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2-Day Annual Project Meeting 2022, BGS Nottingham
At this mid-way point for Met4Tech, we held our Annual Meeting (29-30 November 2022) at the British Geological Survey (BGS) headquarters in Keyworth, Nottingham. Informative discussions and presentations across the two days of meetings helped inform our next steps for...
Met4Tech in Brussels for EIT Raw Materials week – 14/15 Nov 2022
Frances Wall and Carol Pettit from Met4Tech were in Brussels for the first part of the annual EIT Raw Materials Week (14 to 18 November 2022). After a gap of a few years (for Brexit and Covid-19) it was good to be able reconnect with our European associates working in...
Resources as a Service and Critical Materials Management at the 3rd UNRMS Workshop
On 7th September, at the 3rd United Nations Resource Management Systems Workshop (UNRMS) a variety of experts presented ideas on how socially and environmentally viable business models can provide paradigm shifts in resource management, including viewing resources as...
The UK Metals Expo Took Place in Birmingham’s NEC – 14th & 15th September 2022
The UK produces one tonne of carbon-free iron per day, which is only a tiny fraction of the amount consumed. As the expo's motto states, "forging a sustainable future" and "accelerating the digital transition" will only be possible with the mobilisation of the entire...
The UK’s First Critical Mineral Strategy and Met4Tech
At last, we have a UK strategy for critical minerals! ‘Resilience for the Future: The United Kingdom’s Critical Minerals Strategy’ was published on 22 July 2022. Although it does not come with announcement of new funding, the strategy sets out pragmatic developments...
Project Update and Sparks Session
Met4Tech held our mid-year Project update Meeting and Sparks Sessions on 19th July 2022 both in person and on-line, generously hosted by our project partner Johnson Matthey in Reading. The researchers form each thematic area delivered concise updates in the morning...
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The @BHamlaw team on @Met4tech are examining regulatory procedures and practices surrounding primary extraction of #criticalminerals in the UK.
👇 Here is our policy paper on initial findings:
https://met4tech.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Met4Tech-Policy-Paper-Planning-and-Permitting-Brief-Jan2023.pdf
#circulareconomy #greentransition #criticalmetals
Did you catch Countryfile on the BBC last night? Featuring commentary on Cornish Lithium, British Litthium, Baulby, South Crofty and an interview with @Met4Tech's principle investigator @FrancesWallCSM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001hz7x/countryfile-underground-britain
Why public data is crucial to the UK's transition to a #CircularEconomy - the latest from #ExeterExpertise, by @ryxnnolan from @CEHubUK @UniofExeter
🔎This month, we’ll be focusing on the 7 heritage assets (known as Attributes) of Outstanding Universal Value – the very reason that #CornishMining was inscribed as a #WorldHeritageSite in 2006.
Follow us every Mon & Wed over the next 4 weeks. #FebruaryFocus #ourminingworld