Massive Norwegian phosphate rock deposit can meet fertilizer, solar, and EV battery demand for 50 years
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Norwegian mining company Norge Mining said the 70 billion tonnes of phosphate rock was uncovered in the southwest of Norway, where it sits alongside other minerals such...

Norwegian mining company Norge Mining said the 70 billion tonnes of phosphate rock was uncovered in the southwest of Norway, where it sits alongside other minerals such…

  • Bonzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Isn’t it like 10x deeper than typical mines though? Cost/benefit might not be worth it.

    • dub@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I do think that we need to move towards renewable energy and nuclear but this is good news for the short term since we were almost 100% reliant on China to get battery resources.

      While the goal would be to move things over quickly, this is decent news for now

    • Hank@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      The only way that would be avoided were if we kill the majority of the human population and the rest agrees to live in caves and shit in holes.

      At least this takes off pressure on other resources.

      • Neeps@feddit.online
        2·
        1 year ago

        Also at least this is used to build solar panels, a definite step up from coal and oil plants