Sustainability Associate
Kingsrose
Jack is a dedicated Sustainability Associate at Kingsrose, where he plays a key role in ensuring the company’s exploration activities align with environmental, cultural, and community values. His responsibilities include organising strategic communications in Norway and Finland, fostering positive relations with the Sámi people, and overseeing biodiversity and water sampling surveys across Kingsrose’s projects.
Jack’s path into sustainability began with a degree in International Business with Spanish, during which his first-class dissertation focused on Circular Economy adoption in multinational corporations. After graduating in 2020, he joined Equilibrium Futures as a Research Consultant, where he promoted sustainability within the finance sector. His passion for sustainability fuels his commitment to creating a future where mineral exploration, community impact, and environmental stewardship work in harmony.
Early-Stage Exploration and the CRMA
The future of the green transition, climate change mitigation, and the competitiveness of industries—from automotive to energy—depend on securing critical minerals. To achieve a robust pipeline of critical mineral projects in Europe, consideration of the full mining lifecycle, including exploration, is essential. The CRMA is largely silent on encouraging exploration and streamlining the exploration permitting process. Finland, as an EU member with a long mining history, presents a useful case study. Kingsrose is currently permitting one of the highest-grade platinum group element (PGE) projects globally, which is located in a Natura 2000 designated area. In addition, Kingsrose is advancing exploration projects in Central Finland. The permitting process for both projects, including lessons learned, will be presented.
Norway, although not an EU member, recently signed an MoU with the EU and developed a critical minerals strategy in 2023. Norway has a limited mining history but is experiencing increased interest. Kingsrose is currently advancing two early-stage projects in Northern Norway, and with more than 30% of Norway on Indigenous land, permitting complexity increases. The permitting process for both projects, including lessons learned, will be presented.
