Some case studies from projects related to the Centre. We’ll be updating with new ones as they become available.
Case studies
REEs in the Magnet Value Chain – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives Mapping of REE-magnets, recognising that the challenges are both technical and behavioural. Illustrate the current flows and the...
A Toolbox for Improved Metal Recycling – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives Develop a toolbox of tailored processes to recycle technology critical metals efficiently and in a sustainable manner from...
Circular Niobium – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives To assess the economic, technical and environmental opportunity to develop a value chain for the recycling of niobium...
Research into Digital Platform Technology for Greater Product Longevity and EOL Solutions – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives To investigate Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEMs) perspectives on their...
Design and feasibility study of a circular business model for industrial electronics – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives Design of a novel circular approach to industrial electronics...
EV-battery matchmaking to maximise circular revalorisation – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives Demonstrate technical and economic feasibility of improving post-use revalorisation...
Circularity at the interface of artisanal-, small- and large-scale copper-cobalt extraction in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province – Met4Tech Case Study
Objectives Develop a circular economy model for copper-cobalt extraction activities...
Granite-related Li, Sn and W mineralisation and related mine waste in Cornwall
Objectives Collate geological and mineralogical data to develop integrated geomodels...
Closing the Circle – Embedding UNRMS in the Circular Economy
Introduction On 24 June 2025 , University of Exeter with support from colleagues at the UNECE hosted a webinar...
UNRMS: A Cornwall Case Study
Press Release Cornwall was in the limelight at the United Nations yesterday. Researchers at the Camborne School of Mines, University of...