"Sustainably extracted mineral resources: a multi-stakeholder process to develop a certification system" (NamiRo), sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): In conjunction with the project partners, the University of Kassel (project coordinator) and the BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources), a system for standardisation or certification will be developed. It aims to document and assess the extraction and processing of mineral resources in terms of sustainability in a transparent way along the supply chain."
Prediction of strategic metals by using the example of the Erzgebirge (WISTAMERZ): Re-evaluation of the Erzgebirge rare metal potential (In, Ge, Se, Te, Sb, Rb, Ta, Sn, W, Mo), compilation of a reviewed metallogenic map.