Target groups

For whom is the Mineral Development Network Platform (MDNP)?

The MDNP platform addresses all the actors in the EU Member States and Latin American countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay who are active in the different fields of activity of the extractive industries sectors. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Industry, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), junior and senior companies with business in the fields of:
    • Downstream manufacturing
    • Equipment/Machinery
    • Exploration
    • Mining/Quarrying
    • Exploration & Mining/Quarrying
    • Smelters & Processing Plants
  • Other private sector entities from the EU (at Member State level and EU level) and Latin America partner countries related to the different sub sectors of the non-energy extractive industries:
    • Chambers of commerce
    • Consulting and services companies (including SMEs) for exploration and mining
    • Infrastructure providers for the mining life cycle (including SMEs)
    • Law firms specialised on mining regulatory frameworks
    • Specialised media
  • Government and public sector entities from the EU (Member State level and EU level) and Latin America:
    • Public mining bodies
    • Government authorities at national and subnational level
    • Embassies and Permanent Representations
    • Related services of the European Commission
  • Funding and financial entities:
    • Banks and export credit agencies
    • Funds and insurances
    • Stock exchanges
  • Public and private research entities dedicated to the non-energy extractive industries:
    • Geological Surveys from the EU and Latin America
    • R&D&I entities from EU and Latin America
    • EU and Latin American universities with proven expertise in the scientific areas relevant to supporting exploration, extraction and processing activities
  • Associations from the EU and Latin American partner countries related to the different sub sectors of the non-energy extractive industries:
    • Industrial mining associations
    • Networks, clusters and umbrella organisations
    • Professional or other associations
    • Think Tanks from the EU and Latin American partner countries active in the mining sector
  • NGOs from the EU and Latin American partner countries active in the mining sector
  • Already existing formal cooperation bodies between the EU (at the EU or Member State level) and Latin America for this sector
  • UE
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Uruguay

Who is active in the EU and Latin America in the extractive sector?

Identified actors with linkages to the non-energy extractive industries in the EU and Latin America are included in a database that is available for the MDNP Members through the Partner Finder tool.

The Partner Finder database includes information on actors (e.g. a short description of the various types of organisations, their fields of work, web links, etc.) categorized based on the specific fields of activity. Thus, it serves as an easy-to-use tool to find partners for cooperation purposes and contact points in the EU and Latin America alike.