CONCERN EMERGES OVER MINERALS EUROPEAN R&D FUNDS IF BRITAIN QUITS EU
February 1st, 2016
Fears have emerged that UK minerals companies could be left behind in terms of vital research and development if Britain leaves the European Union (EU) following the now scheduled June 23 in-out referendum. Industrial minerals experts and industry chiefs have been focussing on the consequences of a ‘Brexit’, but – in contrast to other industries – they have been concentrating on the potential impact upon R&D – the key to the locating and developing new deposits.
Only last week, details emerged of a ground-breaking EUR5.4 million project led by ...
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