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Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also contains valuable rare earth elements.
Rare earth elements are tiny yet essential parts of many of the technologies you use every day. New techniques are making their recovery from US sources increasingly viable.
Reclaiming and regenerating environments affected by mining tailings requires greater financing and innovation.
Environmentalists are worried the shift to green energy means damage from more mines. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
For over 40 years, a coal mine on the outskirts of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area dumped poorly treated wastewater into the Wollangambe River. Finally, it’s on the road to recovery.
In last week’s budget, the federal government allocated money to restore the local environment around the mine. But it didn’t disclose how much.
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