Strategic importance of mineral resources in decarbonization programs and future technological development. Integrated analysis of geological, technological, economic, environmental and administrative issues with significance in the structuring of mining policies, management and responsible use of mineral resources (in general, and strategic ones, in particular). Complementarities between the mining and product lifecycles: primary and secondary sources; circularity and obsolescence; supply and demand. Environmental and social responsibility associated with mining projects, as well as the various criteria used in the corresponding monitoring and advancement in value chains.