Nickel debate: Expert urges "50-year ban"

The exploitation of nickel in Serbia should not be allowed under any circumstances in the next 50 years, as it would require the use of polluting technologies.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 01.10.2012.

12:01

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BELGRADE The exploitation of nickel in Serbia should not be allowed under any circumstances in the next 50 years, as it would require the use of polluting technologies. This was heard from professor at the Belgrade Faculty of Mining and Geology Vidojko Jovic, who spoke for Tanjug. Nickel debate: Expert urges "50-year ban" "Exploiting nickel would have devastating consequences for the environment, people's health, plant life, land, groundwater and surface waters. There are no clean technologies in the exploitation of nickel," said Jovic. Mining nickel would not be profitable either, since the estimated reserves of this metal in Serbia are under one percent, so geological studies do not have any effect, claims Jovic, who teaches Geochemistry. Greece also has deposits of nickel, but no one is interested in research and exploitation, because the EU has stricter environmental regulations, he said. Jovic recalled that the British opened the first nickel mine in Turkey, but have since been pushed out of the country and have moved on to the Philippines. Turkey no longer exploits nickel, because the country's forestry department does not issue permits, the Russians have closed the Norilisk mines, and nickel is now exploited only in Canada and Australia, said Jovic. Serbia's Minister and Mining and Natural Resources Milan Bacevic has advocated research into the country's nickel deposits, saying that one metric tone of the metal currently sells for over USD 25,000 on the world market. Experts estimate that billions of euros lie buried in the ground in Serbia and that it makes sense to take advantage of these resources, he told Tanjug. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said, however, that he would ask the competent ministries for reports on the exploitation of nickel in Serbia and its effects on people and the environment. Milan Bacevic is seen during a recent news conference where he spoke in favor of nickel exploitation (Tanjug) Tanjug

Nickel debate: Expert urges "50-year ban"

"Exploiting nickel would have devastating consequences for the environment, people's health, plant life, land, groundwater and surface waters. There are no clean technologies in the exploitation of nickel," said Jović.

Mining nickel would not be profitable either, since the estimated reserves of this metal in Serbia are under one percent, so geological studies do not have any effect, claims Jović, who teaches Geochemistry.

Greece also has deposits of nickel, but no one is interested in research and exploitation, because the EU has stricter environmental regulations, he said.

Jović recalled that the British opened the first nickel mine in Turkey, but have since been pushed out of the country and have moved on to the Philippines.

Turkey no longer exploits nickel, because the country's forestry department does not issue permits, the Russians have closed the Norilisk mines, and nickel is now exploited only in Canada and Australia, said Jović.

Serbia's Minister and Mining and Natural Resources Milan Bačević has advocated research into the country's nickel deposits, saying that one metric tone of the metal currently sells for over USD 25,000 on the world market.

Experts estimate that billions of euros lie buried in the ground in Serbia and that it makes sense to take advantage of these resources, he told Tanjug.

Prime Minister Ivica Dačić said, however, that he would ask the competent ministries for reports on the exploitation of nickel in Serbia and its effects on people and the environment.

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