Communication
We share initiatives, news, articles and publications that showcase our impact and activities in the mineral resources sector.
- Iniciativas
The Geological Resources Collaborative Communication Platform – MINERAL’s mission is to act as a communication forum, promote communication and knowledge…
“The Briefcase Game” aims to raise awareness of the minerals and metals present in everyday objects, and demonstrate their importance…
The “MINERAL RESOURCES – FOR BETTER LIFE” Award, promoted by the Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources Association (ACPMR) and with the…
Promoting knowledge and sustainable economic development of mineral resources is one of the Cluster’s challenges. This initiative is seen as…
The Mineral Resources Cluster launches the Universar Minerais Initiative, in which the objective is to work with the Academy in…
- Noticias
Portugal will host the 5th International Heritage Stone Workshop, taking place from 13 to 17 June 2027 and bringing together…
FRAVIZEL held a public live streaming event to present the latest results achieved within Work Package 1 – Upstream 4.0,…
The main objective of the RISE I3 project was to promote sustainable cooperation and accelerate the adoption of innovations in…
MINEX Europe 2025 will be held from 21 to 23 October in Oeiras and will feature the participation of the…
Between June 30th and July 1st, the University of Évora promoted the “Workshop in Progress” initiative for master’s and doctoral…
The Portugal Mineral Resources Cluster endorses the information note published on 17 June by the Portuguese Association of Geologists regarding…
Today, June 19th, at the Global Stone Congress 2025, ACPMR presented the RISE I3 project, highlighting its role as a…
Today, June 19, the Sustainable Stone by Portugal Agenda was presented on the fourth day of the Global Stone Congress…
The third day of the congress, 18 june, was marked by sessions on automation, digitization, circular economy and sustainability in…
The second day of the Global Stone Congress 2025 was marked by highly relevant technical sessions, specialized visits and a…
De 16 a 20 de junho, a cidade de Drama, na Grécia, acolhe um dos mais importantes eventos internacionais dedicados…
We’re excited to present the RISE I3 project at this year’s Global Stone Congress! The seminar will explore how RISE…
The SUSTAINABLE STONE BY PORTUGAL Agenda, within the scope of the PRR, has a financial execution of around 50% and…
The Portugal Mineral Resources Cluster Association, together with partners CCF – Railway Competence Centre Association, Itecons and PTPC, are representing…
The III International Symposium on New Constructions with Stone took place on 13 and 14 May at the Faculty of…
On 12 May, the ACPMR organised another educational activity, ‘The Mineral Applications Suitcase’, with 100 8th grade students from the…
On 7th of May, the historic São Domingos Mine, located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, was the scene of an…
The ACPMR is represented in the 28th edition of TÉCNICA magazine, published by CTCV – Centro de Tecnologia e Inovação…
The kick-off meeting for the EMRIE Interreg project: Innovation Ecosystems of European Mining Regions supporting Circularity and Resource Efficiency is…
On 16th April, the ACPMR took part in the 7th edition of the ‘Science on Holiday – Engineering and Geological…
The Associação Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources, Critical Catalyst, Congeo, Dstgroup, Grupo Erre, Quadrante, are partners of the University of Minho…
The mineral resources sector took a significant step towards sustainability with the “Green Horizon: Sustainability in the Mineral Resources Sector”…
The event to present the intermediate results of the Sustainable Stone by Portugal Agenda was held on March 27th, at…
On March 19th, ACPMR organized the educational activity “A Mala de Aplicações Minerais” with 50 7th graders from the João…
The war in Ukraine and reindustrialization are changing the way Europe looks at mines. Rare earths and other minerals are…
SUSTAINABLE STONE BY PORTUGAL AGENDA CONCEPT WAS PRESENTED IN GERMANY The Cluster Mineral Resources, represented by Executive Director Marta Peres,…
The Cluster Mineral Resources is participating in the 12th European Networking Event in Dusseldorf, dedicated to successful RDI projects. Represented…
We are excited to meet in person for the start of the UNDERCOVER project! Over the next two days, we…
On January 5 and 6, ACPMR organized the educational activity “A Mala de Aplicações Minerais” with 180 5th, 6th and…
