Vectors to Accessible Critical Raw Material Resources in Sedimentary Basins

Informations projet

VECTOR

N° de convention de subvention: 101058483

DOI

10.3030/101058483

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 22 Mai 2022

Date de début 1 Juin 2022

Date de fin 31 Mai 2025

Financé au titre de

• Digital, Industry and Space

Coût total

€ 5 598 316,84

Contribution de l’UE

€ 5 598 316,84

Coordonné par

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV
Germany

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Livrables

Documents, reports (15)

Public policy structures

Report on public policy structures in relation to critical raw material production

Social acceptance of CRMs

Report on social acceptance of CRMs in different European countries

Education material

Report on developed education material made available in three countries

Report on influence of values

Report on influence of values on social acceptance of CRMs in the context of the Green Deal

Stakeholder mapping, needs and gap analysis

Stakeholder mapping, needs and gap analysis (M6 and ongoing updates)

Upscaling workflows

Difinition of workflows for correlation between quantitative mineralogy and hyperspectral data, to be used for upscaling to drill-core scale measurements to link vectors to new 3D models in WP4

Dissemination, exploitation and communication

Plan for dissemination and exploitation including communication activities (M6 and ongoing updates)

Contingency Plan

The coordination team is responsible for drafting and maintaining a plan for risk management (contingency plan). Estimation and anticipation of potential risks shall be a regular topic at each Operations Team meeting. Should risks be identified, mitigation planning can be accelerated and be quickly put into action.

Dynamic business case

Development of a dynamic business case (M6 and ongoing updates).To determine the true business case for different user groups including industry, policymakers, investors, academia and other interested parties.

Business models

Report on human-centred approaches in existing business models for mining

Data Management Plan

VECTOR not only handles data from different partner, but also aims to share knowledge and data openly with the public. IPR and data management are considered an integral part of project management. A data management plan will therefore be elaborated to manage these matters. It will be continuesly updated in month 20 and 32.

SAi and machine learning

Report on SAi 2.0 and its integration in Machine Learning.Enhance the Social Acceptance index (SAi) that was developed in INFACT (SAZ, SRK). SAi 2.0 will highlight the potential benefits of a mining project to areas through determining opportunities for shared value.

Impact metrics

(M6 and ongoing updates) A set of fit-for-purpose impact metrics will be developed to trigger updates as necessary to these critical project documents based on the changing context within Europe.

Quality Plan

A quality management plan describing guidelines for formal quality management will be detailed and put in place at the start of the project. The operations team (coordination team and WP leaders) defines performance indicators in order to evaluate various aspects of overall performance. The indicators, and thus project performance, will be assessed ona regular basis.

Shared values report

Report on shared values: definitions and drivers in an EU context and regional variations

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (7)

Integr. into EU-level decision making

Integration into Europe-level decision making (M32 with integration through previous months). SAT, EIT and other project partners will leverage their existing presence within policy setting groups, industry, and other business to integrate the outputs from VECTOR.

Website

(M1 and ongoing updates); The website will be the key tool for communicating with the public. Hence a first version of the website must be setup early on. Mechanisms of the website will include intuitive access to all relevant information concerning the project (purpose, vision, team, key deliverables, key events, live webinars, tools).

Hand-over event

A final hand-over event will be organized to ensure that outputs from all WPs have maximum impact and end users receive full ownership.

Kick-off meeting

A kick-off meeting will be held with project partners and the project officer to officially start the project, communicate main administrative information and to generate decisions about first work steps as an outcome. The meeting will be held either face-to-face, hybrid or online.

Infographics and briefing documents

Infographics and briefing documents (M1 with updates in M12 and M24)Alternative forms of communication and consultation will also be developed including infographics, briefing, etc for use by different age ranges (M1 with updates inM12 and M24)

Continuing Professional Development

Publication of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) modules for industry geoscientists and land use planners (SAZ/SRK)

Film documentary

A “changing of perception” film will also be commissioned, documenting the journey of discovery and social thought regarding raw materials within Europe throughout the project.

Other (8)

Front-end user interface

(M12 with ongoing updates); Development of a front-end web platform that makes both geoscientific and sustainability data available to end users in an easily accessible format including the ability to interact with the data.

