Former career mining professional Simon Michaux gives a public lecture describing the onset of ‘peak mining’ and its various implications for natural resource management. This talk was presented in Adelaide by the political lobby group, Sustainable Population Australia.
Peak mining & implications for natural resource management
By Simon Michaux, originally published by Sustainable Population Institute of Australia
August 15, 2013
Simon Michaux
Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.
Tags: mining, Resource Depletion
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