Mine tailings: Waste not, want not
How innovative tailings management practices are providing a fast-growing stream of value for smart mining and metals companies
Tag: mine waste
Mining and the tragedy of commons
Benjamin Cox and Sally Innis join Carly Leonida for a frank discussion about the mining industry’s current treatment of natural resources
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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
Interview with the alchemist: how to turn mining waste into ‘gold’
Carly Leonida and Dr Anita Parbhakar-Fox talk mineral characterisation and the opportunities it presents for secondary prospectivity, mine waste valorisation and connecting to consumers
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C-Leaning up the mining industry
The philosophy of Circular Lean Mining offers a unique opportunity for companies to rethink their business models, maximise value and reconnect with consumers. Carly picks Laura Mottola’s brain on the subject
Turning mine waste from risk into opportunity
Carly asks Karen Chovan what circularity looks like in the mining business, and how we can derive value and potentially new business models from by-products
The green economy: mining’s double-edged sword
The green economy poses both an opportunity and a threat to the mining industry. The path we take depends heavily on whether we can get our housekeeping in order. Carly chews the fat with Inmarsat’s Joe Carr