Deep-sea mining could help fuel renewable energy. Here's why it's been put on hold.
Industrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for at least a year after clashes at International Seabed Authority meeting.
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Industrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for at least a year after clashes at International Seabed Authority meeting.
As lithium producers warn of shortages amid a global push for electrification, oil and gas companies are making forays into extracting the in-demand metal—and banking on nascent technologies to “become big in lithium.”
Allied Gold will take over 100% of Elemental Altus Royalties’ wholly-owned subsidiary Legend Mali III gold project.
Rio Tinto has purchased a 15% stake in Sovereign Metals for A$40.4m, with the investment to be focused on its Kasiya graphite project.
Canadian company Trigon Metals, which has operations in Namibia and Morocco, is raising funds for further mineral exploration at its Namibian projects.