ML add-on for SAi 2.0

Development of a machine learning add-on for the visualization of SAi data

Common earth modelling toolbox

Development of an open-source toolbox for 3D modelling of multisource data

ML architecture for text mining-EO

First multistream Machine Learning architecture for text mining-EO developed

4D models of case study basins

Development of 4D evolutionary models of the ore deposits in the case studies

Webinars /online interviews

A hybrid launch event will enable clear communication and consultation to commence with key stakeholders and interested parties. This will be supplemented by regular interactive webinars and online workshops (M15, M26) during which outputs and concepts developed by the project will be tested with end users and influencers. All webinars will be recorded, edited and shared on the website as a long-term repository for learning.

Toolbox for joint processing of geophysical and remote sensing data

Development of a toolbox for the joint processing of geophysical and remote sensing data

3D visualisation engine

Development of a 3D visualization engine for desktop, mobile and mixed reality platforms

Publications

Conference proceedings (15)

(Auto) Differentiating geology: Geological modelling with random Fourier features and neural fields

Auteurs: Akshay Kamath, Samuel Thiele, Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-9746

VECTOR: 3D imaging of critical raw material resources at Stonepark (Ireland) using magnetotellurics

Auteurs: Ute Weckmann, Oliver Ritter, Anna Platz, Kristina Tietze, Duygu Kiyan, Mark Holdstock
Publié dans: """ AGU Fall Meeting 2023, held in San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023""", 2023
Éditeur: AGU

Surfing the biggest waves – geomagnetic storms boost magnetotelluric data quality at both long and short periods

Auteurs: Tietze, K., Platz, A., Ritter, O., Weckmann, U.
Publié dans: 26th EM Induction Workshop in Beppu, Japan, 7 to 13 September, 2024, 2024
Éditeur: EMIW2024

Development of new exploration vectors by quantitative mineralogical analysis at the Spremberg-Graustein-Schleife Cu-Ag Kupferschiefer deposit, Lusatia, Germany

Auteurs: Yonghwi Kim, Max Frenzel, Bradley Martin Guy, Samuel Thomas Thiele, Ralph Braumann, Jens Gutzmer
Publié dans: SEG 2024, 2024
Éditeur: SEG

3D imaging of critical raw material resources using magnetotellurics

Auteurs: Tietze, K., Platz, A., Ritter, O., Weckmann, U., Holdstock, M., Susin, V., Melo, A., Kiyan, D.
Publié dans: emiw2024, 2024
Éditeur: emiw2024

"Ambient seismic noise tomography for mineral exploration in the Irish Midlands "

Auteurs: Trond Ryberg, Corinna Roy, Christian Haberland, Kacie Wellington, Conor Moynihan
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU24-17324

Towards hyperspectral exploration vectors in the Central European Kupferschiefer district

Auteurs: Moritz Kirsch, Samuel Thiele, Yuleika Madriz, Filipa Simões, Atilla Basoglu, Yonghwi Kim, Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU24-14928

Project VECTOR – researching challenges to mining in Europe through a robust ethics structure.

Auteurs: Chris Stockey, Sarah Gordon, Rose Clarke, Emily Lewis, and the VECTOR Partnership
Publié dans: EGU General Assembly 2023, 2023
Éditeur: EGU General Assembly 2023
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU23-14481

Integrating Rapid Geomodeling with Mixed-Reality for Enhanced Geoscientific Applications

Auteurs: Miguel de la Varga & Simon Virgo
Publié dans: 5th Virtual Geoscience Conference, 2023
Éditeur: 5th Virtual Geoscience Conference

Quantitative mineralogical analysis for the development of new exploration vectors at the Spremberg-Graustein-Schleife Cu-Ag Kupferschiefer deposit, Lusatia, Germany

Auteurs: Yonghwi Kim Max Frenzel, Bradley Martin Guy, Samuel Thomas Thiele, Jens Gutzmer
Publié dans: GeoBerlin 2023, 2023
Éditeur: GeoBerlin 2023

Big data techniques for real-time hyperspectral core logging and mineralogical upscaling

Auteurs: Sam Thiele, Moritz Kirsch, Akshay Kamath, Sandra Lorenz, Yonghwi Kim, Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: 2024 International Conference on Machine Intelligence for GeoAnalytics and Remote Sensing (MIGARS), 2024
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MIGARS61408.2024.10544616

LiquidEarth: Integrating Rapid 3D Geological Modeling in Cross-Platform Mixed Reality

Auteurs: Fabian Stamm, Simon Virgo, Miguel de la Varga & Florian Wellmann
Publié dans: GeoBerlin 2023, 2023
Éditeur: GeoBerlin 2023

