News
The purpose of EMRTAI is to serve the stakeholders in the mining and mine remediation sectors and communities surrounding legacy mine sites. Ongoing efforts, opportunities to get involved, and new reports are highlighted below.
Call for Applications
Round 3 Call for Applications closed!
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Quarterly Stakeholder Meetings
Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting
The EMRTAI’s Stakeholder Group meets quarterly and is always open to membership by interested stakeholders in all parts of mining and legacy mine site remediation.
The next Stakeholder Group Meeting is on January 12, 2027
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Technical Panels Seeking Members
We are seeking Technical Panel Members to serve as expert reviewers for Technology Assessment Reports. Interested subject matter experts can apply to serve on the following Technical Panels:
• Critical minerals recovery from mining influenced water
• Critical minerals recovery from solid mining and mineral processing wastes
• Characterization of critical minerals in solid mining and mineral processing wastes
Reviews will start in November 2026 and occur periodically through September 2027.
To express interest in serving on a Technical Panel, submit a brief resume/biosketch to info@emrtai.org.
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Newsletters
The SOURCE | September 2026 Edition
In this issue read about the selectees for EMRTAI’s third round of technology assessments, learn about tech assessments underway, including sample collection at Superfund sites to characterize waste samples that may serve as feedstocks for technology assessments.
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Blog Posts
Why EMRTAI Matters | Recent Blog Post
Helping developers and consumers overcome key barriers to advance technologies to recover critical minerals
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Press Releases
EMRTAI Selects New Technology Developers for Critical Minerals Recovery Assessments
The third application round expands independent testing of innovative technologies designed to recover and characterize critical minerals from legacy mine waste and mining-influenced water.