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Agromining may provide new opportunities to extract remaining value from mined land

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With a significant portion of large mineral deposits having been discovered worldwide, and, in many cases, reaching the end of viable economic recovery, phytomining is one option that could be chosen to extract the remaining value from this mined ground, Florida International University geosciences research professor Stephen Haggerty tells Mining Weekly. Phytomining is the exploitation of ‘hyper- accumulator’ plants to obtain valuable elements from degraded or already mined land. These unusual plants can accumulate exceptionally high concentrations of certain elements in their living biomass. Agromining refers to the full agronomic chain in using hyperaccumulator plants as ‘metal crops’ and is considered a variant of phytomining technology. The process involves farming such crops on subeconomic deposits or industrial or mineral wastes to obtain valuable elements from their harvested biomass through the production of a ‘bio-ore’ (which is incinerated biomass rich in metals). This bi...

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Gold sector wage negotiations to resume on July 11

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BY:  MARLENY ARNOLDI http://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-sector-wage-negotiations-to-resume-on-july-18-2018-07-11 The primary focus of proceedings during the first day of wage negotiations between unions and  gold  producers, on Wednesday, was for the four representative unions to present and motivate their demands for consideration by the  gold  producers. The  gold  companies concerned,  AngloGold Ashanti ,  Harmony Gold , Sibanye-Stillwater and  Village Main Reef , will consider the presentations made by the Association of Mineworkers and  Construction  Union, the National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity and UASA, and respond when negotiations resume on July 18. ADVERTISEMENT Solidarity on Wednesday commented that salary increases and  mining  productivity go hand in hand. “A balance has to be struck in terms of which employees receive decent increases which will have a positive...