European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources – Key Areas for Research for the Future

Summary The European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP-SMR), established in 2005 and officially recognised in September 2008, unites many stakeholders from mining industry, the research community, regulators, consumers and civil society around the major technological challenges to the sector, in order to jointly act towards a common vision. The ETP-SMR aims at modernising and reshaping a fundamental pillar of the European economy: the European Minerals Industries. Based on the key areas for research, several project possibilities have been identified as relevant topics for the 7 th and 8 th Framework Programme (FP7 / FP8).