Ferromanganese Crust and Phosphorites Pan-European Predictivity Cartography: MINDeSEA project results

[EN] MINDeSEA is a project framed in GeoERA whose general objective is to obtain a metallogenetic study of the main types of mineral resources existing in the bottom of the European seas: hydrothermal sulphides, ferromanganese crusts, phosphorites, marine placers and polymetallic nodules. One of the specific objectives of the project is to develop databases and harmonized cartography of the mineral deposits of the seabed, the latter providing predictivity maps, among others.This research is a contribution to the project MINDeSEA (grant agreement no 731166), and has been partially funded by the Spain’s Recovery and Resilience Plan included in the MINECRITICAL project “Strategic critical metals for the energy transition” (C17.I7).Peer reviewe

Speciation and distribution of Critical Raw Materials in European seabed mineral deposits: MINDeSEA project results

[EN] The MINDeSEA project is the result of the collaboration between eight GeoERA Partners and four Non-funded Organizations with the common interest in the investigation of marine mineral deposits. The main aim of the project is to generate an integrative metallogenetic study of the principal marine mineral resources: ferromanganese crusts, polymetallic nodules, massive sulphides, phophorites and placers. These marine mineral deposits concentrated several critical raw materials (CRMs) depending on the minerals and genetic process involved in their formations. CRMs are a group of elements and materials that are necessary for the development of the society and have a high supply risk. European Commission revised the CRMs list in 2020, most of the elements recovered in this list are concentrated in the different marine mineral deposits studied under the MINDeSEA project.This research is a contribution to the project MINDeSEA (grant agreement no 731166), and has been partially funded by the Spain’s Recovery and Resilience Plan included in the MINECRITICAL project “Strategic critical metals for the energy transition” (C17.I7).Peer reviewe

The new digital geological maps of the Iberian Atlantic Margin: the EMODnet-Geology Project

Simposio sobre el Margen Ibérico Atlántico (9º. 2018. Coimbra, Portugal)New marine geological digital maps of the Iberian Atlantic margin have been elaborated in the framework of the EMODnet-Geology Project, one of the seven projects that bring together information on the Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Bathymetry, Seabed Habitats, and Human Activities in the European marine environment. The geological data for the entire European seas that is being compiled includes: Sea-bed sediments, Seafloor geology and Faults, Coastal behavior, Geological events (earthquakes, tsunamis, submarine landslides, active faults, volcanic centers, fluid emissions) Mineral occurrences (hydrocarbons, aggregates, and metallic minerals) and submerged landscapes. The outputs (maps, documents and additional data) are delivered through an Internet portal (http://www.emodnet-geology.eu).Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, EspañaInstituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portuga

El proyecto EMODnet-Geology: una iniciativa para extender el acceso a los datos geológicos de los océanos y mares europeos

International Symposium on Marine Sciences (6º. 2018. Vigo)Servicio de Cartografía Geológica Marina, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, EspañaUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos, Españ

Research on Marine Geology Resources and Extreme Environments at IGME-CSIC

[EN] The research group Marine Geology Resources and Extreme Environments (GI-GEOMAR) at IGME-CSIC focuses on studies applied to the knowledge of the geological resources of the seabed (minerals, energy and geo-habitats) and mining environments for sustainable development. Studies of extreme media such as underwater hydrothermal systems, natural emissions of hydrocarbons and mud volcanoes, hypersaline settings, ferromanganese oxide and metalliferous deposits and acidic waters formed in mining areas are of special interest. The hydrochemical and bio-geochemical processes of mineral formation and concentration of strategic and critical metals with high interest in Biomining, Circular Economy and Blue Economy are in the scope of our Research Group.This research has been partially funded by the Spain’s Recovery and Resilience Plan included in the MINECRITICAL project “Strategic critical metals for the energy transition” (C17.I7).Peer reviewe