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Bubbling below the earth's surface is a stash of metals essential to the energy transition. Reaching these resources means mining a volcano.

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A new report reveals that green energy advocates are thinking about ways to get the elements that are necessary for the massive expansion in the use of electric vehicles Joe Biden is demanding of Americans.

Scientists are exploring the potential of volcanoes as a source of both geothermal energy and metals essential for renewable energy operations.

Metals could be extracted from magmatic brines while producing geothermal power at same time, say scientists

How Green Mining Paves The Way To A Sustainable And Net Zero Future July 3, 2021 Share Scientists at the Earth Sciences department of the University of Oxford demonstrate how to directly extract valuable metals from hot salty fluids (brines) trapped in porous rocks at roughly 2km below dormant volcanoes. They propose that this green-mining approach will sustainably provide essential metals for a net-zero future. Magma underneath volcanoes releases metal-rich gasses that ascend toward t...

Volcanic brine mines could be green sources of copper, gold and lithium Volcanic brine mines could be ... Oxford scientists have suggested that important metals like gold and copper could be harvested from "brine mines" beneath volcanoes 1/1 Oxford scientists have suggested that important metals like gold and copper could be harvested from "brine mines" beneath volcanoes One hurdle standing in the way of a transition to renewable energy is the increased need for mining t...

Share Scientists at the University of Oxford demonstrate how it is possible to directly extract valuable metals from hot salty fluids (‘brines’) trapped in porous rocks at depths of around 2km below dormant volcanoes. They propose this radical green-mining approach to provide essential metals for a net zero future – copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium – in a sustainable way. Magma beneath volcanoes releases gases that rise towards the surface. These gases are rich in metals. As the p...