The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is now taking its Going for Gold gold recovery technology out of the trial phase and into the real-world market.
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Researchers develop method to detect mercury using gold
Researchers from the Tyndall National Institute based at the University College Cork, Ireland, are developing a method for detecting mercury using gold.
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Workers exposed to lead and mercury
Workers are believed to have been exposed to hazardous chemicals during processing at a now closed mine.
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Backyard gold extraction bust
Detectives in Kalgoorlie have unearthed what appeared to be a backyard gold extraction lab at a Turner Street address.
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Treaty gives governments 15 years to end all mercury mining
Delegates from 140 nations and territories have signed the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury with the international treaty set to take effect in 90 days.
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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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Toxins at mine sites near homes
Over 20 mine processing sites in Western Australia may contain toxins such as mercury, lead and arsenic.
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Orica leak not behind locals’ sickness, EPA states
The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected claims that a leak at Orica's Botany plant was behind contaminated water and local residents illness.
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Coal miner detects high metal levels in nearby waterways
Griffin Coal has released a report which states that high levels of metals have been found in the waterways around the town of Collie.
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