New PhD opportunities at CSM to develop geoscientific understanding of critical raw materials, as part of the GeoNetZero Centre for Doctoral Training: go to geo-net-zero.hw.ac.uk/phd-opportunit… for details Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter British Geological Survey

Open access to the Minerals4EU platform (data viewer) is available here: minerals4eu.brgm-rec.fr/minerals4EU/ recently updated with a search criteria for small-scale /complex deposits as part of the IMP@CT Mining project. Congrats to all at BRGM

Small-scale miner finds biggest tanzanite gems in history, worth $3.3m | World news | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2020/jun…

Fabulous that two IMP@CT Mining manuscripts have recently been released: Moore et al - the redirection of small-deposit mining - technological solutions... doi.org/10.1016/j.rcrx… Sidorenko et al - rethinking the concept of small-scale mining... doi.org/10.1016/j.reso…

Critical Minerals underpin many aspects of modern life, from mobiles phones & computers to wind turbines, fighter jets, & solar panels 💎 A secure supply is essential & our first ever national strategy will boost the industry & protect companies & jobs. gov.uk/government/pub…

A new way of thinking about the missing links in the petrogenetic evolution from primary mantle-derived magmas to evolved crustal carbonatites? academic.oup.com/petrology/arti…

Congratulations to @Geo_Eimear for her 'Bismuth' publication earlier this year sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Happy that discourses about what constitutes sustainability are reaching the mainstream... voguebusiness.com/sustainability…

delighted to talk to Katie Burton of Geographical about critical metals and the low carbon transition geographical.co.uk/science-enviro…

Congratulations to Olga and co-authors on their publication about the impacts of small-scale mining tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Wanting to catch up on other IMP@CT Mining manuscripts published in recent times? sciencedirect.com/science/articl… sciencedirect.com/science/articl… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I'm delighted to be on the Editorial Board for Geoenergy, supporting publication of research into critical raw materials and the cross-cutting metals necessary to the low carbon transition: geolsoc.org.uk/geoenergy youtu.be/tZsCoIFqib8 #geoenergy #decarbonisation #subsurface

To achieve #NetZero we need to extract critical minerals as responsibly and sustainably. Discover how Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter is training the future leaders of the mining industry. Find out more at materialchange.iom3.org/series_partner… #MaterialChange

Research at CSM investigates out-of-this-world hype about terrestrial challenges theconversation.com/the-hype-is-ou… and sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

'We know the world must move to cleaner energy sources to head off the worst effects of climate change, but the technology required for the transition is very mineral-intensive. So where will all these resources come from?' theconversation.com/the-hype-is-ou…

'Space mining supporters often claim a bounty of space resources exist, and exploiting them would generate trillions of dollars in mining revenue, and benefit Earth and its people. But how certain are these benefits? ' theconversation.com/the-hype-is-ou…

'information on resources in space is scarce, highly varied and uncertain... investing in the extraction of space resources is even more speculative than mining on Earth.' theconversation.com/the-hype-is-ou…

Rather than space mining, positive environmental and social outcomes on Earth are better achieved by ensuring terrestrial mining is done in the most sustainable way possible. theconversation.com/the-hype-is-ou… and sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Despite the downsides, mining on Earth remains essential to the transition to a low-carbon energy economy... Let's look at the complex issues & work towards getting it right... theconversation.com/the-hype-is-ou… and sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations to three of our academics who won awards at Friday's RCPS Medal Awards from the Poly Falmouth. Dr Nick Tregenza (medallist cum laude), Dr Kate Moore and Professor Chris Bass all received medals in the category of science: bit.ly/3mTxMf1 Kathryn Moore 👏