On January 30, CCDR-A and ACPMR brought together a group of companies and stakeholders to participate in the “Roadshow 2025:…
On January 24, Luís Martins, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACPMR, highlighted the Geological Resources Communication Platform –…
On January 23, ACPMR organized the educational activity “A Mala de Aplicações Minerais” with 80 7th graders from Agrupamento de…
As part of the STEP Platform, the Mineral Resources Cluster, represented by Marta Peres, took part on January 20 in…
On January 15, ACPMR organized the educational activity “A Mala de Aplicações Minerais” with 40 5th, 7th and 12th grade…
On December 11, ACPMR organized the educational activity “A Mala de Aplicações Minerais” with 50 5th and 7th grade students…
The Mineral Resources Cluster was present as a member of the RISE project consortium at the Workshop and Pitch Session…
The Mineral Resources Cluster took part in RAW MATERIALS WEEK, organized by the European Commission from 9 to 12 December…
On December 4, ACPMR took part in the Thematic Seminar of the Portuguese Materials Society (SPM), in partnership with CTCV…
On November 25 and 26, ACPMR organized the educational activity “A Mala de Aplicações Minerais” with 56 10th graders from…
On November 14 and 15, ACPMR went to Matosinhos to hold educational sessions with 140 7th graders from the Maria…
A seminar was held promoted by Battery Cluster Portugal in partnership with ACPMR – Associação Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources. On…
The Mineral Resources Cluster continues to visit its Members!These visits are aimed at getting to know each other, exchanging experiences…
The Associação Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources (ACPMR) took part in the RISE round table “Partnerships for Innovation Projects” on November…
As part of the nationwide “Minerals Are Life!” awareness campaign, the Portugal Mineral Resources Cluster Association (ACPMR) held another initiative…
The ACPMR took part in the EU-Singapore Matchmaking Event in Singapore. This event is organized by the European Cluster Collaboration…
As part of the awareness campaign “Minerals Are Life!” at national level, the Portugal Mineral Resources Cluster Association (ACPMR) held…
The 2nd day of the RISE Event, dedicated to the exclusive Pitch Session on Metals, Stone and Construction, took place…
On October 8th, the 3rd Meeting of the RISE Consortium “Resilient Innovation Ecosystem for EU Value Chains” took place at…
The Consortium held the Launch Meeting of the Regional Supply Chains Platform (PlaCaPRe) on July 23rd in Beja, at the…
On July 12th, the II National Meeting of the Natural Stone Sector – StonebyPORTUGAL SUMMIT took place, where Marta Peres,…
During the month of June, the “UNIVERSAR MINEAIS” initiative, from the Mineral Resources Cluster, collaborated with ISEP – Instituto Superior…
An episode of the documentary series Marcas com História, from CNN Portugal, was presented, with special emphasis on the Mineral…
The Natural Stone sector met again, on July 12th, for another edition of the StonebyPortugal Summit, at the Convento de…
On June 18th, ASSOCIAÇÃO CLUSTER PORTUGAL MINERAL RESOURCES, member of the I4-GREEN consortium, participated in the M20 Consortium Meeting in…
Geologist Luís Martins, President of the Mineral Resources Cluster of Portugal, is the protagonist of July in the APG 365…
- Artigos
Author | The World BankPublication date | 2020
Editing/Production | Planning Practice & Research – DOI 10.1080/02697459.2026.2663314Author | Jorge M. F. Carvalho, José Vitor Lisboa, Rute SalgueiroPublication date | 28 de…
Editing/Production | Portuguese Association of Geologists | GEONOVAS VOL. 32, no. 2: 11 to 40, 2019 11Authors | António Mateus…
Portugal has three stones classified as “HERITAGE STONE”.The designation “Heritage Stone” (initially Global Heritage Stone Resource and “Pedra Património”, in…
Editing/Production | Workshop on Earth and Space Sciences – Book of Minutes 201, University of Évora – José F. Borges,…
- Publicações
Title | Impact of Digital Transition on Ornamental Stones in Portugal Data Analysis and Processing | CIIC-IPL – Computer Science…
The Cluster Mineral Resources, in partnership with ASSIMAGRA, developed the “Prospective Study of the Marble Zone,” which consists of three…
Articles Dissertações e Teses Title | Organic Matter in Silurian Limestones and Black Shales from the Ossa-Morena Zone Edition/Production |…
Learn here about the Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization Regional Smart Specialization Strategy – EREI 2030 “A new decade to…