A researcher from the University of Alberta in Canada has found a coal by-product called nano humus to be highly effective for remediating land and water used in mining.
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Finders suffers wall failure at copper project
Finders Resources has announced that a wall at the Kali Kuning open pit within the Wetar copper project in Indonesia collapsed on Monday.
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Derelict mines summit shines spotlight on rehabilitation
The first international summit on derelict mines – Dealing with Derelict Mines – was held in Singleton NSW last week, with delegates exploring the best practice for rehabilitation.
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Remediation to begin at former BHP waste dump
The Hunter Development Corporation (HDC) has awarded Georgiou Group a $5.8 million contract to remediate one of BHPs former waste dumps on Kooragang Island.
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New study on asbestos remediation methods
A University of California San Diego study has challenged the belief that asbestos fibres cannot move through soil.
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Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time
Mines typically follow a set path from prospecting, to development, to extraction and finally closure as the finite resources are exhausted. But does that really need to be the end of the mine’s productive life?
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Getting revegetation off the ground
Fundamental approaches to seeding and site restoration are needed in mine environmental management.
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Subzero win Glencore coal rehab contract
Subzero has won a contract for rehabilitation works at Glencore’s Bulga coal mine.
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Hall Engineering wins Ranger mine remediation contract
Hall Engineering has won the contract to carry out remediation work at ERA’s Ranger uranium mine.
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Queensland mine shafts to be backfilled
180 abandoned mine shafts near Ravenswood in north Queensland will be backfilled and repaired.
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Rio Tinto to face rehab and labour hire concerns at AGM
Today’s Rio Tinto AGM in Perth will hear concerns about rehab of the Ranger Uranium Mine, and the casualiation of Australian coal mining workforces.
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Anglo American start grazing trial on rehabilitated mine
Anglo American has launched a livestock grazing trial on nearly 50 hectares of rehabilitated mine land at its Dartbrook coal mine.
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New nickel accumulating plants uncovered
Researchers have uncovered dozens of new nickel hyperaccumulator plants in a study in Borneo.
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What should we do with Australia’s 50,000 abandoned mines?
Corinne Unger examines the state of Australia's abandoned mines, who is responsible for their rehabilitation, and how they can become useful again.
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Mining rehab contributions become mandatory in WA
Western Australia has implemented mandatory contributions to the Mining Rehabilitation Fund, effective July 1.
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United nations to assist in Bougainville mine remediation
Rio Tinto’s Panguna copper mine will get help from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to deal with its environmental problems.
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BHP mine sale halted by acid contamination
Acid contamination could threaten mining giant BHP Billiton’s attempt to sell its old Mount Goldsworthy iron ore mine in the Pilbara to company Nimbus Mines.
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Orica to start remediation at Botany
Remediation works will begin at Orica’s Botany plant this month after the company received approval from the Environment Protection Authority.
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WA mine rehabilitation bond system overhauled
Western Australia's Government has announced it will create a new fund to replace the current environmental bond system for mine rehabilitation.
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Collie closer to mine rehab
The WA Department of Mines and Petroleum moved a step ahead in its rehabilitation plans for the former Black Diamond coal mine near Collie.
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