Giant new power plants undermine South Africa’s emissions pledge
The 4,800MW Kusile plant and the almost identical Medupi facility will be key to meeting its demand for energy.
The 4,800MW Kusile plant and the almost identical Medupi facility will be key to meeting its demand for energy.
The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.
British Columbia firm looks to unleash a new era of resource extraction, raising questions over how to protect deep-sea ecosystems we know little about.
The charter incorporates new considerations into central bank policy making and protects glaciers from mining.
The proposal to classify the metal as a reproductive toxin could severely hurt Europe’s burgeoning EV industry, they argued.
Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up off the ocean floor nodules that contain cobalt, manganese, and other rare metals mostly used in batteries.
The key is extracting and separating the signals generated from mining activity from the background seismic noise of the surrounding area.
In total, 1,262 NI 43-101 reports relating to mineral exploration and development in BC can now be searched by location.
Artisanal and small-scale mining can lead to commodities being mined, sold and purchased through unofficial channels and potentially financing criminal or terrorist organizations.
WWF has called for a global moratorium on all deep-sea mining activities.