Innovative extraction of critical raw materials
Funds around three projects, each worth EUR 5 to 7 million, to develop safer, lower-emission ways to mine complex or hard-to-reach mineral deposits.
This is a single-stage Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action, costed as a lump sum, with three grants of EUR 5 million to EUR 7 million expected from a EUR 19 million pool. It funds new mining technologies for complex or hard-to-reach mineral deposits, including abandoned mine sites, that cut greenhouse-gas and air-pollutant emissions per tonne extracted while protecting habitats and biodi…
The Commission wants new mining technologies for complex or difficult-to-access deposits, including abandoned mine sites, that cut greenhouse-gas emissions and protect biodiversity and water. Deep-sea mining is explicitly excluded, and priority goes to EU critical raw materials.
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