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E uro mine s Annua l Pre ss Co nfe re nc e

Pre ss Confe re nc e

Ma rk Ra c ho vide s, Pre side nt E uro mine s Brusse ls, 22 Se pte mb e r 2014

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F a c ts & F ig ure s

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In re c e nt ye a rs the to ta l a mo unt o f ma te ria l d ire c tly use d in the E U e c o no my wa s mo re tha n 8 b illio n to nne s pe r ye a r.

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Co nstruc tio n, c he mic a ls, a uto mo tive , a e ro spa c e , ma c hine ry a nd e q uipme nt se c to rs, whic h pro vid e a to ta l va lue a d d e d o f €1 324 b illio n a nd e mplo yme nt fo r so me 30 millio n pe o ple , a ll d e pe nd o n a c c e ss to ra w ma te ria ls.

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It is e stima te d tha t e ve ry jo b in me ta l mining g e ne ra te s 2.3 a d d itio na l jo b s e lse whe re in the e c o no my, a nd e ve ry no n me ta l mining jo b g e ne ra te s 1.6 a d d itio na l jo b s.

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Impo rta nt ra w ma te ria ls so urc e s a re inc re a sing ly lo c a te d in pa rts

• f the wo rld whic h la c k po litic a l a nd e c o no mic sta b ility. Ove r 50%
• f ma jo r re se rve s a re lo c a te d in c o untrie s with a pe r c a pita g ro ss

na tio na l inc o me $10 pe r d a y o r le ss.

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T he re a re o ve r 450 e xpo rt re stric tio ns o n mo re tha n 400 d iffe re nt ra w ma te ria ls.

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Ra w Ma te ria ls fo r E uro pe

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Raw Mate r ials for E ur

• pe ’s sur

vival as one of the wor ld’s le ading e c onomie s Mining ma ke s it po ssib le to me e t the E U’ s minimum de ma nd fo r me ta ls & mine ra ls:

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to upg ra de a nd ma inta in a g e ing infra struc ture ,

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e nsure s tha t urb a nisa tio n is re so urc e -e ffic ie nt,

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de plo y ne w susta ina b le te c hno lo g ie s,

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c o nne c t with g ro wth ma rke ts o utside o f the E U thro ug h e xpo rt.

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Ac c e ss to de po sits

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Mine ra ls e xtra c tio n c urre ntly ta ke s pla c e

• n a b o ut 0.2% of the E

U land ar e a .

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T wo fa c to rs tha t inc re a sing ly limit a c c e ss to de po sits:

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E xpanding ur ban zone s (~5% o f E

U la nd a re a in 2003)

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Gr

• wing numbe r
• f Natur

a 2000 pr

• te c te d ar

e as (18.1%).

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De ve lo p a nd ma inta in b e st po ssib le re la tio ns with lo c a l c o mmunitie s

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Jo b s a nd e mplo yme nt

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Mining industry pro vide s jo b s fo r mo re tha n 350,000 pe o ple in E uro pe . Give n tha t ma ny industry se c to rs de pe nd o n ra w ma te ria ls, mining he lps e nsure the e mplo yme nt o f so me 30 millio n pe o ple in E uro pe .

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Mining o pe ra tio ns a re a lo ng te rm pro c e ss, (10-50 ye a rs);

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Pro vide sta b le wo rk pla c e s fo r lo ng pe rio ds o f time ;

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I n re g io ns whe re o the r e c o no mic a c tivitie s a re o the rwise diffic ult to pe rma ne ntly e sta b lish.

