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Mining Technology · United Kingdom · EU Critical Raw Materials Act's second strategic project list adds 47 projects across lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earths; first permits processed in 24 months
Details specific project selections in the second list: the Wolfsberg lithium mine in Austria (European Lithium), the Savannah lithium-caesium-tantalum project in Portugal (Savannah Resources), and LKAB's rare earth element extraction from iron-ore tailings in Sweden; notes the CRMA's 40% processing benchmark requires EU-based cathode and precursor manufacturing that is mostly reliant on Asian joint-venture partners.
“EU CRMA second list includes Austria's Wolfsberg lithium mine, Portugal's Savannah project and Sweden's LKAB REE extraction.”