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.