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: tailings
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
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
Succession planning for mine sites
Five articles on best practice in the rehabilitation and closure of mine sites
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
2020’s most read articles…
The top 10 most read articles on The Intelligent Miner during 2020…
Getting creative with mine water management
Water management is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, operational and social challenge that mining companies currently face. So how do we make sure there is enough for everyone?
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
Mine tailings: reprocess, recover & recycle
Why we’ll be hearing an awful lot more about the reprocessing of tailings from mining over the coming years
Dear mining industry, we need to talk…
An open letter looking at why the mining industry needs to engage more with the mainstream media and the general public