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ABSTRACT: The overall aim of FRAME project into the European Union Raw Materials Knowledge Base (EURMKB) is to provide data on CRM by extending the spatial coverage and higher accurate data from past and ongoing European projects on raw materials. The prime aim of work package (WP)3 in the FRAME project is to produce a map of strategic and critical raw materials (SCRM) for Europe. In cooperation with other FRAME WPs, there was a consensus on the methodology used for the identification and selection process of the SCRM to be included in that map (Arvanitidis, et al., 2019; Sadeghi et al., 2020a; Sadeghi et al, 2020b) linked mainly to information collected from existing databases, such as the ones of ProMine, Minerals4EU (M4EU), EURARE and European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI). WP3 also has a special focus to present the metallogenetic maps and updating databases on rare earth elements, graphite, cobalt, lithium, phosphor, niobium and tantalum in collaboration with the other work project packages (WP4, WP5 and WP6) and the Mineral Resource Expert Group (MREG) of EuroGeoSurveys. The digital version on metallogenetic areas have been prepared and delivered to EGDI (Sadeghi et al, 2020b). The occurrences dataset is harvested through national databases on structured data to be accessed in EDGI. A semi and non-structured datasets were also prepared and deliver to EGDI (EGDI, 2021a, 2021b). An overview on how this was done is given in Chapter 3 of this report – Data preparation and Delivery to EGDI. ; N/A

A new report from Nordic Innovation shows that the Nordics have a large and untapped potential as a sustainable supplier of the raw materials the world needs to become a low-carbon emission society. The green energy transition is crucial to achieve the climate goals, and it involves a transition from non-renewables to renewables-based production, storage, transmission and use of energy. At the same time, we see an increased need for minerals that are crucial in the production of most of the technologies that are central in achieving this transition, like batteries and windmills. Today, there are not enough raw materials available to meet the basic demands needed to implement the world's climate action plan. The EU has defined certain raw materials, which are important for the economy and associated with supply risks, as critical raw materials (CRM). In addition to the fact that the Green Energy Transition is dependent on several CRMs, these raw materials are also used in existing industries and technologies, which entails fierce competition for them. We also know now that todays' extraction and the current and forecasted recycling of CRM is not able to meet the total demand of transition to a low-carbon society and to mitigate climate change. For example, International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that the global demand for lithium and graphite, which are among of the most important raw materials for electric car batteries, will probably be 40 times higher by 2040 if the world is to reach its climate goals. Even complete recycling of used car batteries will only cover 10 % of the demand for minerals such as copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt, according to the IEA forecast. The new report shows that the Nordics has a major potential in their bedrock to provide a secure supply of almost the full range of metals and minerals needed for the Green Energy Transition. In mineral-richness, the Nordic bedrock can be compared with the most mineral-rich areas of the world, such as Canada, the USA, Brazil and Australia. The mineral deposits represent an unexploited economic potential in our region; we already have the mining experience and technology, and knowledge about unexplored raw materials could give better utilization of and added value to existing mining operations and to our industries. The publication is part of the program Sustainable Minerals by Nordic Innovation. Geological Survey of Finland, Geological Survey of Sweden, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Ministry of Mineral Resources of the Government of Greenland, Geological Survey of Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Mining, Reykjavik University, and National Energy Authority of Iceland are responsible for its content.