Craig Liddicoat from Flinders University speaks to AZoMining about his team's work on effective rehabilitation in post-mining ecosystems and whether it can set up a predictable trajectory of recovery. We also ask why ecosystem recovery is important in mining operations and the current limitations affecting its success.
By Laura Thomson
5 Apr 2022
Environmental waste management has often not been a priority for mining companies, but they are now seeking environmental protections for their sites.
Greenland is tapping into new sources of materials in remote locations that require shipping large-scale waste management facilities to cope.
This article looks at automated technology and its use in mining and how it is helping to develop reliable and safer unmanned mines.
In a series of Q&As, Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with a shift towards greater sustainability within the mining industry, and the current prevailing trends.
Researchers have proposed a mobile inspection platform based on autonomous UGVs to reduce the presence of humans in a harsh mining environment.
By Laura Thomson
29 Mar 2022
This article looks at the use of alternative water resources in copper leaching processes in the Chilean mining industry. The research was published in Metals.
By Laura Thomson
29 Mar 2022
This article will look at how the copper mining industry can become more sustainable and what progress is currently being made in achieving this aim.
By Reginald Davey
22 Mar 2022
A paper, published in ACS Omega, investigates the piezoelectric effect of roof deformation and fracture sparking the methane qualities to provide accurate ideas for the prevention and management of gas explosions in the gob.
By Laura Thomson
17 Mar 2022
Scientists have developed a modeling system to study the relationships between anthropogenic activity and natural factors, in relation to vegetation cover in the Yangquan coal mining area of China.
By Georgie Lyng
14 Mar 2022