MICA Knowledge Base

Mine closure process (overview of different phases and actions) 2D Predictivity Mapping

Social Licence to Operate and Corporate Social Responsibility Types of drilling in mining Compensation concept Environmental Impact Assessment EIA Mineral Resources and Reserves Estimation Mineral deposits of public importance: the MINATURA2020 Approach Life cycle of a mining project 3D Modelling (Block) Tax incentives for circular economy Feasibility Study Substitution: the CRM_InnoNet vision

Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014

Metal Recycling - Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure European Union Raw Materials Knowledge Base (EURMKB) European Commission - Environment - Waste 911 Metallurgist. A practical guide to mineral processing engineering Policy and strategy for raw materials Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) standard for responsible mining IRMA-STD-001 EMIRI - The Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative Environment data centre on waste - Eurostat Creating consolidated and aggregated EU27 Supply, Use and Input- Output Tables, adding environmental extensions (air emissions), and conducting Leontief-type modelling to approximate carbon and other 'footprints' of EU27 consumption for 2000 to 2006 Metal stocks in society - Scientific Synthesis Recycling rates of metals - A Status Report Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Access to secondary raw materials (scrap iron, recycled paper etc) European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources Australian junior exploration floats, 2001-06, and their implications for IPOs Solving the E-Waste Problem (Step) White Paper. One Global Definition of E-Waste Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) - Review of national resource strategies and research SWOT analysis of concepts, methods and models potentially supporting LCA Materials critical to the energy industry (An introduction) Urban Mine Knowledge Data Platform (EU-UMKDP -ProSUM) United Nations University 1st Global E-waste Monitor 2014 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The raw materials initiative : meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe Minerals4EU-EU Minerals Knowledge Data Platform (EU-MKDP)

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Exploration (Costs) Mine development (Costs) Production (Costs) Mine closure (Costs) Recycling (Costs) Landfilling (Costs)

MINATURA2020 – Mineral Deposits of Public Importance (a) Sairinen et al.. (2012), Responsible mining: A toolkit for the prevention and mediation of conflicts Groothuis F. (2016), New era. New plan. Europe. A fiscal strategy for an inclusive, circular economy, The Ex’tax Project Bastein et al. (2013), Opportunities for circular economy in the Netherlands Anastasio M. (2016), The circular economy- practical steps to enhance the EU package, Green budget Europe Reichel et al. (2016), Circular economy in Europe. Developing the knowlwdge base Stahel WR. 2013 Policy for material efficiency—sustainable taxation as a departure from the throwaway society ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY Mineral Exploration and Development: Risk and Reward MINATURA2020 – Mineral Deposits of Public importance (b)

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters (2009/2151(INI)) DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009

What shall be done for preparing and submitting an EIA study for the development of mineral resources? How much is being invested in exploration for commodity/metal x? What is the overall timeframe and cost associated with bringing a commodity to a user?

Exploration cost for a commodity X Timeframe and cost for bringing a commodity to a user