News
Video: Event Highlights of the 2nd Andalusian Forum on Metal Mining
25 February, 2025
The 2nd Andalusian Forum on Metal Mining was held at the CSIC's Casa de la Ciencia in Seville under the slogan ‘Bases of the new mining’. This event, organised by At Clave under the EU-funded METALLICO project, seeks to promote a space for reflection and debate on the challenges and opportunities of metal mining in Andalusia.
A new video capturing the highlights of the event is now available!
Processes ready for scaling
29 January, 2025
On 23 January, we had a productive meeting with our Project Officer to update the European Commission on the status of the METALLICO pilots and our scaling-up plans.
We are at a critical point in the project, as the scaling-up phase is about to begin. It’s essential to have everything under control to ensure a smooth transition. During the meeting, each case study leader presented the work achieved in recent months and outlined the plans for the upcoming phase.
The outcome? Great news! The processes are ready for scaling!
M24 Online Meeting
7 January, 2025
On 18 december, 2024, the METALLICO consortium met online for the M24 project meeting. We presented our work done in the work packages and our plans for the upcoming weeks and months.
Stay tuned for exciting and interesting news from METALLICO in 2025!
New Publication
6 December, 2024
UPC and LARCO together with other institutions have recently published a paper: Technological Characterization of Cobalt and Nickel Ores from Greece for Metal Recovery.
METALLICO's 2nd Newsletter
3 December, 2024
The second METALLICO e-newsletter is now online - full with info and news from the project: What are the partners working on?How is it going with developing the processes? What else is new? Read the newsletter to be up to date!
Don't want to miss anything? Register here for our next newsletter!
1st METALLICO Review Meeting
20 September, 2024
On 17 September, our first Review Meeting was held at the facilities of our partner Fraunhofer IKTS in Freiberg, Germany. Not only did we present our work done so far in the different Work Packages. We also could see a demo of the COOL+ process. Read more and find a picture gallery in our article!
New Article on METALLICO
5 September, 2024
In the Spanish newspaper ABC, an article was published about METALLICO: "De basura de la mina a jarrón o batería: un proyecto da una segunda vida a los desechos de CLC y Tharsis en Huelva".
You don't read Spanish? No problem, we got you! We created an English summary for you.
METALLICO Video
16 July, 2024
We published our first project video! It gives an overview on the project as well as the objectives and the planned work. Watch it now!
M18 Meeting in Espoo, Finland
8 July, 2024
After 18 months, we met again to discuss METALLICO's progress and future steps. This time, our meeting was held in Espoo, Finland, at the premises of our partners VTT.
During the meeting, all partners had the opportunity to present their work and their next steps. There was also room for discussions and networking.
METALLICO's first Newsletter
26 February, 2024
We published our first Newsletter! Learn more about the project, find out about the work of the METALLICO Partners and get updated on project news!
Would you like to receive regular updates on the METALLICO project and gain an insight into the work of the project partners? Register for our next newsletters.
First Meeting of the Advisory Board
31 January, 2024
On January 25, 2024, the first meeting of the METALLICO Advisory Board was held online. The members of the Advisory Board are the General Directorate of Mines of the Andalusian government, the University of Huelva and the mining sector association AMINER.Read more about the meeting and the Advisory Board's functions.
M12 Meeting in Barcelona
12 January, 2024
It's almost one year since we first met for the kick-off meeting of METALLICO. In this year, a lot has happened. On 13 and 14 December, 2023, we met in Barcelona at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya to present the work done so far and to discuss the next steps.
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Coming Soon: METALLICO's first Newsletter
6 December, 2023
Would you like to receive regular updates on the METALLICO project and gain an insight into the work of the project partners? Then you can now sign up for the project's new newsletter.
METALLICO at Sea4Value Workshop
17 November, 2023
Thanks Sea4Value for having us at your workshop "Critical Raw Materials from unconventional sources: Ensuring supply through Circular Economy"!
Jose Luis Cortina Pallas from our partner Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya presented METALLICO at the workshop and was also part of a round table about barriers and opportunities of the CRM market.
We thank all participants for the fruitful discussions!
You can find the recording of the whole event online here.
Annual Meeting of the Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for batteries from European resources”
16 November, 2023
During the Raw Materials Week 2023, the twelve Cluster Hub Projects met to for their annual meeting in Brussels. They talked about the latest developments in the projects and discussed new challenges and opportunities they discovered through the projects’ lifetime.
METALLICO at 4th Dresden Battery Days
September 28, 2023
From September 25 -27, 2023, Jose Manuel from METALLICO's coordinator IDENER participated in the 4th Dresden Battery Days. The event, organized by our partners from Fraunhofer IKTS, is a valuable platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and sharing insights into the cutting-edge developments that are shaping the future of energy storage. The Dresden Battery Days are known for attracting leading experts and pioneers in the field of battery research and development.
METALLICO at international conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy
4 September, 2023
From 28 August to 2 September 2023, the 2nd international conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy took place in Athenes, Greece.
María Gonzalez-Moya Jimenez from our coordinator IDENER took the chance and presented METALLICO there: What are the project's objectives and aims? What metals are targeted? And who are the partners? These and other topics were presented.
The conference is bringing together the academic community, engineers, scientists, industry executives, stakeholders, policy makers, and other professionals in the field of rawmaterials an circular economy for a comprehensive, cross-discipline exchange of knowledge.
METALLICO M6 Meeting
15 June, 2023
After six month, the METALLICO consortium met online to discuss the progress of the project so far and to talk about the next steps. Therefore, each partner had the opportunity to present their work. There was also space for questions and discussions.
Thank you to all participants for the interesting insights!
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Cluster Hub for production of raw materials for batteries from European resources
12 July, 2023
METALLICO is now part of the Cluster Hub for production of rawmaterials for batteries from European resources, a platform for driving a more sustainable and circular production of raw materials for the European battery industry.
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