迈向可持续金属开采:应对南非采矿业的能源和水资源挑战

IF 4.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Sehliselo Ndlovu , Sefiu O. Adewuyi
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技术进步和能源转型等工业发展的趋势表明,采矿业未来将需要向世界提供大量的关键金属。因此,采矿业作为建设碳中和未来基础设施所需材料的供应商所发挥的作用正受到越来越多的关注。然而,采矿业继续面临一些障碍,这些障碍可能使满足对这些关键金属的需求具有挑战性。不断增加的能源需求、淡水供应的短缺以及对环境和社会负责任的采矿的日益增长的需要是其中的一些挑战。本文重点介绍了南非金属开采行业中围绕水和能源利用的挑战,并进一步讨论了该行业为确保可持续性而采取的一些战略和举措。该论文强调,从线性到循环的水资源利用方式的转变,以及可再生能源的整合,以支持传统的煤炭动力能源供应,是采矿业正在启动的一些战略,以保障原材料和产品的不间断供应,不仅在经济上可行,而且以负责任的方式。
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Towards sustainable metal extraction: Navigating energy and water challenges in the South African mining industry
The move towards technological advancements and industrial developments such as energy transition suggests that the mining industry will need to provide the world with vast quantities of critical metals in the future. As such, the mining sector is receiving increasing attention for the role it plays as a supplier of materials necessary to build the infrastructure for a carbon neutral future. However, the mining industry continues to face a number of obstacles which might make meeting the demand for these critical metals challenging. The increasing energy demand, the scarcity of fresh water supply and the growing need for responsible mining with regards to the environment and the society, are some of these challenges. This paper highlights the challenges around water and energy utilisation in the South African metal extraction industry and further discusses some of the strategies and initiatives being undertaken by the sector in order to ensure sustainability. The paper highlights that a move from linear to a circular approach in water utilisation and the integration of renewable energy sources to support the traditional coal powered energy supplies are some of the strategies that the mining industry is initiating to safeguard the uninterrupted supply of raw materials and products in not only an economically viable way but also in a responsible manner.
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