EPA H2020 SC5 Info Day: MINATURA2020 Developing a Concept for A European Minerals Deposit Framework - Blažena Hamadová, MinPol Agency for International Minerals Policy

EPA 2016 Annual Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 Information Day

7 October 2016, DublinBlažena Hamadová, MinPol Agency for International Minerals Policy

MINATURA2020

Developing a Concept for A European Minerals Deposit

Framework

BLAŽENA HAMADOVÁ, DUBLIN 2016

Content Introduction Overview

◦ Key figures Project

◦ Objectives◦ Work Packages◦ Deliverables◦ MDoPI concept

Pan-European approach◦ Partners◦ Meetings/workshops in 2016


Key Figures (1) MINATURA 2020 is a project:

funded by the H2020 Framework programme of the European Commission.

part of the thematic area: "H2020-SC5-2014: Growing a Low Carbon,

Resource Efficient Economy with a Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials”; The project answered to the call for proposals SC5-13a-2014.

“Mineral deposits of public importance”.


Key Figures (2) Project Acronym: MINATURA 2020Project full title: Developing a concept for a European minerals deposit framework

Start Date: 01 February 2015End Date: 31 January, 2018

Duration: 36 monthsStatus: Month 21

Project Cost/Funding: 2,092,689.00 €

Coverage: non-energy minerals Status in the value chain: Prospection/Mining to Extraction


MINATURA2020 - Three key aspects a) Bottom-up approach The need for multi stakeholder involvement (including the public itself) + development of corresponding dialogue precede all other priorities.

◦ National stakeholder consultations in each partner country b) Harmonisation Based on existing protocols and standards, so that a best possible compromise can be developed and adopted on Member State level.

c) Real-life demonstration Validation of developed concepts by real-life demonstration (case studies).


Overall objective Developing a concept and methodology

◦ i.e. a harmonised European regulatory/guidance/policy framework

for definition + subsequent protection of “Mineral Deposits of Public Importance” in order to protect them for their “best use” in the future,

resulting in improved conditions for sustainable access and supply of raw materials in EU.


Specific Objectives (1)1. Formulation + definition of concept “mineral deposits of public

importance” (MDoPI)2. Explore land use competition challenges between mining + other land

uses: analysis and interpretation on different levels and in different future scenarios

3. Establishment of appropriate mapping framework based on detailed qualifying conditions for classifying “mineral deposits of public importance”

4. Explore and define regional, national and EU-level regulatory measures for safeguarding of MDoPI.

5. Develop the concept and present some recommendations with a view to a potential future MDoPI Mineral Deposits Directive


Specific objectives (2)5. Incorporate concept of “mineral deposits of public importance”

into national/regional/EU policies - minerals policies + land use policies

6. Promote establishment of a Council of Stakeholders with a mission to safeguard implementation of a EU-initiative on Mineral Deposits of Public Importance

7. Validate/demonstrate developed methodology on several areas + scales (local, regional, national and EU) - taking into account different policy scenarios + impacts.

8. Open up dialogue with all relevant stakeholders across EU from local, regional, national to EU levels, including

◦ (A) civil society and the public, ◦ (B) relevant representatives of public administration and ◦ (C) experts of science and industry


Project Deliverables MDoPI concept prepared + agreed with stakeholders.

Set of Qualifying Conditions of Harmonised Mapping Framework (HMF) for each type of mineral.

National/Regional Guidance on incorporating MDOPI concept into mineral and land use policies for all participating countries.

Harmonised Mapping Framework (HMF) prepared + tested.

Report on testing results in selected case-study countries.

Council of Stakeholders created as informal consolatory body on MDoPI at the EU/national level


26 Deliverables 20 Reports, 2 Maps of conflict / conflict free zones in case studies4 Website/Brochures


MDoPI concept MDoPI- working definition agreed in January 2016:

"A mineral deposit is of public importance where information demonstrates that its sustainable exploitation could provide economic,

social or other benefit to the EU (or the member states or a specific region/municipality)„

short, broad, inclusive and flexible enough to build the base for further discussions with stakeholders and other experts. it is a multi-criteria definition - indicates that socio-economic but also environmental aspects need to be considered when classifying a mineral deposit as of 'public importance'.

