The project objective is the publication of all Sheets of the MDMP in scale 1:200 000 and, based on those, the publication of the MDMP in scale 1:500 000, the final goal of the project.

The early project tasks were the preparation and pilot publication of the Mineral Deposits Map of Portugal (North Zone) in scale 1:200 000, together with its mineral deposits list and characteristics and an Explanatory Note. This Map was presented to the public at LNEG in Alfragide, in April of 2014, followed by its broad dissemination.