A BRIGHT FUTURE
51 and technological advances in extracting the lithium from brine using reverse osmosis rather than huge evaporation ponds , the project clearly has the potential to excite many a fund manager . When you add in the prospect of tapping into the geothermal energy to power the mine , it ’ s easy to imagine capitalists and environmentalists foaming at the mouth in unison .
A BRIGHT FUTURE
The near-future is seemingly very bright for the UK mining industry , with numerous projects garnering strong investment interest both globally and domestically . Coupled with the nation ’ s highly experienced knowledge base and renewed political appetite , the days when UK mining was seen as an old-fashioned industry from a bygone era could well be coming to an end . Marco Maestri is a Principal Mining Engineer and the Mining Leader for Europe at Golder . He can be reached at mmaestri @ golder . com
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