DeepGreen hits back at WWF led critics of seafloor mining

The WWF , BMW and Google are among those calling for a moratorium on seabed mining until its environmental risks are “ comprehensively understood ”. Canada ’ s DeepGreen Metals has outlined its mission to provide battery metals sourced from deep-ocean polymetallic nodules that generate zero solid waste , no toxic tailings , and a fraction of the carbon emissions compared to land-based sources .

Rio Tinto achieves battery grade lithium production at Boron

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Rio Tinto has taken the next step in scaling up a breakthrough lithium production process developed at Boron . Battery grade lithium has been produced at a demonstration plant set up to recover the critical mineral and extract additional value out of waste piles from over 90 years of mining at the operation .

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12 May 2021