Italy’s MIMIT and MASE Visit Sardinia to Promote Mining Reopening, Focusing on Monteponi, Portovesme, and Silius

A delegation from Italy’s MIMIT and MASE visited the Monteponi, Portovesme, and Silius mining sites in Sardinia and began coordinating with the regional government on the first mining, processing, and recycling projects. Under the PNRR-funded URBES project, about 70 million cubic meters of local mining waste will be used to recover iron, lead, zinc, and rare earth elements. Once reopened, the Silius mine could meet 4% of EU demand for fluorite. Portovesme will host projects including lithium battery recycling and high-purity bismuth recovery.