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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/mining-is-necessary-for-the-green-transition-heres-why-experts-say-we-need-to-do-it-better by Bella Isaacs-Thomas 8/12/23 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/mining-is-necessary-for-the-green-transition-heres-why-experts-say-we-need-to-do-it-better by Bella Isaacs-Thomas 8/12/23 PBS NEWS] | ||
Before a solar panel can be installed on a roof or an electric bus can hit the streets, manufacturers first have to get their hands on key metals and minerals. But to meet the demands of the transition away from fossil fuels, experts say more sustainable approaches are needed to minimize the effects the mining industry can have on the planet, people and their communities. | Before a solar panel can be installed on a roof or an electric bus can hit the streets, manufacturers first have to get their hands on key metals and minerals. But to meet the demands of the transition away from fossil fuels, experts say more sustainable approaches are needed to minimize the effects the mining industry can have on the planet, people and their communities. | ||
=====Connected, safe, intelligent – mining in the modern age===== | |||
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/06/connected-safe-intelligent-mining-in-the-modern-age/ by Zou Zhilei 26/6/23 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | |||
The days of mines as dirty and dangerous workplaces are ending. Digital technologies are empowering the mining industry to become cleaner and safer for workers. Technological change chimes in with a transition in the underlying logic of mining. Formerly, the major way to increase mining output was to add sites and staff. In light of price volatility, shortages in talent and other hurdles, the industry is now transitioning from this method to one of intensifying the use of existing sites instead. | |||
