Industry attitudes need to change to encourage innovation in tailings management. Credit: EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock.com. Today, it is impossible to talk of mine tailings –
Stockpiles of coal at the Guoyuan Port Container Terminal in Chongqing, China. Credit: Na Bian/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Peak coal could be considered akin to
The NiWest project is one of the highest-grade undeveloped nickel laterite mineral resources in Australia. Credit: AfinaZahra/Shutterstock. Last year nickel was the worst performing metal
Metals recycling is increasingly becoming a priority for mining companies. Credit: ako photography via Shutterstock. South African-based mining company Sibanye-Stillwater is one of the world’s
An employee at a lithium plant belonging to French industrial minerals company Imerys, in Echassierres, central France. Credit: OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images. “Let’s use
Dale Last became Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Rural and Regional Development in Queensland in October. Credit: Queensland Government. For the first
The Broken Hill cobalt project is located in New South Wales (NSW). Credit: zetter via Getty Images. Located approximately 25km south-west of Broken Hill in
Greenbushes in Western Australia. Credit: Talison Lithium. Perth-based Talison Lithium’s mining and processing operation, Greenbushes, is located south of a small mining town in WA,
Occupational health impacts of mining can range from musculoskeletal conditions to hearing loss and serious lung conditions. Credit: Daniel Jedzura via Shutterstock. In the early-to-mid
Natural capital accounting can help quantify the environmental impacts of mining. Credit: bmphotographer via Shutterstock. Climate change and the global net-zero goal have acutely highlighted
