Projects

ProSUM

ProSUM (Prospecting Secondary raw materials in the Urban mine and Mining wastes) is an EU funded project focusing on how waste can be utilised as a source of raw materials. GSI is contributing Irish data and expertise on mining waste to the project.

MICA

MICA (Minerals Intelligence Capacity Analysis) is an EU funded project that aims to combine raw materials knowledge from many fields of expertise to support strategic decision making. This includes policies, mineral market trends, technological trends, environmental issues, social impacts etc. GSI is contributing Irish data and expertise on minerals and mining to the project.

Minerals4EU

Minerals4EU is an EU funded project which established the current EU minerals intelligence network structure. The project collects and publishes raw materials data and knowledge from across Europe in a harmonised form. The data is published via a web mapping portal, an online library of relevant documents and a European Minerals Yearbook. GSI is contributing Irish data and expertise on minerals and mining to the project.

Historic Mine Sites Story Map

A story map has been created from the database to provide an accessible portal for all people interested in the sites catalogued within the project. All sites shown within the maps have associated tourism amenities and are open to visitors. They represent a wide swathe of Europe's mining history and include UNESCO world heritage sites, UNESCO Global Geoparks and national parks.

This project was led and managed by Geological Survey Ireland within the GeoERA Mintell4EU project.