SEMACRET: Sustainable exploration for orthomagmatic (critical) raw materials in the EU: Charting the road to the green energy transition

关键原材料（CRMs）是欧盟工业价值链和战略部门的基础，特别是在绿色能源转型方面。目前，欧盟国内对许多重要商品的初级crm供应低于3%。为了更好地了解欧盟？欧盟的目标是促进中国关键原材料的勘探和生产，从而发现新的矿床，从而增加crm的内部采购，并确保其原材料自主权。正岩浆矿物系统拥有重要的绿色过渡（关键）原材料（GTRM），包括Ni， Cu, Co， V, Ti， Cr和铂族元素（PGE）。目前在欧盟只有2个矿山在生产这些金属，尽管在几个欧盟国家有可能增加矿山。该项目旨在开发具有社会和环境可持续性的正岩浆crm勘探方法。我们将在欧盟首次采用矿物系统方法来指导正岩浆型矿物资源的勘探。因此，我们将为正岩浆矿床生成改进的矿石模型，这些模型将转化为可测绘的勘探标准，以划定从区域规模到地方规模的高勘探潜力地区。通过地球科学和社会科学之间的合作，该项目还将制订方法，促进社会对负责任的勘探和采矿的重要性的认识。此外，我们将绘制CRM在欧盟和主要CRM供应国的勘探和生产潜力图。我们的研究将在芬兰、葡萄牙、波兰和捷克共和国的五个参考地点进行，代表不同的地质、社会和环境条件。最终目标是促进欧盟负责任的crm采购，并使来自第三国的供应多样化，从而确保欧盟行业的crm持续供应。

Critical raw materials (CRMs) are fundamental to the EU industrial value chains and strategic sectors, particularly with regard to the green energy transition. Currently, the EU domestic supply of primary CRMs is below 3% for many important commodities. To obtain an improved understanding of the EU?s critical raw materials potential, discover new ore deposits and thereby increase the internal sourcing of CRMs and secure its raw materials autonomy, the EU aims to boost the exploration and production of CRMs. Orthomagmatic mineral systems host important green transition (critical) raw materials (GTRM) including Ni, Cu, Co, V, Ti, Cr and platinum-group elements (PGE). There are currently only 2 mines in operation producing these metals in the EU, though there is potential for additional mines in several EU countries. This project is designed to develop socially and environmentally sustainable means of exploration for orthomagmatic CRMs. We will apply, for the first time in the EU, the Mineral Systems Approach to guide exploration for orthomagmatic CRMs. We will thereby generate improved ore models for orthomagmatic mineral deposits which will be translated to mappable exploration criteria to delineate areas of high exploration potential, from regional scale to local scale. Through collaboration between geosciences and social sciences the project will also develop methods to promote social awareness of the importance of responsible exploration and mining. Further, we will map the exploration and production potential of CRM in the EU and key CRM supplier countries. Our research will be conducted at five reference sitesin Finland, Portugal, Poland and the Czech Republic representing different geological, social and environmental conditions. The ultimate goal is to promote responsible sourcing of CRMs in the EU and diversify the supply from third countries, thereby securing the continued supply of CRMs for EU industries.