{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6470c7ac76120a0011930a98?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A sinking city moving for a metal mine","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The town of Kiruna in Sweden is being moved building by building to facilitate new mining activity, in what’s thought to be <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/sweden-discovers-rare-earth-mineral-deposit-b1052958.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals</a>. But do we <strong>need</strong> to mine for such materials? Can we recycle what we already have instead? Kiruna’s Head of Planning <strong>Nina Eliason</strong> discusses the move, and <strong>Anders Lindberg</strong> from <a href=\"https://lkab.com/en/press/europes-largest-deposit-of-rare-earth-metals-is-located-in-the-kiruna-area/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mining firm LKAB</a> explains what they hope to recover from the mine. Plus <strong>Robbie Staniforth</strong> from <a href=\"https://www.ecosurety.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ecosurety</a> explains why e-waste recycling isn’t very popular, but why it is needed. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why is Kiruna being moved?</li><li>Why move the buildings, instead of re-building the city elsewhere?</li><li>The precious metals within the Per Geiger Deposit</li><li>How substances from the mine can be used for everything from tech to fertilisers</li><li>Have we mined enough precious metals?</li><li>How much of a smartphone can actually be recycled?</li><li>The complicated process of recycling chips and batteries</li><li>Why government legislation is needed to make e-waste recycling viable</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}