in the EU.
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5. Minerals 4EU: WHY?
Even if EuroGeoSource, ProMine or EURARE present significant steps in
the right direction of the raw materials intelligence, there are still a
number of barriers and bottlenecks that need to be addressed:
• No legal framework or EU institution or agency with formal
responsibility for mineral intelligence;
• Although geological surveys hold in-depth knowledge of their national
mineral resources, and are taking steps to harmonize this knowledge
on a European level, their mandate is strictly national;
• Accessibility of national mineral information is governed by national
legal frameworks;
• While EU geological surveys have a strong network in place, important
information needed to monitor the issues of critical raw materials and
to identify priority actions are held by other organisations.
7. H2020 call SC513e2015
Raw materials intelligence capacity
Knowledge of raw materials reserves and resources is
dispersed, terminology is often heterogeneous and reporting
standards vary throughout the Member States. There is no raw
materials knowledge infrastructure at EU level.
Developing a methodology for reviewing and selecting all
relevant methods and tools necessary for providing high quality
expertise for different stakeholders, including advisors and
decision makers at EU, Member State and industry level as well
as the expert community and general public, taking into
account methods and tools such as: statistics, life cycle
assessment, materials flows analysis, 2-4D modelling,
forecasting global supply and demand, and other trends.
