European REE resources: alkaline magmatism and beyond

Europe has resources of many of the critical metals, pa rticularly the rare earth el ements (REE); yet economic, environmental and accessibility issues have combined to slow progress toward the explo itation of these resources. The EURARE project, funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework programme, brings together a number of partners from across Europe to assess Europe’s REE resources and to se t the basis for an European REE industry. This talk will describe new research on some of the wide range of potential REE resources within Europe and showcase the diversity of resources available.