noviembre 2025
Consultation on New ERA Act to Boost Research Integration and Competitiveness
The European Commission has opened a Call for Evidence on a forthcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act, a legislative initiative aimed at transforming the EU’s research and innovation landscape into a more integrated, competitive, and resilient system. The initiative, led by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD.A2), is scheduled for adoption in the third quarter [...]
octubre 2025
SCIMIN-CRM Consortium Holds Its Annual Review Meeting at IGME
The Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME) hosted the consortium meeting of the SCIMIN-CRM project (Sustainable & Circular Production of Mineral Critical Raw Materials), led by the National Association of Aggregates Manufacturers (ANEFA) and funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe program (101177746). This meeting served to review the first year of the project’s [...]
agosto 2025
Turning Mining Waste Into Critical Resources: U.S. Study and EU Project Point the Way
Mining waste, once seen as useless residue, is now emerging as a strategic resource. A new study published in Science and a European Commission–backed initiative both highlight how recovering valuable by-products from mines could reshape global supply chains of critical raw materials. Researchers led by Elizabeth Holley (National Science Foundation) analyzed geochemical data from U.S. metal [...]
DIGI-RAW Projects’ Cluster at the EIT RawMaterials Summit 2025
The DIGI-RAW Projects’ Cluster was proudly represented at the EIT RawMaterials Summit 2025 in Brussels drawing attention to Europe's leading initiatives in digital and sustainable mining. The event provided a unique platform to highlight a unified vision for the future of raw materials exploration and extraction across ten impactful EU-funded projects. The cluster brings together ten innovative projects: [...]
marzo 2025
ANEFA team visits the Grängesberg pilot site
From 16 to 18 March, the SCIMIN-CRM, funded by the European Commission, project management team from ANEFA traveled to Sweden to visit one of the project’s key pilot sites: Grängesberg, located near the town of Ludvika, approximately three hours by car from Stockholm. This technical visit provided an opportunity for the ANEFA team to meet with researchers [...]
SCIMIN-CRM: ready, steady, go!
The activities of PILOT 1 within the SCIMIN – CRM project, funded by the European Commission and led by ANEFA, have started in Asturias. This pilot is part of the SCIMIN – CRM initiative, coordinated by the Government of the Principality (DGASTUR), with participation from IGME-CSIC and industry stakeholders. The region hosts 1,182 mining waste facilities (MWFs). [...]