What Norway might learn from Nauru after a massive phosphate find
The recent announcement of a high-grade phosphate deposit of at least 70 billion tonnes in Norway by Norge Mining has sparked excitement that it could...
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Deep-sea mining: a new gold rush or environmental disaster?
In the depths of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii, trillions of potato-shaped rocks are scattered across the seabed – containing minerals such as...
Anglo Asian Mining to Reevaluate Construction of Azerbaijan Dam After Local Protest
Anglo Asian Mining said Monday that it will reevaluate the location of its second tailings dam in Azerbaijan, set to be constructed close to the...
Swedish mining firm Boliden is exempted from paying compensation for toxic spill in Spain in 1998
A Spanish court on Friday exempted a Swedish mining firm from paying 89 million euros ($98 million) in compensation for the cleaning of a toxic...
Armenian Ministry of Environment Denies Azerbaijani Claims About Alleged Environmental Threat Caused by Mining Companies in Armenia
The Armenian Ministry of Environment said it takes note of the open letter sent by a number of alleged Azerbaijani “civil society organizations” referring to...
The global fight for critical minerals is costly and damaging
Elements such as rare-earth metals are crucial for the clean-energy transition. Sustainability, equity and security are all at risk in the rush to break China’s...
United Nations Framework Classification for Resources: Key in Norwegian Mineral Strategy
The Norwegian Government has issued a Mineral Strategy which necessitates the Geological Survey of Norway to produce an inventory aligned with the United Nations Framework...
Green transition at crossroads eus critical vote on raw materials regulation
In today’s world, the urgent need to decarbonise and the recent remilitarisation efforts are driving up the demand for raw materials. This is where the...
Europe needs to embrace green mining for the sake of its energy transition goals
In order to move to using 100% renewable energy, the world will need as much copper over the next two decades as we have taken...
The Ecosystem: Weighing the attractions of recycling rare earth magnets
Recycling could help with one of Europe’s toughest strategic raw material challenges, but multiple issues must be solved if the ecosystem is to thrive Recovering...
