Quantitative assessment of the negative environmental effects of mining is vital for the eco-
environmental restoration and management of mining areas. However, it remains unclear …

Changes in the mobility patterns have evoked concerns about the future availability of
certain raw materials necessary to produce alternative drivetrains and related batteries. The …

Purpose In a context where the transition to a circular economy is increasingly required, it is
necessary to clarify the relationship between sustainability and circularity. In this …

The study examines the relationship between mineral resource prices, renewable energy
consumption, scientific advancement, mineral resource trading, production, and resource …

In the course of our research at the intersection between academia and practice, we have
observed that practitioners often regard the circular economy (CE) as a concept based on …

Purpose Assessing impacts of abiotic resource use has been a topic of persistent debate
among life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) method developers and a source of confusion …

Batteries | Free Full-Text | Life Cycle Modelling of Extraction and Processing of Battery
Minerals—A Parametric Approach Next Article in Journal Thermal Analysis of LMO/Graphite …

Mining activities and associated actions cause land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes across
the world. The objective of this study were to evaluate the historical impacts of mining …

The increasing metal demand driven by energy and digital transition has led to more
complex mining operations. To allocate environmental impacts in cases of mining co …

The consumption of freshwater in mining accounts for only a small proportion of the total
water use at global and even national scales. However, at regional and local scales, mining …