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DeepGreen closer to mining battery metals from the sea after $150m injection

The Canadian start-up has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies on how to scoop up small metallic rocks containing cobalt, nickel and manganese from the seabed.

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Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research

According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.

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Five BHP tailings dams could pose “extreme risk” to communities in event of collapse

The Australian miner released risk assessment results in response to pressure from a group of investors that requested information on facilities controlled by nearly 700 mining companies be disclosed.

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