SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS
The Metals Company : Vision
“ When you perform a life cycle sustainability analysis ( LCSA ), as we have done , it becomes clear that obtaining critical base metals from ocean nodules has the least impact in terms of biodiversity , carbon , ecosystem services and human communities ”
DR GREG STONE , CHIEF OCEAN SCIENTIST , THE METALS COMPANY with a combined area of 74,830 km2 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ( CCZ ).
The Metals Company is exploring CCZsourced base metals for what it views as a lower impact and more ethical alternative to land-based mining for the world ’ s transition to electric vehicles and carbonfree energy . The company is dedicating significant resources to studying the impacts of different sources of critical base metals .
“ When you perform a life cycle sustainability analysis ( LCSA ) as we have done , and you look at the dynamic and interacting systems of the whole earth - rainforests and mountains , deserts and oceans - it becomes clear that obtaining critical base metals from ocean nodules has the least impact in terms of biodiversity , carbon , ecosystem services
88 July 2021