This picture taken on February 8, 2023 shows workers using excavators during an exploration for nickel ore by Gema Kreasi Perdana (GKP) on Wawonii island in southeast Sulawesi. – The dig site is part of a huge rush to Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel producer, by domestic and foreign enterprises to mine the critical component used in electric vehicle batteries. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) / TO GO WITH “Indonesia-rights-mining-environment-China”, FOCUS by Marchio GORBIANO (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)