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Introduction The European Union's export policies in 2025 reveal a...

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Extraction & Refinement Processes

Extraction & Refinement Processes : Focuses on primary mining methods (open-pit, underground, solution mining), ore concentration, metallurgical refining, and technological innovations to increase recovery rates across lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc.

Ambatovy’s Legacy: Navigating Environmental and Social Impacts in Madagascar’s Nickel Mining (2023-2025)

The Ambatovy mine, located near Moramanga and spanning 1,600 hectares of lateritic deposits, has been Madagascar's mining powerhouse since operations began in 2007. With depths of 20-100 meters, it extracts nickel and cobalt, transporting ore via a 220 km slurry pipeline to Toamasina for refining into 99.9% pure briquettes . Employing 10,000 people—90% Malagasy—it contributes significantly to the economy,...

The Top 10 Mining Giants in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Navigating Riches and Risks

The DRC’s mining industry is central to its economy, as mineral exports account for over 95% of revenues. Dominated by copper, cobalt, and gold, it attracts major players like Glencore, which produces 39,000 tons of cobalt annually—about one-third of global output—and plans a 67% increase . Chinese investments like the $7.8 billion Sicomines joint venture underline foreign dominance, with local...

Gyrotron Technology: Revolutionizing Nuclear Fusion and Mining Industries

Introduction Gyrotrons, once confined to scientific labs, are now pivotal in addressing humanity's dual challenges of energy security and resource sustainability. By generating high-power electromagnetic waves, they facilitate plasma heating...

The Push for a Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium in 2025: Environmental Impacts and International Support

Deep-sea mining targets polymetallic nodules and other resources on the ocean floor, essential for batteries and renewables, but at a potential cost to biodiversity. As of mid-2025, the ISA...

Deep-Sea Mining: Green Energy Savior or Irreversible Assault on Marine Biodiversity?

  Deep-sea mining targets polymetallic nodules on the ocean floor, rich in metals essential for electric vehicles and solar panels. Amid escalating demand, proponents hail it as a solution to...

Glencore’s Deep-Sea Mining Push: Environmental Perils and Regulatory Gaps

Deep-sea mining has emerged as a flashpoint in global environmental discourse, driven by the demand for metals like nickel, cobalt, and manganese crucial for batteries and renewable technologies. Glencore,...

Deep-Sea Mining Regulations: A Facade for Exploitation or Genuine Shield for Biodiversity

The deep sea, covering over half the world's ocean floor, holds immense ecological value as a carbon sink and biodiversity hotspot, yet it faces unprecedented threats from mining for...

Greenpeace’s Opposition and Environmental Impacts in 2025

Introduction Deep-sea mining involves extracting polymetallic nodules from ocean floors deeper than 4,000 meters, targeting metals like cobalt and nickel essential for batteries and tech. Proponents argue it's necessary to...

Environmental Impacts and the Green Transition Debate in 2025

Deep-sea mining involves extracting polymetallic nodules, sulfides, and crusts from ocean floors deeper than 200 meters, targeting metals essential for batteries and clean tech. The International Seabed Authority (ISA)...

The High Stakes of Deep-Sea Mining: Environmental Risks and Sustainable Alternatives

Introduction In recent years, the world has witnessed an intensifying scramble to secure resources essential for renewable energy technologies, particularly metals like cobalt, nickel, and copper, which are pivotal for...

Deep Seabed Mining: Navigating the Tensions Between Economic Interests and Environmental Preservation

Introduction As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) stands at the helm, tasked with navigating the murky waters of seabed resource management, its dual role of advancing commercial interests while safeguarding...

Deep-Sea Mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: A Sustainable Future or Ecological Hazard ?

  Ecological Footprint: Unseen and Long-lasting The allure of deep-sea mining is its potential to provide materials with supposedly lower immediate environmental impact compared to terrestrial mining. Yet, data reveals a...

Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Dilemma: Balancing Green Transition and Ocean Conservation

The Push for Underwater Riches Norway has earmarked approximately 281,000 square kilometers of its continental shelf for potential mining, targeting essential metals like cobalt and manganese which are pivotal for...

The Deep Dilemma: Balancing Critical Metal Demand with Ecological Risks in Deep-Sea Mining

Unraveling Environmental Impacts Deep-sea mining at depths approaching 4,000 meters poses profound environmental issues, primarily due to sediment plumes that can devastate complex ecosystems largely unknown to science. Studies including...

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