Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study
Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe.
The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation should be postponed until more scientific knowledge is obtained.
Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.
List includes nickel, titanium, vanadium and tungsten.
The Rosh Pinah underground zinc mine, in southern Namibia, is a 2,000 tonnes per day milling operation, open since 1969.
The first part of the LME courtroom drama is over after three days of legal argument at London's Royal Courts of Justice.
BHP said it expected electric trucks would ultimately cost more or less the same to operate as the current diesel fleet.
Queensland on Tuesday announced a new critical minerals development strategy to attract investment to the state.
Copper is poised to follow other commodities upended by recent price surges.