SEMACRET

SEMACRET is an Horizon Europe Project aiming to promote sustainable exploration of Critical Raw Materials in the EU securing the continued supply for our industries. This project is designed to develop socially and environmentally sustainable means of finding (=exploration) orthomagmatic Critical Raw Materials applying the Mineral Systems Approach to guide exploration and deliver our 3 goals. The Mineral Systems Approach aims at identifying the major ingredients necessary to form an ore deposit: - The source of the magmas within the mantle. - The pathway of the magmas to the crust. - The sink within the crust that will allow to trap the metals in high concentrated, exploitable amounts. Improved formation models for orthomagmatic mineral deposits. 2) New exploration methods to identify areas of high exploration potential, from regional scale to local scale, increasing exploration efficiency, reducing exploration costs and minimizing environmental impact. 3) Methods to promote social awareness of the importance of raw materials for twin transitions, and responsible exploration and mining through collaboration between geosciences and social sciences. Our research will be conducted at four reference sites in Finland, Portugal, Poland and the Czech Republic representing different geological, social and environmental conditions. Our team gathers specialists from the academia and industry in the orthomagmatic deposit field, including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, mathematical and resource modelling, artificial intelligence, geoinformatics and social sciences (e.g., social geography, environmental policy).