How to grow metals using plants
As the old saying goes, if you can’t grow it you have to mine it – but what if you could ‘grow’ metals after all? Ailbhe Goodbody finds out more about phytomining
Putting mining into perspective
As the old saying goes, if you can’t grow it you have to mine it – but what if you could ‘grow’ metals after all? Ailbhe Goodbody finds out more about phytomining
Marny Reakes explains how synthetic biology can change the way we mine. From the micro fracturing of rocks, to exploration and advanced bioleaching, we are just at the tip of the iceberg
Cemvita Factory’s Moji Karimi explains how biomimicry can be harnessed to treat mine waste and sequester carbon dioxide as mining companies work towards carbon neutrality
From exploration to bioleaching and mine tailings remediation, genomics has found applications across the mine value chain. The Intelligent Miner investigates…