Tag: mining

BMW partners with mineral miner SK tes to recycle electric batteries

BMW launched a pan-European partnership with SK tes, a company that can mine valuable minerals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium from used batteries before returning them to the value chain to make new batteries.

How To Become A Maritime Lawyer & What Do They Do?

Want to work for an oil company or a shipping company? Try a career in maritime law.

Africa’s emerging economic vision calls for ESG innovations of transformed mining industry

During the first week of March, Africa’s development finance leaders convened in Zimbabwe for the UNECA-hosted COM2024 summit amid a wavering continental growth agenda. Recognising that many SDG and African Union Agenda 2063 targets remain far out of reach, participants focused discussions on overhauling the global financial architecture to help generate the massive funding Africa needs to accelerate inclusive, sustainable growth.

Electric battery materials, like lithium, entering our food chain

“A lot of people think the use of lithium-ion batteries is a good thing right now, but it is important to explore the effects that may be coming down the road."

Deep sea mining and killing the seas so you can drive an electric car

Strange creatures live in the deep seas. Mining will destroy ecosystems.

Electric cars and lithium for batteries? Serbs revolt against Rio Tinto

But as always the case, lithium batteries that are good for your Tesla in Oakland or Montreal might be terrible in someone else's backyard. As we speak the Serbians are heavily fighting against lithium mining by Rio Tinto, and are calling out the government for its corruption.

Planet of the Humans: there is also earth-friendly, local mining

Michael Moore's explosive documentary, Planet of the Humans, full documentary can be seen below, shows how the renewable energy...

Turkish locals displaced coal, new report by 350.org

The global climate crisis, mainly generated by the biggest fossil fuel corporations in the world, is seriously aggravating the...

Sustainable commodities | A new trend in global finance

Cacao is a commodity which can very easily be made sustainable. Making sure farmers get paid fairly and that it is grown under organic standards are two ways and on trend in today's market.

Making the mining industry greener: an environmentally-safe way to extract gold

Cyanide – a highly-toxic chemical compound – is being used by mining companies in the extraction of gold from...

Morocco’s Berbers take on Africa’s richest silver mine – and the king

Africa's largest silver mine has been operating in the Atlas mountains since 1969, but the Berber people living in...

4 Ways to Green Your Gold

Middle Easterners blessed with oil wealth love to flaunt their gold. Don't be surprised to find gold bars sold...