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No Gro wth Witho ut Mining

No mining in E ur

• pe

Supply c hain for r aw mate r ials inte r r upte d

E U downstre a m industry

PARAL YSE D

E CONOMIC GROWT H

X

E U Se c tor s:

• c onstr

uc tion

• c he mic als
• automotive
• ae r
• spac e
• mac hine r

y

• e quipme nt

va lue a dde d of € 1,324 billion e mployme nt for 30 million pe ople

No value adde d No jobs, lost e xpe r tise , lost e xpor t mar ke ts (pr

• duc ts & se r

vic e s), lost c ommunitie s, soc ial c halle nge s

T he se se c tor s r e pr e se nt:

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I mpro ve a c c e ss to Ra w Ma te ria ls fo r the E U

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Be tte r E U b a se d supply o f re so urc e s;

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Ra w Ma te ria ls I nitia tive (RMI ) b a se d o n a thre e -pilla r a ppro a c h, it a ims a t impro ving a c c e ss to ra w ma te ria ls fo r E uro pe .

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Who le va lue c ha ins sho uld b e pre se nt within the E U;

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Be tte r c o nditio ns fo r mining in E uro pe de c re a se de pe nde nc e o n impo rte d ra w ma te ria ls the E U a s stro ng e r a nd mo re re lia b le tra ding pa rtne r.

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Co ntrib uting to the

Industria l Re na issa nc e of E urope

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F

• ste ring E

U c ompe titive ne ss – o ne o f the prio ritie s o f the

Co mmissio n a nd E U Me mb e r Sta te s.

T he mining industry provide s raw mate rials and produc ts that are indispe nsable to a vast array of use s:

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c o nstruc tio n,

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me ta llurg y,

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huma n nutritio n,

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pha rma c e utic a ls,

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fe rtilise rs,

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a nima l fe e d,

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e nviro nme nta l pro te c tio n a nd re sto ra tio n

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a nd a we a lth o f o the r industria l a pplic a tio ns.

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Susta ina b le pro duc tio n, E nviro nme nta l-frie ndly pro duc ts

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≡ Cre a te po ssib ilitie s to ke e p pro duc tio n in the E

U a nd a ttra c t a s muc h inve stme nt in ne w fa c ilitie s a s po ssib le .

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xtra c tio n o f me ta ls a nd mine ra ls in the E U sho uld b e e nc o ura g e d.

≡ De ve lo ping ne w mining te c hno lo g ie s a nd e xpo rting the m to

the re st o f the wo rld.

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• E

U c o mpa nie s a re a t the fo re fro nt o f inno va tio n in ra w-ma te ria ls supply

• Wo rld re no wne d de ve lo pme nt a nd

ma nufa c ture o f mining a nd mine ra l pro c e ssing e q uipme nt

• Co mpe ting in a g lo b a l ma rke t thro ug h

sta nd-o ut pro duc tivity pe rfo rma nc e

• Me e ting o r e xc e e ding the E

U’ s stric t e nviro nme nta l & sa fe ty sta nda rds

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E U mine s a re the mo st e ffic ie nt in the wo rld

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L e a de rship in inno va tio ns

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Pro viding pilo t pla nts a nd re se a rc h o n mining te c hniq ue s is a wa y to stimula te inno va tio n.

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E U mining pro vide s ra w ma te ria ls fo r nume r

• us g r

e e nhouse g a s mitig a tion a pplic a tions, suc h a s fo r wind a nd so la r e ne rg y fa rms.

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Hig h-stre ng th me ta ls he lp b uild lig hte r c a rs with lo we r e missio ns.

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T he E uro pe a n Inno va tio n Pa rtne rship (‘ E IP’ ) o n Ra w Ma te ria ls is a n impo rta nt a tte mpt to b uild o n E uro pe ’ s stre ng ths.

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Any Gre e n E c o no my still ne e ds Re spo nsib le So urc ing

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[So urc e : Aa c he n Unive rsity RWT H]

Ne w De sig n Ne w So lutio ns

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Ste e l a nd c o nc re te Arc hite c ture

L 'He misfè ric – IMAX Cine ma , pla ne ta rium a nd la se rium

• Pla ne ta rium is a ha lf-sphe re c o mpo se d o f c o nc re te 110

me te rs lo ng a nd 55.5 me te rs wide .

