Commissioned by TMC, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence assessed the impact of mining on terrestrial carbon sinks in top nickel and cobalt producing regions NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC ...

Critical minerals—such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, copper, and graphite—are the backbone of the global energy transition. They power electric vehicles, enable renewable energy ...

As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ...

Rare species face extinction risk from some deep-sea mining, scientists say - The process could have a devastating effect on ...

This is the first comprehensive review of the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining and draws on 50 years of experimental studies. Journalists came to this briefing to hear from two of the authors ...

There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

“For nodule mining, some simple scientific steps would help to resolve the risk of biodiversity loss, which is still mostly ...

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has approved The Metals Company USA’s consolidated application to mine polymetallic nodules, the first under new expedited rules. Officials ...

There’s increasing interest in deep-sea mining, but the impacts that this will have on the animals that live in the depths ...

Environmental questions plague deep-sea mining ambitions, but US bodies say the sector needs an adaptive management approach.

Penn researchers led a collaborative effort pioneering safer, more sustainable technique to extract elements critical to battery-powered technologies. Findings pave the way for getting value from ...