Less is more: Weakly supervised interpolation using geological neural fields

Auteurs: Samuel Thiele, Akshay Kamath, Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-8735

Predicting petrophysical properties from hyperspectral borehole data

Auteurs: Akshay Kamath, Moritz Kirsch, Samuel Thiele, Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU24-7969

GreenDealz: a hands-on shopping activity for public engagement with critical raw materials

Auteurs: Lucy Blennerhassett, Geertje Schuitema, Fergus McAuliffe
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-2292

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Origin of the Jadar Volcano-Sedimentary Li-B Deposit, Serbia

Auteurs: F. Putzolu, R. N. Armstrong, A. J. Boyce, L. E. Hepburn, N. Bompard, J. Najorka, M. Lefebvre-Desanois, A. J. Milton, T. Salge, D. Erak, I. Abad, R. J. Herrington
Publié dans: Economic Geology, Numéro 120, 2025, ISSN 1554-0774
Éditeur: Society of Economic Geologists, Inc.
DOI: 10.5382/ECONGEO.5132

Nanoscale mineralogical evidence confirms Cu transport as chloride complexes in brines in the Central European Kupferschiefer district

Auteurs: Mohammed S. Mohammedyasin, Joseph M. Magnall, Sarah A. Gleeson, Hans-Martin Schulz, Richard Wirth, Vladimir Roddatis, Anja Schreiber
Publié dans: Geology, 2025, ISSN 0091-7613
Éditeur: Geological Society of America
DOI: 10.1130/G52896.1

Multiphysics property prediction from hyperspectral drill core data

Auteurs: Akshay Kamath; Samuel Thiele; Moritz Kirsch; Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: SolidEarth, 2024, ISSN 1869-9529
Éditeur: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/SE-16-351-2025

Jadarite’s unique recipe

Auteurs: Francesco Putzolu, Robin N. Armstrong, Richard J. Herrington
Publié dans: Nature Geoscience, Numéro 18, 2025, ISSN 1752-0894
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41561-025-01705-4

Maximising the value of hyperspectral drill core scanning through real-time processing and analysis

Auteurs: Samuel T. Thiele; Moritz Kirsch; Sandra Lorenz; Houda Saffi; Safia El Alami; Isabel Cecilia Contreras Acosta; Yuleika Madriz; Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: Frontiers in Earth Science, 2024, ISSN 2296-6463
Éditeur: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FEART.2024.1433662

Other (6)

Magnetotelluric investigations in the Spremberg area (eastern Germany)

Auteurs: Kristina Tietze, Oliver Ritter, Ute Weckmann, Anna Platz
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ
DOI: 10.5880/GIPP-MT.202403.1

Guidance on critical raw materials for policy makers and regulators

Auteurs: Cathryn MacCallum, Jon Russill
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: SazaniAssociates, SRK Exploration

Criticality and the role of education in achieving the European green deal

Auteurs: Cathryn MacCallum, Nikki Cordner & Ada Civita
Publié dans: """DIÁLOGOS EDUCATIVOS PARA A TRANSFORMAÇÃO SOCIAL""", Numéro 16, 2024, ISSN 2183-4687
Éditeur: Sinergias Ed

Nicht nur effizient, sondern auch verantwortungsvoll – VECTOR-Projekt erforscht ganzheitliche Konzepte für die Rohstoffgewinnung in der EU

Auteurs: Tina Pereira
Publié dans: Vereinszeitschrift Acamonta, 2024, ISSN 2193-309X
Éditeur: Freunde und Förderer der TUBAF e.V.

Multiphysics property prediction from hyperspectral borehole data

Auteurs: Akshay Kamath, Sam Thiele, Moritz Kirsch, Richard Gloaguen
Publié dans: 18th SAGA Biennial Conference & Exhibition 2024, 2025
Éditeur: 18th SAGA 2024

Nicht nur effizient, sondern auch verantwortungsvoll – VECTOR-Projekt erforscht ganzheitliche Konzepte für die Rohstoffgewinnung in der EU

Auteurs: Tina Pereira
Publié dans: Acamonta, Numéro 2024, 2024, ISSN 2193-309X
Éditeur: Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg e.V.

Book chapters (1)

Delivering critical raw materials

Auteurs: Richard Herrington, Sarah Gordon
Publié dans: Geoethics for the Future, 2024
Éditeur: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15654-0.00018-9