GeoERA - FRAME, WP 7 "Historic Mine Sites Revisited"

Report of the project:

• GeoERA - Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe

As part of the GeoERA project FRAME investigates the availability of critical and strategic raw materials. The underlying motivation is the EU’s import dependence on these raw materials and the foreseeable future demand increase.
To evaluate Europe’s resource potential FRAME focusses on the following thematic topics:

• Mapping of deposits of critical and strategic raw materials in Europe
• Critical raw materials in phosphate and black shale deposits
• Critical raw materials for renewable energy technologies
• Conflict free Nb/Ta-supply
• Resource potential of historic mining regions
  

Within FRAME BGR will lead the work package "Historic Mine Sites Revisited". The work package will investigate the resource potential of CRM in historic mine sites and regions in Europe. Case studies of deposits will be compiled by the project partners and deposit specific information will be included in the GeoERA Information Platform Project (GIP-P).

Project Homepage: https://geoera.eu/