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he shutte r is b uilt o f e lo ng a te d a luminum a wning s tha t fo ld upwa rd c o lle c tive ly to fo rm a b rise so le il ro o f tha t o pe ns a lo ng the c urve d a xis o f the e ye .

Aluminium Concrete Iron ore Chromium Nickel

T ha nk yo u fo r yo ur kind a tte ntio n

I n c a se o f a ny q ue stio ns ple a se c o nta c t:

Skysc ra pe r Arc hite c ture

L ift te c hnolog y – KONE Ultra Rope T M

Supe r-lig ht ro pe te c hno lo g y Ca rb o n fib e r c o re a nd spe c ia l hig h- fric tio n c o a ting

• 2x lo ng e r life time ,
• 60% re duc tio n in mo ving ma sse s,
• 15% re duc tio n in e ne rg y

c o nsumptio n,

• L

e ss se nsitive to b uilding swa y.

Carbon fiber Iron ore

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Ae ro spa c e I ndustry

Supe rjumbo Airc ra ft

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• minimise the unla de n we ig ht, the

Airb us A380 struc ture s inc o rpo ra te a ra ng e o f ne w ma te ria ls.

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he a luminum a nd fib e rg la ss la ye rs o f Gla re (ne w ma te ria l, hig hly re sista nt to fa tig ue ) do no t a llo w pro pa g a tio n

• f c ra c ks.
• Ca rb o n fib e r-re info rc e d pla stic is

use d fo r the c e ntra l b o x o f the wing s, the ho rizo nta l sta b ilise rs, the fin, the re a r fuse la g e se c tio n a nd fo r c e iling b e a ms.

Carbon fiber Aluminium Titanium minerals Copper

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Plug - in hybrid sports c a r by BMW

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he BMW i8, first intro duc e d a s the BMW Co nc e pt Visio n E ffic ie nt Dyna mic s.

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he 2015 mo de l ye a r BMW i8 ha s a 7.1 kWh lithium-io n b a tte ry pa c k tha t de live rs a n a ll-e le c tric ra ng e o f 37 km (23 mi) unde r the Ne w E uro pe a n Driving Cyc le (NE DC).

Auto mo tive I ndustry

E le c tric c a rs

Dysprosium Cerium Neodymium Lithium Terbium Aluminium Iron Copper

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Auto mo tive I ndustry

Die se l a nd pe tro l drive n c a rs

Iron Aluminium Rhodium Palladium Platinum

Die se l a nd pe trol drive n c a rs

• Hig h-stre ng th ste e l is use d to impro ve c ra sh pro te c tio n

while a t the sa me time lo we r the we ig ht.

• Aluminium c a n b e use d fo r b o dy pa ne ls, e ng ine b lo c ks,

ro o fs a nd whe e ls.

• Ca ta lytic c o nve rte rs re q uire to use o f pre c io us me ta ls

suc h a s pla tinum, pa lla dium a nd rho dium.

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L ig hting I ndustry

L e d L ig hting

Lanthanum Cerium Europium Terbium

• L

E D la mps use ma ll q ua ntitie s o f ra re e a rth po wde rs a s pho spho rs, the se ma ke up le ss tha n 1% o f the o ve ra ll we ig ht, b ut a re c ruc ia l fo r L E D la mps' c ha ra c te ristic s a nd func tio na lity.

• L

E D la mps yie ld up to 80-90% e ne rg y sa ving s due to the fa c t tha t the ir se rvic e life is 5-40 time s lo ng e r tha n tha t o f c o nve ntio na l lig ht b ulb s.

Phosphors

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Wind Po we r I ndustry

Wind turb ine s

Iron Aluminium Zinc Copper Molybdenum

Wind turbine s

• Wind po we r is no t po ssib le

witho ut inno va tive ma te ria ls.

• A sing le wind turb ine c a n

c o nta in up to se ve ra l hundre d to ns o f ste e l, se ve ra l to ns o f c o ppe r a nd a luminium.

