Abstract Our planet is not a uniform mixture. Instead, chemical elements are deposited unequally. When enrichment of an element like gold or copper is significant...
Author: Responsible Raw Materials
Mark Campanale- 2024 – Unburnable Carbon: Reckoning with Global Stock Markets and Climate Targets
Abstract Synopsis: Global stock markets are financing companies which are sitting on three times more coal, oil and gas reserves[1] than can be burned without...
Olivier Dubourdieu – 2024 – Responsible Mica Initiative
Abstract Mica, renowned for its versatility, finds applications across a broad spectrum, from household appliances like toasters and hair dryers to the batteries of electric...
Joss Colchester – 2024 – Systems innovation for transformative change
Bio Joss Colchester founded the Systems Innovation Network, which gathers over 20 thousand members worldwide interested in the systems perspective. The online platform provides educational...
Grace Humphries – 2024 – Improving the resilience of critical mineral supply chains and supporting UK security of supply
Abstract The UK’s first Critical Minerals Strategy was launched in July 2022, with a refreshed delivery approach published in March 2023. Following these publications, the...
Thabisile Phumo – 2024 – Fostering sustainable development through social cohesion
Abstract The presentation will paint the picture of a journey undertaken by the company with social collaborators using the socio-economic compact model as a lever...
Martina Matarazzo & Sara Nicoletti – 2024 – Resource Matters: cobalt supply chain platform
Abstract The extraction of raw materials raises several concerns, be it because it might cause huge environmental damage, because workers’ conditions are often worrying, or...
Matthew Grimshaw – 2024 – Choice is Yours: Red Pill or Blue Pill in Mineral Exploration
Abstract In the classic dilemma from The Matrix, taking the red pill reveals an unsettling truth, much like the revelation that most junior mineral exploration...
Carolina Sanchez – 2024 – Opportunities for countries with critical minerals: perspective from Argentina
Abstract Critical mineral resources are not sufficient to fully leverage the opportunities derived from the energy and digital transitions: attracting and fostering investment in these...
Murray Hitzman – 2024 – Critical Choices: Research and Future Workforce
Bio Murray W. Hitzman is Director of iCRAG, the SFI Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, and a Science Foundation Ireland Research Professor. Murray has...