Economic, technological and sustainability-based qualifications with reference to Europe: Iberia’s new metal mining projects

In Iberia, if current mining projects are grouped by their geographic and metallogenic characteristics, more important similarities appear among them. These refer to economic conditions, applied innovative technologies, environmental sustainability measures and circular economy patterns. The work us...

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Published in:Mineral economics : raw materials report 2021-07, Vol.34 (2), p.277-304
Main Authors: Torre Palacios, Luis de la, Espí Rodríguez, José Antonio, Romero Martinez, Paulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Base metal
Circular economy
Clusters
Economic conditions
Economic importance
Economics
Economics and Finance
Engineering Economics
Environmental Economics
Industrial Organization
Innovation/Technology Management
Logistics
Marketing
Mineral Resources
Organization
Original Paper
Sustainability
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Summary:In Iberia, if current mining projects are grouped by their geographic and metallogenic characteristics, more important similarities appear among them. These refer to economic conditions, applied innovative technologies, environmental sustainability measures and circular economy patterns. The work uses indicators of these four dimensions to evaluate and qualify mining projects in progress and those still under development with sufficient guarantees of viability. The proposed methodology is oriented towards considering groupings of projects that present an appreciable dynamic towards an incipient or developing district “cluster”. The assessment (classification) refers to the degree of evolution achieved at present and the near future, which facilitates discussion of the conditions of each grouping. The most economically important base metal region, the Iberian Pyritic Belt (IPB), indicates positive conditions for a successful cluster according to the new methodology implemented. The other, formed by technological metal deposits, is still far from achieving this success.
ISSN:2191-2203
2191-2211
DOI:10.1007/s13563-021-00257-4