Algae and mining: A new frontier in sustainable site rehabilitation

Algae might seem an unlikely candidate to help transform Australia’s post-mining landscapes, but a new CSIRO -led project suggests these tiny aquatic organisms could provide sustainable futures for mine sites, surrounding ecosystems, and local communities. Looking down the microscope at the microalgae Nannochloropsis Australia’s mining sector is approaching a crossroads—where economic legacy and environmental responsibility must find common ground. A new CSIRO -led study, supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME), suggests that one of the most promising bridges between these imperatives may come from an unexpected source: algae. Though small in stature, algae are emerging as giants in their potential to transform post-mining landscapes. The study, developed in partnership with the University of Queensland and Murdoch University , proposes that algae-based technologies could reduce mining’s environmental footprint while seeding new...

Newmont Indonesia's production normal despite mining hold

Newmont Mining Corp's Indonesian unit, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, continues to produce copper and gold through processing stockpiles while mining operations are suspended at its Batu Hijau site, Kasan Mulyono, PTNNT's public relations manager, told Dow Jones Newswires.

He said mining operations at Batu Hijau will resume once an investigation by the company and government officials into a fatal accident over the weekend is concluded, but the company is unsure when that will happen.