Development of holistic prospective solutions enabling the acquisition of chromite with appropriate physicochemical parameters intended for the production of high-quality alloy additives
The project involves developing an innovative, low-cost and ecological method of prospecting of chromite deposits, designed for the production of high-quality alloy additives. An innovative method of chromite deposit inspection will include holistic coverage of standard exploration works, geoinformatic algorithms, as well as conceptual methods of prospective geophysics, along with their extensive application in deposit inspection. The development of a comprehensive prospection path is intended to be an alternative and verification of classical methods of exploration of chromite, exploration, which so far, due to the complex geological conditions and difficulties in classical geophysical approach, has often been misguided and did not achieve the intended results. Due to its strategic importance, chromium is on the European Union’s critical raw materials list. Innovative solutions leading to further, full diagnostics of potential chromite deposits, with particular emphasis on the type of subiforms, especially in Europe, will ensure a stable and safe development of European ferro-alloy producers, will increase their competitiveness on the world market, which will be directly reflected in the development of the European metallurgical sector. PROXIS cooperates with, among others, the only Polish producer of ferro-alloys, ReAlloys whose long-term development strategy assumes the development of an innovative chrome alloy centre based on its own sources of raw materials. PROXIS also actively cooperates in European geological projects with partners associated with the EIT Raw Materials initiative, which will ultimately be one of the platforms for promoting project results.