Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 23:10:37 +0000
This is part 2 of my interview with Impossible Mining CEO Oliver Gunasekara. In part 1, we talked about reinventing the mining industry, how the 2020 wildfire season inspired Oliver to start his company, and the three fundamental problems he is tackling with Impossible Mining. If you haven’t read part 1, you can go back […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 19:12:31 +0000
The Metals Company and Allseas have announced the successful deepwater commissioning of its riser pipe and jumper hose. These tools are designed to lift polymetallic nodules from the seafloor to the surface. The nodules typically fit inside the palm of your hand (they sent me one in 2020 as a sample back when they were […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 02:43:57 +0000
The Metals Company announced along with Allseas the successful results of a deep-water test of its polymetallic nodule collector vehicle in the Atlantic Ocean. The vehicle was tested at a depth of almost 2,500 meters. You may remember my previous articles about The Metals Company, and my two interviews with CEO Gerard Barron. I’ve been […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:40:01 +0000
We don’t need nickel from Russia. There is a critical need for nickel and other EV battery metals worldwide, but we don’t need to get it from Russia. In March 2022, Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas shared worries about Russia’s outsized role in the nickel supply chain for EVs. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau then discussed the note […]