Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials.
A worker stands near a mining pit at PT Vale Indonesia’s nickel mine in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. A worker operates a truck as molten slag is poured into a container at PT Vale Indonesia’s nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. A worker operates a truck as molten slag is poured into a container at PT Vale Indonesia’s nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
Experts say improved technology, pressure from customers and enforcement of clean energy policies all are needed to keep moving toward more sustainable mining and refining practices while raising output to keep pace with global needs for pivoting away from reliance on polluting fossil fuels. Indonesia is the world’s largest nickel producer and Indonesian President Joko Widodo has promoted the country developing its own industries.
It’s the best option available given current technology, she said in an interview with The Associated Press. It took decades to recoup costs from building the three hydropower dams in the remote, sparsely populated area, that are used to power Vale’s Sorowako facilities. But now, having that infrastructure means big savings at a time when global energy prices are high.
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