Imperial College London is opening a ￡6 million research centre to investigate mining technology. The centre is a partnership with mining firm Rio Tinto and will develop new exploration and extraction methods Minerals used to produce valuable metals such as copper, used in electrical wiring, or nickel, used to make stainless steel, are getting harder to find and recover using traditional methods. Extracting them from deeper underground is becoming an important focus for mining research. Lead scientist Professor Jan Cilliers said: "If we found copper close to a major city tomorrow then the associated environmental and social concerns would make it impossible for us to mine. Our research could make this a reality without adverse effects on the environment."
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机译：伦敦帝国理工学院（Imperial College London）将斥资600万英镑开设一个研究中心，以研究采矿技术。该中心是与矿业公司力拓（Rio Tinto）的合作伙伴关系，将开发新的勘探和开采方法。用于生产有价值的金属的矿物质（例如用于电线的铜或用于制造不锈钢的镍）将越来越难以找到和回收。传统方法。从更深的地下提取它们正成为采矿研究的重要重点。首席科学家扬·西里尔斯（Jan Cilliers）教授说：“如果明天我们在大城市附近发现铜，那么相关的环境和社会问题将使我们无法开采铜矿。我们的研究可以使铜矿开采成为现实，而不会对环境造成不利影响。”
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