(Source: Deliverable 2.1)

Case-study areas

onshore: Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden; offshore: Ireland, UK



Pan-European Approach MINATURA covers 24 organisations from 19 countries Pan-European Approach

Advisory board members (i.a.):◦ Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Czech Republic ◦ are supporting Pan-European Approach ◦ Covering missing partners

association with new „partners“ during project ◦ e.g. NGO from South-East-Ost-Europe („ MiningWatchSEE“) has been associated

questionaire still open: http://minatura2020.eu/survey-minatura/

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PROJECT PARTNERS 24 organisations from 19 countriesPARTICIPANT ORGANISATION NAME PART. SHORT NAME COUNTRY

MinPol MINPOL AustriaPan-European Reserves and Resources Reporting Committee PERC BelgiumIndustrial Minerals Association – Europe IMA BelgiumEuropean Federation of Geologists EFG BelgiumGeological Survey of Montenegro ZGI MontenegroRegione Emilia Romagna, Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey GSER ItalyMinistry of Economic Affairs of Herzeg-Bosnian Canton MGHBZ Bosnia and HerzegovinaPolish Academy of Sciences MEERI PAS PolandUniversity College London UCL UKLa Palma Research Centre for Future Studies S.L. CentroFuturo SpainUniversity College Cork UCC IrelandWageningen University & Research Centre ALTERRA NetherlandsIskriva, Institute for Development of Local Potentials ISKRIVA SloveniaGeological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary MFGI HungaryUniversity of Bucharest UBU RomaniaGeological Survey of Slovenia GeoZS SloveniaUniversidade de Lisboa UdL PortugalKoprivničko-križevačka County KKZ CroatiaGeological Survey of Slovakia GSSK SlovakiaLuleå University of Technology LTU SwedenSlovenian Surface Mining Association DTV PO SloveniaGeological Survey of Bucharest GSBU RomaniaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology UoB SerbiaMineral & Resource Planning Associates Ltd. MRPA UK


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Pan-European workshops In 11 countries a first round of stakeholder meetings has already been organised In WP5 a first evaluation was done. The partners came to the following conclusions:

1. Lack of awareness of the mining sector's importance at the national level2. Lack of sufficient data and meta-data on minerals and areas in several countries; 3. A firm stand of strategic values at a national level is the key to put the process of

legislation upgrading in motion;4. Good examples are existing in every country but they are not skillfully used to

promote sustainable mining in socio-economic terms;5. The partners stated a need of Communication and trainings with and for key

players in the policy cycle of land use/spatial planning for a better understanding of the mining sector's specifics and to increase their competence for transferring these specifics into legislation."


Expected impact (1) Resource-efficient Europe that supports the shift towards a resource efficient and low-carbon economy emphasising that a new strategy on raw materials will need to be presented “to create the right framework conditions for sustainable supply and management of domestic primary raw materials”

Smart growth - Innovation Union that will "revolutionize the way public and private sectors work together„

Industrial Policy for Green Growth

that helps the EU's industrial base to be „competitive in the post- crisis world, promoting entrepreneurship and developing new skills” and thus creating new employment opportunities.

The Digital Agenda for Europe that defines the key role of ICT for Europe to succeed in its ambitions for 2020. The objective of this Agenda is to chart a course to "maximise the social and economic potential of ICT" in further enhancing public access to information


Expected impact (2) Support to the implementation of RMI emphasizing the concept of the “added value chain”, sustainable supply approach

Integrated approach – protection of MDoPI, raw materials planning, state-of-the-art

Recommendations towards a concept for a Minerals Deposit Directive

Thank you for your attention! www.minatura2020.eu [email protected]


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MINATURA - Workflow


HORIZON 2020 Land Use Call

MinPol Opportunities: Land use planning authorities - county council active in the extractive industry Industry partners, e.g. working in exploration Potentional Irish partners working with stakeholder involvement issues

Environment

EPA H2020 SC5 Info Day: MINATURA2020 Developing a Concept for A European Minerals Deposit Framework - Blažena Hamadová, MinPol Agency for International Minerals Policy