The Department of Environmental Geology and Circular Economy has the following main objectives:
- Supporting the transition from a linear to a more circular economy in mineral resource management;
- Addressing the depletion of critical raw materials by promoting their recovery, recycling and reprocessing, thus closing the loop in their life cycle;
- Developing environmental and social safeguards to ensure responsible exploitation;
- Conducts environmental impact assessment studies and proposes alternative options to mitigate potential negative outcomes;
- Improving and developing innovative approaches to the rehabilitation, remediation and rehabilitation of mining sites to ensure long-term environmental, social and economic sustainability in a changing climate.
