Foresight reports

Report on Emerging and Converging technologies

This report summarises the methodology and results of the three foresight tools (Horizon Scanning, Delphi survey, Visioning process) deployed during the CHPM2030 foresight exercise, outlines future emerging and converging technologies that can help the realization of the CHPM scheme, and ultimately, it presents a vision, an ambitious future state that will be used by the upcoming CHPM roadmap 2030 and 2050.

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Report on Pilots (compiled from 5 reports)

This report presents an evaluation framework that facilitates the investigation of study areas for CHPM technology. The same methodology was applied to five areas (South West England, Portuguese Iberian Pyrite Belt, Romania Beius basin and Bihor mountains, Nautanen and Kristineberg in Sweden) evaluating their CHPM potential and characteristics. A European outlook for CHPM prospective locations has also been prepared, covering 24 countries.

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CHPM roadmap for 2030 and 2050

The CHPM roadmap for 2030 and 2050 has been developed using the synergetic combination of three future-oriented layers of studies: 1) The “CHPM component roadmap” study provides a direct follow-up of the current technological components; 2) The “Preparation for future pilots” study investigates the pathway to pilot implementation by 2030; 3) The “Overall concept of CHPM” study investigates the feasibility of combining geothermal energy with mineral extraction.

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Raw Materials Foresight Guide

The purpose of Deliverable 5.5 Raw Materials Foresight Guide is to provide guidelines to conduct Foresight exercises and methodological recommendations for the mineral raw materials policy making, under the context of strategic raw materials intelligence. It seeks to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the EU activities related to raw materials policy planning.

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Research Roadmapping Workshop

This report documents the first workshop related to the UNEXMIN research roadmapping process. The workshop was held in Bled, Slovenia, on the 30th of January, 2018.

The workshop provided useful information on possible future updates of the UNEXMIN technology components, related to software and hardware, on the short (5 years period), medium (15 years period) and long-term (30 years period) and collected inputs on the future of the technology considering different scenarios for raw materials in Europe. The outcomes of this workshop, where the first draft of possible technology updates were created, will feed the next roadmap activities and allow the development of the research roadmapping process.

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Future Research Roadmap

The research roadmap aligns the future vision of ¡VAMOS! with the evolution of three different temporal domains: relevant sectoral drivers, the product evolution – its features, functions, capabilities and performance – and the underlying research & development aspects that are required to support a successful trajectory of the ¡VAMOS! concept to its full implementation.

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Report on Skill Gaps in the Raw Materials Sector

The report on Skill Gaps identifies issues in professional education and training against market demands assessed through three different timeframes and
corresponding methods for the short, medium and long terms. Major gaps are within the Technical Skills, Soft Skills and Recycling and secondary mineral raw materials.

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Competency Model for employment across the Raw Materials sector

The Competency Model offers a vision on the needs for adaptation and emergence of competencies in the three great areas of the raw materials sector – Mineral exploration, Mining and Processing and Materials engineering and Recycling. It provides an overarching framework for competencies and skills in raw materials, supporting the creation of ‘future-proof’ agendas for raw materials skills provisioning.

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Roadmap on the skills provisioning for the Raw Materials Sector

The INTERMIN roadmap encapsulates the assessments on employers’ needs and related skill gaps identified as well as the projection over time of relevant areas such as market, technology and societal developments. A visual depiction of the roadmap provides an overview on the next steps.

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UNEXMIN Research Roadmap

The research roadmap for UNEXMIN identifies targets and actions related to the future development of the UNEXMIN technology. A timeline has been constructed, including milestones, objectives and targets to be achieved in order to arrive to full-scale commercial application beyond 2030. This roadmap is therefore commercially-oriented, driven by the strong commercialisation agenda of UNEXMIN.

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