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Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll

  • Written by Nick Bainton, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible tollGetty

Plundering the Pacific for its rich natural resources has a long pedigree. Think of the European companies strip-mining Nauru for its phosphate and leaving behind a moonscape.

There are worrying signs history may be about to repeat, as global demand soars for minerals critical to the clean energy transition. This demand is creating pressure...

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