NORWAY’S INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RICHES GENERATE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, WHILE REGULATORS KEEP AN EYE ON ECO-CONTROLS

With an ever-increasing reliance on technology and global shift towards renewable energy to protect the planet’s resources, the Nordic industrial minerals sector finds itself at something of a crossroads in terms of sustainability. Home to some of the world’s largest reserves of minerals used in critical technologies, with a profitable future predicted, the industry is being closely monitored by Nordic regulatory authorities to ensure mining is conducted as ethically and sustainably as possible. In 2013, the Norwegian ministry of trade and industry produced ...


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