Actions and actors in the geosciences for greater CRM resilience in Europe?

Societal needs, as well as trade distortions and political paradigm shifts, increasingly emphasize the need to ensure greater resilience in access to and supply of raw materials in Europe. The Critical Raw Materials Act is one-step in this direction. Actions and actors must flesh out the legal framework. In the geosciences, this requires a variety of actors and public and private sector actions to create the basis for fundamental information. The high investment required to develop a discovery into a deposit through to a mine must be underpinned by high quality and available technical data. From universities to exploration companies, from geological monitoring organizations to mining companies, all have important roles to play in developing reliable and ecologically and environmentally sustainable solutions. Insights are derived from specific case studies and used to develop viable solutions. In order to improve the availability of raw materials in Europe in a timely manner, the national exploration programs in the first cycle will focus on selected areas with high potential for selected raw materials. Exploration campaigns can then concentrate on the most promising areas. By concentrating on potential development areas and providing easily understandable, comprehensive reports (e.g. according to PERC and UNFC), the application process for development and approval for operation can also be improved.