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The Element Blog
Insights from the source.
From mine to market, Element tracks and verifies the climate impact of mineral production with radical transparency. Explore how mines, data partners, and downstream industries are reshaping accountability, resilience, and real-world value.
Stay informed with thought leadership, field updates, and behind-the-scenes looks at the people and partnerships powering the next generation of climate solutions.
The Things We Keep: Why the Element Heirloom NFT Exists
What is an Heirloom NFT? How Families Are Preserving Their Stories on the Blockchain Your grandmother's ring. Your dad's watch. A handwritten recipe. An old baseball glove. Some objects hold more than their weight in memories. Objects so deeply tied to a person or moment that holding them feels like journeying through time. But no matter how carefully you protect them, metal dulls, paper fades, boxes get misplaced, and memories blur. Stories get shorter each time they're told
Oct 287 min read
What Is Beta Testing?
Developing and bringing a technical product to market is a collaborative effort that involves various testing phases, such as Alpha...
Jul 302 min read
Element United Expands Ethical Mining Certification Reach through Pivotal Connection in Nairobi, Kenya
[Nairobi, July 17, 2023] - Element United, a global leader in sustainable solutions, is pleased to announce a significant milestone in...
Jul 302 min read
Element United and Nature Kenya Collaborate to Create Carbon Revenue Streams for Conservation Projects in Kenya
[Nairobi, July 18, 2023] – Chris Williams, Carbon Director and Leader of Element United’s Asia Division at Element United, discussed with...
Jul 302 min read
Element United Explores Opportunities for Sustainable Growth in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, July 10, 2023 - Element United, a prominent Web3 organization, is excited to announce its recent involvement in productive...
Jul 302 min read
Element Reacts: Canadian Gold Mining Impacts Indigenous Food and Water Security
Canadian gold mining operations threaten the food and water security of Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest, and local...
Jul 304 min read
Need to Know: Greenwashing and the Voluntary Carbon Credit Market
If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably seen reports exposing the large-scale “greenwashing” campaigns used by major...
Jul 304 min read
Element Reacts: Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribes Fight to Maintain Traditional Living
The largest gold mine in both Canada and the world faces fierce opposition from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribes, represented by Earthjustice...
Jul 244 min read
Artisanal Gold Mining:Impact and Evaluation
In recent years, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) populations have seen exponential growth from 30 million people in 2014 to an...
Jul 245 min read
The Lithium Paradox
As the world races toward electrification and decarbonization, lithium remains at the forefront of our collective attention. Challenges...
Jul 244 min read
Element United Officially Launches Mainnet
The mainnet associated with the Element blockchain officially launched on March 1, 2023, which means the Element blockchain is now...
Jul 223 min read
Element Reacts: Congolese Cobalt Mining
Host Joe Rogan of the eponymous podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience , recently interviewed British Academy Global Professor Siddharth...
Jul 224 min read
Granite Mining: Are There Better Ways to Extract the Value from Granite?
Widely considered one of the oldest industries in the world, the mining and quarrying of granite and similar stones such as marble began...
Jul 224 min read
Element Reacts: Alleged Violations at the Barrick Gold Mines
This ongoing series explores Element’s response to various events in the mining community, especially as they pertain to our global...
Jul 222 min read
Gold Mining: Do the benefits of gold mining outweigh the devastation?
Gold is incredibly utilitarian, used in everything from currency to the spacesuits worn by astronauts. Investments, offerings of undying...
Jul 225 min read
Announcing the Wheaton Creek Jade Mine partnership
In a major conservation and blockchain digitization event, the Wheaton Creek Jade Mine has partnered with Element United to digitize the...
Jul 222 min read
3,000 Acre Jade Mine claim commits entire Jade portfolio to Element United
3000 acre jade mine claim in the heart of Jade Valley, British Columbia, Canada commits entire jade portfolio to revolutionary blockchain...
Jul 223 min read
Jade Mining: Can We Reduce the Harm that is the Result of Jade Mining?
Strikingly beautiful, jade easily captures the eyes, and hearts, of many. Used in ornaments, medicines, rituals and jewelry worldwide,...
Jul 215 min read
A Commitment to the Best Blockchain Tech
Web3 is about more than NFTs and the Metaverse. It’s also about upgrading blockchain tech across the board to make transactions more...
Jul 211 min read
What Makes an NFT Project Successful? Part 2
We believe that NFT projects are more likely to be successful if they have certain key characteristics. It’s the secret sauce that makes...
Jul 212 min read
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