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February 8, 2021 | 12:02 am Font Size REUTERS JAKARTA — Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, a government official and a corporate mining source said. The Southeast Asian nation, the world’s biggest nickel producer, has not officially banned so-called deep-sea tailings (DST) but by not issuing new permits it could delay planned projects and complicate efforts to dispose of waste. Proponents of DST say it is cheaper and less harmful to ...

Exclusive: Facing green pressure, Indonesia halts deep-sea mining disposal Reuters 2/5/2021 By Fransiska Nangoy and Fathin Ungku © Reuters/Yusuf Ahmad FILE PHOTO: A worker displays nickel ore in a ferronickel smelter owned by state miner Aneka Tambang Tbk at Pomala district in Indonesia By Fransiska Nangoy and Fathin Ungku JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, a government official and a corporate mining so...

By Fransiska Nangoy and Fathin Ungku JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, a government official and a corporate mining source said. The Southeast Asian nation, the world's biggest nickel producer, has not officially banned so-called deep sea tailings (DST) but by not issuing new permits it could delay planned projects and complicate efforts to dispose of waste. Proponents of DST say it is cheaper and less harmful to pipe waste in...

Nickel price: Indonesia halts deep-sea mining disposal Indonesia. (Image by theseasodeep0, Pixabay) Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, a government official and a corporate mining source said. The Southeast Asian nation, the world’s biggest nickel producer, has not officially banned so-called deep sea tailings (DST) but by not issuing new permits it could delay planned projects and complicate efforts to dispose of waste. Sign Up for the Batte...