Exploring Phytoremediation and Phytomining with Trees and Plants Under Circular Economy 📌 On 7 July 2025, the Horizon Europe XTRACT project successfully hosted a webinar titled “Novel Phytoremediation Solution and Concurrent Metal Phytomining Using Trees and Plants as Part of the Circular Economy.” The session, co-organised by the Technical University of Crete (TUC) and the…
We are excited to launch the first awareness video of the XTRACT project, introducing our vision for the Zero Emission Mine of the Future. 📌 Project summaryXTRACT introduces the concept of the Zero Emission Mine of the Future by developing innovative technologies for sustainable and low-emission mining. The project addresses the most emission-intensive parts of…
Date : 05/06/2025 A Day of Strategic Exchange The XTRACT consortium held its 5th General Assembly on 5 June 2025, hosted virtually by TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF). This full-day meeting brought together all project partners and Advisory Board members to share updates, align on progress, and plan the next steps in the project’s development. Key…
A new synergy has been established between XTRACT and REPTiS! Launched in September 2024, REPTiS (Responsible Extraction and Processing of Titanium and other Primary Raw Materials for Sourcing EU Industrial Value Chains and Strategic Sectors) is a Horizon Europe project that aims to establish a sustainable and resilient EU supply chain for titanium alloy powders,…
A new synergy has been established between XTRACT and BLOOM Project! BLOOM is a Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 initiative with a €7.5M budget uniting 15 partners across 4 European countries, as well as Canada and Brazil. The project is focused on facilitating the exploitation of primary critical raw materials (CRMs, minerals and metals only) for the…
A new synergy has been established between XTRACT and Mine.io! Mine.io, a Holistic Digital Mine 4.0 Ecosystem, is a €14M, 42-month project bringing together 25 partners focused on industrialization, informatization, and sustainable development of the mining sector. It aims to provide solutions that will build a novel mining digital ecosystem and a systemic structure for…
The Problem While there is a clear path to creating zero-carbon mining, the pace of change still needs to be improved. The latest UN report on climate change shows that the overall curve of global emissions is bending downward, but not enough to reach the 1.5°C target before the end of the century. According to…
The XTRACT project is excited to announce that registration for the XTRACT Community is now open! Joining the XTRACT Stakeholder Community offers a unique opportunity to: The XTRACT Community supports collaboration and dialogue to shape the Zero Emission Mine of the Future, focusing on innovative microinvasive technologies for sustainable and decarbonised metal extraction. 📋 Register…
Date : 27/11/2024 – 28/11/2024 The 4th GA of the XTRACT Project took place from November 27–28, 2024, in the historic mining area of São Domingos, Portugal, hosted by LNEG (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia). This pivotal gathering brought together project partners from across Europe to discuss progress, present results, and refine strategies for…
