The evolving structure of the global mining industry1,☆
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Matériaux & Techniques
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Publication Date
- Jun 16, 2023
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 3
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1051/mattech/2023017
- Source
- EDP Sciences
- Keywords
- Disciplines
- License
- White
- External links
Abstract
The green energy transition has been called a transition from a fossil fuel dependency to a metal and mineral dependency. Concerns about the security of future supplies are raised mainly in the EU and the USA with the Critical Raw Materials Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. The perspectives of these policies are centred on the demands created in the industrialised countries. The need for metals to lift billions of poor people out of poverty and to cater for the population growth is often, if not always, left out of the equation. While demand undoubtedly is increasing, the opposition to new mines and new renewable energy supply is strong and perhaps even increasing. It is necessary to find new ways to create a recognition that mining plays a key role for the green transition.
