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Mining waste can hold stores of valuable minerals. Shutterstock

Tapping mineral wealth in mining waste could offset damage from new green economy mines

Anita Parbhakar-Fox, The University of Queensland; Kamini Bhowany, The University of Queensland; Kristy Guerin; Laura Jackson, The University of Queensland, and Partha Narayan Mishra, The University of Queensland

Environmentalists are worried the shift to green energy means damage from more mines. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Pictured is a slag pile at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Slag is a man-made waste product created during smelting. Anita Parbhakar-Fox

Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air

Anita Parbhakar-Fox, The University of Queensland and Paul Gow, The University of Queensland

Manufacturing minerals is an expanding field of study. Making more of them could help alleviate various pressures faced by our growing population. But how are they made, and where can they be used?
Mineral processing tailings are pumped into a storage facility. Are there still valuable commodities in this waste?

Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time

Anita Parbhakar-Fox, University of Tasmania

Identifying mine waste materials as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals, boosting the mining industry during the downturn. All with environmental benefits.

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