The ProMine Project
Nano-particle products from new mineral resources in Europe
The non-energy extractive industry (NEEI) is a significant contributor
to the economy of the EU providing metalliferous and non-metalliferous
mineral resources to the society as well as direct and indirect
employment. The philosophy behind ProMine is to stimulate the
extractive industry to deliver new products to manufacturing industry.
ProMine will kick-start a process of renewal whose momentum will carry
over into the coming decennia.
Main objectives of the project:
To
develop the first pan-European GIS-based database containing the known
and predicted metalliferous and non-metalliferous resources, which
together define the strategic reserves (including secondary resources)
of the EU.
To
calculate the volumes of potentially strategic metals (e.g. cobalt,
niobium, vanadium, antimony, platinum group elements and REE) and
minerals that are currently not extracted in Europe.
To
develop five new, high value, mineral-based (nano) products.
To
enlarge the number of profitable potential targets in Europe.
To
establish a new, cross-platform information group between the European
Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP-SMR) and
other platforms.
ProMiners at the famous Rio Tinto mining area in Huelva, Spain. 17th November 2011.