In the rebel-controlled Congolese town of Rubaya, laborers produce 15% of the world's coltan ore, a mineral that is pivotal in the production of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/world/congo-cobalt-mine-tech-m23-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #africa #congo #cobalt #tech #electricvehicles #batteries #mining #africa

Lithium prices and stocks spiked after battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. halted operations at a mine in China, spurring speculation Beijing might move to suspend other projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/11/markets/lithium-market-cat-mines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #catl #batteries #electricvehicles #china #catl #mining

The seizure of one of the largest known mercury shipments in history, moving from mines in Mexico to illegal Amazon gold mining zones, exposes the wide use of the toxic metal in the rain forest, according to authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/mercury-amazon-gold-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #gold #mining #latinamerica #southamerica #amazonriver

"Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever -- Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, #climate stability and #ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them." (Nature Comment, 04 June 2025)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01665-0
#sea #deepsea #mining #fishing

"Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever -- Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, #climate stability and #ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them." (Nature Comment, 04 June 2025)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01665-0
#sea #deepsea #mining #fishing

Earth First: Germany: Call to Defend Sundi and Hambi

https://earthfirstjournal.news/2025/07/26/germany-call-to-defend-sundi-and-hambi/

from Act for Free The Megamachine spreads its devastating skewers in all directions: towards the ocean floor, other planets, and the last remaining areas of wilderness on Earth. There are many places to take a stand against a suicidal culture which, if […]

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A Pacific island nation wants to mine the ocean floor. Many islanders fear this could taint their ocean forever. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/asia-pacific/politics/pacific-island-nation-mine-ocean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #mining #oceans #cookislands #pacificislands

President Trump has cleared the way for a race to the abyss to extract critical minerals, even though seabed mining technology remains under development and commercially unproven. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/world/politics/trump-minerals-deep-sea-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #rareearths #mining #oceans #batteries #pollution #sustainability #us #donaldtrump

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible to restore damaged sea floor ecosystems — or how long it would take. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/20/earth-science/sea-floor-mining-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #earthscience #oceans #mining #coral

India is looking to boost its output of rare-earth magnets to cut its reliance on China, which controls about 90% of the world's processing of the minerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/india-rare-earth-china-reliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #india #china #rareearths #mining #trade

Unusually large quantities of antimony — a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants — have poured into the United States from Thailand and Mexico since China barred U.S. shipments last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/us-minerals-china-export-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rareearths #china #us #trade #mining #gallium #germanium

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a monthslong battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-rare-earth-myanmar-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #rareearths #mining #southeastasia #china

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/japan-deep-sea-mineral-extraction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oceans #mining #china #donaldtrump

With tensions increasing between Russia and Nordic countries, the 500-kilometer-long Malmbanan train line remains a prime target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/politics/sweden-arctic-railway-militarized-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #sweden #arctic #climatechange #russia #rail #mining