tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post3857049606626434563..comments2024-03-26T21:47:45.016+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: Will the end of the era of the internal combustion engine herald a golden age for mining?MEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-57716599150989184412017-09-07T00:48:36.068+01:002017-09-07T00:48:36.068+01:00I am sure that whatever new technology will emerge...I am sure that whatever new technology will emerge there will be interesting tasks for mining engineers worrying about the sustainable processing of natural and anthropogenic minerals and materials, i.e. primary and secondary raw materials. I believe the trend of increasing complexity in material mixes will increase, thus demanding new technologies for sutainable recovery of many elements. However, with respect to the end of the combustion engine I believe that it is too close minded to believe that the electrical cars of the present generation will be the emerging technology. I tend to be more cautious for I believe there needs to be new maybe yet unknown solutions coming to the market and that could bring new material mixes, new mining and recycling demands. It is indeed an exciting time of changes and new tasks.Martin Rudolphhttps://www.hzdr.de/db/ContMan.Visi.Card?pNid=no&pUser=14100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-29240062046063996532017-09-01T18:12:35.044+01:002017-09-01T18:12:35.044+01:00An interesting article on nickel mining and the hi...An interesting article on nickel mining and the hidden environmental cost of electric cars, in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/aug/24/nickel-mining-hidden-environmental-cost-electric-cars-batteries" rel="nofollow">Guardian newspaper</a>MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-56683493643297836142017-08-31T14:54:07.297+01:002017-08-31T14:54:07.297+01:00Well well
It's a nice initiative bit different...Well well<br />It's a nice initiative bit different. Always new materials and related areas are fascinating. The need and idea to generate the same must take place either in the institutions or in the grads classes.apart from the abunda1 of other Minerals one has to think a step ahead i.e. value addition. That's where a mining and mineral engg. Should focus. Challenge is to extract these Minerals and sustain the process for long time.<br />Regards<br />Rama MurthyRamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454365881284391779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-24451966396477133892017-08-31T00:59:30.540+01:002017-08-31T00:59:30.540+01:00Good to see the bright future- for mining and mine...Good to see the bright future- for mining and mineral processing-needs a lot of innovation and "out of box thinking" apart from learning from other science and engineering disciplines.<br />Above all more investments are needed in geological exploration to widen our resource base; efficient techniques to identify these elements in a ore body and methods to recover them are to be given top priority. Yes, future is exciting and challenging.<br />Rao,T.C.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-17266811550412457852017-08-30T16:57:10.158+01:002017-08-30T16:57:10.158+01:00Off-grid charging is now a reality and soon the wh...Off-grid charging is now a reality and soon the whole globe will be dotted with free charge-points; time will tell. MANTLEDI-MALESELAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380273184534859077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-23938849248910061512017-08-30T16:30:38.306+01:002017-08-30T16:30:38.306+01:00Thanks for getting this discussion (hopefully) off...Thanks for getting this discussion (hopefully) off to a good start Adam. It will be interesting to see if these replacements come to fruition, but I hope they don't - not just yet anyway!MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-75842984822746375012017-08-30T15:33:48.898+01:002017-08-30T15:33:48.898+01:00In the long term we should expect copper to be rep...In the long term we should expect copper to be replaced by carbon nanotechnology and batteries to be replaced by ceramic capacitors. The same way that iron and chrome have been replaced by polymers in cars, other metals will be replaced too. They are just so scarce, and will only keep getting more and more expensive to use. <br />Adam Johnston Adam Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311089192999695352noreply@blogger.com