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...

Stonehenge Metals buys South Korean uranium projects

Western Australian-based Stonehenge Metals has entered into an agreement to buy Korean company Chong Ma Mines, which holds the rights to four uranium projects in South Korea containing 56 million pounds of uranium oxide at an average grade of 292 parts per million  .

Stonehenge directors reported that historical exploration done at the site provided a solid foundation to upgrade the existing historical foreign uranium resource estimate to a Joint Ore Reserve Committee compliant status, head of a mining feasibility study. Chong Ma assets include 42 granted mining rights and 14 mining right applications.


Stonehenge will issue to the vendor, Yellow Sun Mining, 10 million shares and 60 million "performance shares" as well staged cash payments totalling $800,000.