EU Commission Selects 47 Strategic Projects to Secure Raw Materials Supply

On Tuesday, Brussels unveiled a list of 47 strategic projects aimed at securing the European Union's supply of rare earths and strategic metals. "Let's be clear: we are obliged to open new mines in Europe" martèle Stéphane Séjourné, European Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy. Extraction, refining, recycling: the European Union (EU) unveils 47 European projects covering the entire mineral value chain. The aim is to enable the EU…

EU selects 47 strategic projects to secure critical minerals access – by Cecilia Jamasmie (Mining.com – March 25, 2025)

https://www.mining.com/ The European Union (EU) has published its first list of strategic projects strengthening the local extraction, processing, and recycling of 14 of the 17 materials it deems critical for its energy transition and security. The selection of the 47 projects mark a key step in implementing the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), which sets ...

EU selects 47 strategic critical minerals projects – The Northern Miner

The European Union has published its first list of strategic projects strengthening the local extraction, processing and recycling of 14 of the 17 materials it deems critical for its energy transition and...

The EU secures its rare earths, 47 projects already ready

Brussels (ANSA) – The European Commission has approved 47 strategic projects in 13 EU countries, four of which are Italian, to strengthen the Union’s capabilities in strategic (‘critical’) raw materials and defend against dependencies on third countries, especially China. This is the first concrete step of the ‘Critical Raw Material Act’, the regulation presented a year ago to ensure minimum EU levels by 2030 on extraction (10%), processing (40%…

Out of a total of 47 strategic projects, 22 are lithium, and as many as 7 include the mining of lithium from solid rock, according to the announcement of Rio Tinto, juronjuz serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, juronjuz, euronews

EU awards Strategic Project status to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium and GalliCam projects

Source: © Sibanye-Stillwater [[https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/ Sibanye-Stillwater]] The European Commission has designated Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the EU Critical Raw Materials ActThe European Commission has designated Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the European Unio…