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Copper mining at Ecuador's Mirador mine

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Copper mining at Ecuador's Mirador mine

From Elena Gnant / 23.11.2021 Comments Disabled

Several thousand hectares of rainforest are cleared for the Mirador mine in Ecuador. Among other things, copper foils for the production of lithium-ion batteries and electronic circuit boards for electric cars are produced from the copper. It [...]

The forgotten battery raw materials: Manganese – destruction on land and threat to the deep sea?!

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The forgotten battery raw materials: Manganese – destruction on land and threat to the deep sea?!

From Elena Gnant / 28.10.2021 Comments Disabled

Due to its chemical properties, manganese is an important metal used in various types of batteries such as nickel-manganese-cobalt or lithium-manganese batteries. Along with nickel, it is an important battery raw material to [...]

The forgotten battery raw materials: Iron ore – electromobility on toxic sludge avalanches

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The forgotten battery raw materials: Iron ore – electromobility on toxic sludge avalanches

From Elena Gnant / 29.09.2021 Comments Disabled

Iron is an important raw material in battery production. It is installed in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the cathode and is necessary for the production of steel from which battery housings are made. Through [...]