Russia’s new lithium mine will harm Arctic ecosystems and Indigenous people, Sámi activist warns

“Vast areas of nature will be destroyed.”

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer June 14, 2022
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The projected Kolmozero mine in the Kola Peninsula holds about 75 million tons of ore and will become Russia’s biggest lithium mine. It will help compensate for ores that now are subjected to international sanctions, project developers argue.

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