Conference Proceedings - World Mining Congress 2026

2632 Figure 2: ECA analysis, based on Commission information, European Court of Auditors, special report 04/2026 3.2 Maximising value extraction from brownfield assets Given protracted greenfield timelines, optimising productivity from existing operating assets offers the most immediate pathway to supply expansion. Proven interventions include: • High-resolution geophysical and geochemical modelling enabling precise orebody delineation and selective mining.

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