Kathryn Moore – The Conversation

A small-scale mine (left) operates beside Dredge No. 4 (right), near Dawson City, Yukon in August 2021. Dredge No. 4 is now owned by Parks Canada, and operates as a museum. Small and medium scale mines sometimes re-mine tailings left by large-scale placer mining, which allows for reclamation. (Cassia Johnson)

September 9, 2024

Slow mining could be a solution to overconsumption in an increasingly fast‑paced world

Cassia Johnson, University of Exeter; Deborah Johnson, University of Exeter, and Kathryn Moore, University of Exeter

The mining industry could learn a lot from the slow fashion and food movements. New research from the Yukon shows how slow mining can be a viable path forward.

Planetary Resources

January 30, 2023

The hype is out of this world, but mining in space won’t save the Earth

Juliana Segura Salazar, The University of Queensland and Kathryn Moore, University of Exeter

Proponents of mining in space often point to the potential benefits for Earth and its people. But this research casts doubt on many of them.

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