Heavy metals like nickel and zinc are usually the last thing that plants want to grow next to in high concentrations. But a specialised group, known as hyperaccumulators, have evolved to take up the normally toxic metals into their stems, leaves and even seeds.
The University of Queensland and Newcrest Mining Limited have signed a partnership agreement that paves the way for long-term education, training and research activities.
Can mining play a role in our transition into cleaner energy technologies? Jane Tin an intern at the Sustainable Mineral Institute, looks at some of the issues
Chile has a mature and developed mining industry that has played an important role in the development of the country for over a century and has been at the heart of the national economy for decades.
The variation in electricity price directly impacts the economic value that can be achieved by companies employing energy efficient comminution technologies.
In previous blog posts we have shown the variability in the average electricity price in different countries (2 to 320 $US/MWh), and across different mines in the same country (20 to 140% of the country average).
The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) that will pave the way for greater collaboration between the two organisations.
