POLINA DEVITT on REUTERS / MINING.COM | 30 October 2017 “Demand for cobalt used to make rechargeable batteries that power electric cars has not yet translated into a tighter market, according to Russia’s Norilsk Nickel, a major producer of the metal. “The price is higher but there is no tense situation with cobalt supply now,” […]
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SUBSEA WORLD NEWS | 27 October 2017 “The 29 visitors were divided up in small groups and guided around the premises by representatives of SMD, Damen Dredging Equipment and INESC TEC, who have been working on the various project components. Following the tour around the premises the visitors were taken by boat to the launch […]
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INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 27 October 2017 JAMAICA, Kingston – – On the 15th October 2017, the ISA delegation arrived in Warsaw for a series of official meetings and discussions with the Polish Minister Mariusz Orion Jędrysek and the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) in Szczecin. At the Ministry of Environment, talks with Minister Jędrysek focused […]
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DAVID STRINGER on BLOOMBERG MARKETS | 25 October 2017 “Ground zero in the global scramble for lithium is a small patch of northern Australia’s iron-ore rich outback, where work is accelerating to deliver the world’s next major mines to feed soaring demand from electric vehicle battery makers. Almost 60 percent of supply from planned large projects […]
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MINING WEEKLY | 25 October 2017 “JOHANNESBURG – As the world speeds ahead with a move towards more electric vehicles (EVs), including hybrids, plug-ins and full electric cars, the nickel market is heading for deepening deficits, falling stocks and rising prices. This is the view of Wood Mackenzie principal analyst Sean Mulshaw, who forecasts that […]
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PNG POST-COURIER | 25 October 2017 “Former Attorney General Sir Arnold Amet has come out publicly warning that potential investors that Nautilus Solwara 1 project is a risky deal. The former Justice Minister has joined the growing opposition against the deep sea mining project which has been proposed in the Bismarck Sea, of which his […]
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KIRA COLEY on MARINE TECHNOLOGY NEWS | 24 October 2017 “Over millions of years, metal particles accrete onto sediment grains slowly forming lumps of commercially-valuable metallic ores in deep aphotic basins three miles underwater. As resources dwindle, mining companies are increasingly looking to the ocean to provide the metals and minerals we need. But environmental […]
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KEVIN BUCKLAND and JIE MA on BLOOMBERG TECHNOLOGY | 23 October 2017 “Japan’s flagship automakers will present their futuristic visions for the post-fossil fuel era at the Tokyo Motor Show that kicks off on Wednesday. If only the industry, reeling from a run of scandals, could forget about the here and now.” Read the full […]
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HYDRO INTERNATIONAL | October 2017 “For three years researchers from eleven countries have been working intensively on these questions on the consequences on deepsea mining on ecosystems and environmental aspects in the project “MiningImpact” coordinated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany. This week, they discuss their findings at the project`s final […]
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ABC NEWS | 20 October 2017 “The PNG government is being threatened with legal action by a group opposed to the planned undersea mining project, Solwara 1. One of their most high profile supporters, former Attorney General and Chief Justice, Sir Arnold Amet says people have a right to know what kind of environmental […]
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