How scientists in Morocco hope to turn huge slag piles of coal mining waste into bricks and transform the city of Jerada in the process. The city of Jerada in northeastern Morocco exists because of coal. The city grew up around a major coal mine that opened early last century. But when the mine closed […]
mining
Trapping seawater contaminants in calcareous deposits
Electrochemical technique can trap up to 24% of nickel in metal-rich seawater, in just seven days. The same process that causes crusty limescale to build up on the inside of your kettle could help to clean up nickel pollution in seawater, according to new research from the South Pacific island of New Caledonia. Read more in […]
Extreme prospects
High gold prices are making it worthwhile to look for gold in some unusual places. Demand has never been higher, but nearly all the easy gold has already been mined. So, to maintain production, mining companies are turning to more difficult sources that would have been left in the ground if gold prices had been […]