After careful consideration of the fractious debate surrounding seabed critical minerals, along with firstly, the novel approach to harvesting metals in a way that keeps the ecosystem intact, and secondly, processing metals using naturally occurring bacteria, Impossible Mining has decided to formalize its differentiation from traditional mining practices, renaming the company, Impossible Metals.
“Removing the reference to mining signals our departure from more traditional mining practices – the destruction of habitat, the large-scale significant impacts, the long-term environmental liabilities, and the use of harmful chemicals in processing” says Renee Grogan, Chief Sustainability Officer.
“We are signalling our commitment to delivering critical battery metals to the market in a way that leaves behind the impacts of traditional mining,” she says.
At Deep Sea Minerals 2022 in Bergen, October 25-27, Oliver Gunasekara – CEO & Co-founder of Impossible Metals – will present a status update on the two projects described in this article. The talk is entitled “Economically Viable Selective Harvesting & Green Processing of Polymetallic Nodules”.