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he ste e l a nd a luminium use d in the wind turb ine s re ma ins in pla c e fo r a pe rio d o f 30-40 ye a rs.

• T

he b la de s a re o fte n ma de

• f c a rb o n fib re a nd

fib e rg la ss.

• Hig h-te c h ste e l is use d fo r

sle wing b e a ring s a nd ring s.

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Germanium Galium Silver Quartz Silicon Titanium

Photovolta ic c e lls

• So la r PV is no w the third mo st

impo rta nt re ne wa b le e ne rg y so urc e in te rms o f g lo b a lly insta lle d c a pa c ity.

• Se mi-c o nduc to r so la r c e lls c o nsist o f

tin o xide e le c tro de s b e twe e n whic h the re a re la ye rs o f na no -po ro us tita nium o xide a s the pig me nt c a rrie r, zirc o nium dio xide a s e le c tro lyte , a nd pla tinum a s c a ta lyst.

Ruthenium

Pho to vo lta ic I ndustry

Pho to vo lta ic c e lls

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Copper Nickel Neodynium Lithium Apatite Indium Dyprosium

Sma rtphone s

• T
• da y's sma rtpho ne s

ma y c o nta in up to 50 diffe re nt me ta ls a ltho ug h use d mo stly in ve ry sma ll a b so lute q ua ntitie s.

• Ne w te c hno lo g y me ta ls,

ne o dynium a nd dyspro sium a re use d fo r po we rful lo udspe a ke r ma g ne ts.

• Co b a lt a nd lithium a re

use d fo r the b a tte ry.

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ndium is ne c e ssa ry fo r the L E D displa y, a nd g a llium fo r the pro c e sso r.

Cobalt Gallium

I nfo rma tio n a nd c o mmunic a tio ns te c hno lo g y (I CT ) industry

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Aluminium

Our ho use ho lds

House holds

• Da ily ho me life de pe nds
• n a va st ra ng e o f

na tura l re so urc e s e xtra c te d fro m the e a rth.

• One o f the mo st fa mo us

e xa mple o f ho use ho ld industria l de sig n is the Juic y Sa lif, de sig ne d b y Philippe Sta rc k in 1990.

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t is c o nside re d a n ic o n o f industria l de sig n tha t ha s b e e n displa ye d in Ne w Yo rk's Muse um o f Mo de rn

• Art. I

t is ma nufa c ture d b y a n I ta lia n kitc he nwa re c o mpa ny a nd ma de fro m c a st a nd po lishe d a luminium.

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E uro mine s’ F

• rwa rd Visio n

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Ac hie ve 100% re spo nsib le a nd b a la nc e d so urc ing o f mine ra l re so urc e s fo r the E U.

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Re te ntio n o f full va lue -c ha ins will stre ng the n the e c o no my.

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Mining will b e e sse ntia l to E uro pe ’ s industria l re na issa nc e .

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L e t the E U b e the “inte rna tio na l pa rtne r o f c ho ic e ” fo r susta ina b le tra nsfo rma tio n o f prima ry a nd se c o nda ry mine ra l re so urc e s.

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T he E U sho uld a ttra c t the ne c e ssa ry inwa rd inve stme nt

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Mining e mplo yme nt is a hig h multiplie r o f we a lth

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Re a so na b le e ne rg y po lic e s c a n e nsure lo ng e r te rm re turns

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T he E U must a c t to ma inta in the c o mpe titive ne ss o f its industrie s

T ha nk yo u fo r yo ur kind a tte ntio n

I n c a se o f a ny q ue stio ns ple a se c o nta c t:

E ur

• mine s

12, Ave nue de Bro q ue ville B-1150 Brusse ls Be lg ium T e l.: +32 2 775 63 31 F a x: +32 2 770 63 03 E

• ma il: se c re ta ria t@ e uro mine s.b e

www.e uromine s.org

We must shape the futur e of our industr y in E ur

• pe