Material and digital traceability for the certification of critical raw materials

Project Information

MaDiTraCe

Grant agreement ID: 101091502

DOI

10.3030/101091502

Project closed

EC signature date 11 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 30 June 2026

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 11 024 752,50

EU contribution

€ 11 024 752,50

Coordinated by

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
France

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (8)

Analysis and roadmap for implementation of a common strategy for the development of material traceability policies within specialisation strategies

An analysis and roadmap for implementation of a common strategy for the development of material traceability policies within specialisation strategies.

Intermediate AB recommendations report

Detailing recommendations recived and related actions to be carried out

Review report on existing tracing and 3D printing technologies

State of play analysis on artificial taggants in due diligence schemes

State of Play Report

Status of due diligence initiatives & technologies, strengths and weaknesses.

Communication & dissemination plan

A communication and dissemination plan for the project, to be updated as necessary.

Preliminary exploitation plan

A preliminary exploitation plan for results and outcomes.

Draft report supply chain mapping, requirements elicitation, classification

Draft mapping of supply chains of selected materials, classification of typical checkpoints and related control methods, constraints for their applicability, maturity for digital integration

Report on identification of related projects and activities

Report on identification of related projects and activities, including potential avenues of cooperation.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (9)

Towards a chemical fingerprint of graphite by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Author(s): Róbert Arató, Derrick Quarles, Gabriella Obbágy, Zsolt Dallos, Miklós Arató, Phillip Gopon, Frank Melcher
Published in: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Issue 40, 2025, ISSN 0267-9477
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00053J

Navigating the Mining Industry Challenges: An Introduction to the CERA 4in1 Standards

Author(s): Thania Nowaz, Paulina Fernandez, Lukas Foerster, Michael Tost, Daniel Monfort Climent, Samuel Olmos Betin, Frank Melcher
Published in: BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, Issue 170, 2025, ISSN 0005-8912
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S00501-025-01556-X

Research Projects towards an Innovative, Digitalised, and Responsible Extractive Industry: Examples from the Chair of Mining Engineering and Mineral Economics

Author(s): Paulina Fernández, Felipe Sánchez, Maria Mavroudi, Karin Ungerer, Philipp Hartlieb & Michael Tost
Published in: BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 2025, ISSN 0005-8912
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/S00501-025-01557-W

Determination of REEs in permanent magnets and their production chain using ICP-MS

Author(s): Laura Suárez-Criado, Cyril Rado, Delphine Losno, Frank Vanhaecke
Published in: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Issue 41, 2026, ISSN 0267-9477
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00513B

Beyond Traceability: Leveraging Opportunities and Innovation in Chain of Custody Standards for the Mining Industry

Author(s): Thania Nowaz, Samuel Olmos Betin, Lukas Förster, Paulina Fernandez, Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena
Published in: Mining, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2673-6489
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/MINING5040061

Integration of Technologies for Greater Transparency in Supply Chains

Author(s): Fernández Muñoz, P., Tost, M., Dietrich, V. et al
Published in: Berg Huettenmaenn Monatsh, 2024, ISSN 1613-7531
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s00501-024-01448-6

Life cycle inventories of global metal and mineral supply chains: a comprehensive data review, analysis and processing

Author(s): Frédéric Lai, Stéphanie Muller, Audrey Philippe, Robert Istrate, Brenda Miranda Xicotencatl, Afsoon Mansouri Aski, Aina Mas Fons, Juliana Segura-Salazar, Jair Santillán Saldivar, Alexander Cimprich, Stephen Northey, Lígia da Silva Lima, Lieselot Boone, Ryosuke Yokoi, Kamrul Islam, Ioanna Paschalidou, Felipe Cerdas, Victor Balboa-Espinoza, Anish Koyamparambath, Diae Hennioui, Victoire Collignon, Aurélien Reys, Gyslain Ngadi Sakatadi, Jo Dewulf, Bernhard Steubing, Christoph Helbig, Gaétan Lefebvre, Gian Andrea Blengini, Valeria Superti, Masaharu Motoshita, Guido Sonnemann, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Steven B. Young, Shinsuke Murakami, Antoine Beylot
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue 226, 2026, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RESCONREC.2025.108709

A conceptual framework for mineral supply chain traceability: Enabling conditions and core dimensions

Author(s): Paulina Fernández, Michael Tost, Daniel Monfort Climent, Thania Nowaz, Emilio Castillo
Published in: The Extractive Industries and Society, Issue 26, 2026, ISSN 2214-790X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2026.101858

Aligning EU due diligence requirements with international standards: A benchmarking approach

Author(s): Nurhayat Akpınar, Paulina Fernández, Michael Tost
Published in: The Extractive Industries and Society, Issue 24, 2025, ISSN 2214-790X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2025.101715

Conference proceedings (1)

Notara: Efficient Blockchain Asset Notarization Service

Author(s): Guillermo Toyos-Marfurt, Rouwaida Abdallah, Álvaro García-Pérez
Published in: 2024 6th Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/BRAINS63024.2024.10732631