Review of critical material studies

Jin, Yanya; Kim, Junbeum; Guillaume, Bertrand

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.06.003

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“…Numerous studies have been undertaken to identify critical raw materials in the last ten years. Although the methods used vary substantially, most criticality studies build upon the matrix-type criticality framework introduced by the US National Research Council's (NRC) criticality definition in 2008 (Jin et al 2016):…”

Section: Criticality Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The environmental criticality of primary raw materials – A new methodology to assess global environmental hazard potentials of minerals and metals from mining

Manhart

Vogt

Priester³

et al. 2018

Miner Econ

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Environmental aspects are more and more relevant for raw material policy-making and responsible sourcing strategies. This trend is partly based on growing public awareness of problems and impacts associated with extraction and processing of ores and minerals. Disaster events such as the tailing dam failures in Kolontár (Hungary, October 2010) and Bento Rodriguez (Brazil, November 2015) quite frequently highlight the fact that many mining and processing practices are associated with substantial environmental impacts and risks for the local and even regional environments. However, there is also increasing recognition that the rather devastating environmental performance of many past and current mining projects is a major reason for communities around the world to oppose both the development of new and the expansion of existing mines. Although mining companies constantly have to increase their efforts to secure the social license to operate, many scholars already point out that both environmental impacts and associated social and political reactions are emerging as a decisive factor determining current and future raw material supply. In light of these concerns, raw material policy-making requires solid information on environmental hot spots in mining, as well as on raw materials of particular concern. Whereas indicators and information systems are already well developed for geological, technical, structural, political, regulatory, and economic supply risks, there is currently no holistic method and information system for environmental concerns associated with the mining of raw materials. Although life cycle assessment can provide methodological support for various environmental aspects, it has substantial weaknesses in the fields of ecosystem degradation, impacts on fresh-and groundwater resources, and hazard potentials from episodic disaster events. This paper presents a methodology that aims to fill this gap. Our proposed method provides a system of 11 indicators allowing the identification of raw material-specific environmental hot spots and rankings of raw materials. Although the indicator system is qualitative in nature, its composition and aggregation cover the most relevant environmental concerns arising from mining and allow prioritizing of raw materials from a global environmental perspective.

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Section: Criticality Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The environmental criticality of primary raw materials – A new methodology to assess global environmental hazard potentials of minerals and metals from mining

Manhart

Vogt

Priester³

et al. 2018

Miner Econ

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“…We therefore relied on an interpretative case study as the research strategy (Edmondson and McManus 2007). The case study was guided by prior research related to raw materials management (e.g., Slowinski et al 2013;Jin et al 2016;Lapko et al 2016) which served as conceptual inspiration, but we maintained a considerable degree of openness to the data, i.e., letting themes and codes emerge from the data analysis (Walsham 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

Raw materials management in iron and steelmaking firms

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This paper adds new knowledge on how raw materials should be managed in iron and steelmaking firms. While previous research has contributed significantly to how firms should deal with functional challenges related to raw materials, the understanding of Raw Materials Management from a holistic perspective is largely lacking, and extant research does not provide qualified advice to firms on this matter. This study provides such knowledge by drawing on insights from Höganäs AB, a world leader in ferrous powder metallurgy, and their efforts to identify key aspects and principles of raw materials management. Our elaboration of a more holistic view on raw materials management builds on two elements. First, we depict five external uncertainties and three internal conditions that impact firm-level raw materials management. Second, we present six critical capabilities that underpin proficient firm-level raw materials management. The paper concludes with a discussion of implications for both firms aiming to increase their raw materials proficiency and to future investigations into this important area.

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“…For example, the production of a computer microprocessor requires more than 60 minerals (DOE, 2010a). Therefore, the restriction of their supplies is of broad concern (Achzet & Helbig, ; Ali et al., ; BGS, ; Erdmann & Graedel, ; Jin, Kim, & Guillaume, ). Hence, a criticality assessment is required to identify those minerals that are both highly important and prone to supply disruptions.…”

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Toward a dynamic evaluation of mineral criticality: Introducing the framework of criticality systems

Yuan

Yellishetty

Muñoz

et al. 2019

J of Industrial Ecology

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A new methodology to quantify minerals’ criticalities is proposed—the criticality systems of minerals. In this methodology, four types of agents—mineral suppliers, consumers, regulators of the market, and others, such as the communities near mining operations—interact with each other through three types of indicators: constraints, such as the political stability in the mining regions, the mineral's substitutability and economic importance; agents’ interactions, such as buyer–seller bargaining; and interactive variables, such as the demand, supply, and price. When the criticality systems of two mineral groups are constructed, analyses that compare the indicators of these criticality systems can determine which group is more critical than the other. This methodology allows evaluation of criticality in a dynamic and systemic manner.

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Review of critical material studies

Cited by 87 publications

References 13 publications

The environmental criticality of primary raw materials – A new methodology to assess global environmental hazard potentials of minerals and metals from mining

The environmental criticality of primary raw materials – A new methodology to assess global environmental hazard potentials of minerals and metals from mining

Raw materials management in iron and steelmaking firms

Toward a dynamic evaluation of mineral criticality: Introducing the framework of criticality systems

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