Panel discusses the barriers facing the industry
Declining head grades, permitting and the need for greater collaborations with stakeholders and governments were all discussed during a panel on decarbonisation at todays FT Mining Summit, held in London.A panel on decarbonisation highlighted permitting as being one of the largest challenges facing the energy transition minerals "What used to take 5-6 years now takes ten," Kenta Saito, general manager, base metals division, mineral & metal resources, Mitsui said.
Saito said that declining head grades at existing mines meant that the metals needed for the energy transition now lie in riskier jurisdictions.This was followed up by Snowdon, who pointed at the acceleration of supply out of the Copperbelt.
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