Toxic Gold Mining is Still Destroying Montana’s Countryside
Over 20 years ago, Montana won the fight against environmentally destructive cyanide gold mining by banning the use of cyanide at open pit mines. But the 1998 law wasn’t enough,…
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People Mind the Gold Mine
In recent years, plans to develop gold mines have been met with vehement opposition. As one of the most destructive industries in the world, the gold mining process pollutes water…
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Save Wildlife, Stop the Use of Cyanide in Gold Mining
Lovers of wildlife will be aghast to learn that gold mining operations contribute to the needless deaths of animals and birds in the world. The cause of their deaths –…
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The Persistent Demand for Gold
In times of uncertainty like the Covid-19 pandemic, gold is considered a ‘safe haven’ in the financial world. Gold’s physical properties make it a reliable store of value and as…
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Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria in Mining is Gaining Traction
In this day and age, investor priorities have shifted. Investors are no longer just interested in the financial returns they can reap; they are also concerned about how well a…
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Building On A Simple Recipe For Complex Cleanups
What do veggie oil, wool and sulphur have in common? Mixed together, they could be the answer to some of the world’s biggest environmental cleanup problems. It has been exactly…
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Clean Mining, Part Of The Clean Earth Technologies Group, Signs MOU With SGS Australia Pty Ltd
Clean Mining Pty Ltd (‘CML”), part of the Clean Earth Technologies Group, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SGS Australia Pty Ltd (‘SGS”). The MOU is to establish…
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No Silver Lining For Gold Mining
Mercury, also known as quicksilver, has long been used to extract gold from ore. But the legacy of its use is decimated vegetation, dead wildlife and widespread pollution. Environmentalists claim…
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Can Gold Be Green?
There is a growing move towards more sustainable investment. Investments where factors beyond profit are given precedence – like impact on the environment and society. Can gold mining be a…
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E-waste – Huge Problem and a Golden Opportunity
The world is on track to produce 74 million metric tonnes a year of e-waste by 2030 so the disposal of redundant devices is a huge problem…but it’s also a…
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Tackling E-Waste – A Global Challenge
In 2019, a record 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated worldwide, up 21% in just 5 years according to a UN Report. The report added that e-waste…
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Gold’s Dark Underbelly
Some of the world’s richest gold reserves lie in some of the world’s poorest countries. So while responsible mining companies carry out legitimate operations, under the watchful eye of governments…
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Clean Earth Technologies’ solutions look to eradicate toxic practices: Mining for gold
Clean Earth Technologies goes on air! How to eradicate toxic practices in mining for gold? Every year Singapore generates about 60,000 tonnes of e-waste. E-waste of course doesn’t just refer…
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Dry Waste Circumvents Failing Tailings Risk
Tailings dams rank among the largest engineered structures on earth and many have failed, with catastrophic results, spewing toxic materials into their surrounds. New global safety and reporting standards were…
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Is Gold Losing Its Lustre?
Demand for gold shows no sign of waning but mining companies are facing greater opposition from local communities concerned about the environmental impact of the industry’s toxic processes. Under the…
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All That Glitters May Not Be Old-Fashioned Gold
Gold was one of the best performing assets of 2020 reaching an historical high of US$2,067.15/oz as investors looked to shelter from COVID-19 by squirrelling their money into physical and…
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Golden Opportunity To Stop Toxic Practices
Mining of Gold has been making great strides when it comes to revamping its ethical image and there is irrefutable proof that good environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) are…
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Leaner but not greener: Digital devices and e-waste
The first mobile phones debuted in the early 1980s and were so bulky they needed handles to carry them. But while the devices keep getting leaner, they aren’t necessarily any…
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Recycling E-Waste Can Be A ‘Golden’ Opportunity
Production of computers, mobile phones, TVs and other electronic products used a staggering 320 tonnes of gold and more than 7,500 tonnes of silver every year, revealed by the Global…
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E-Waste Has A Debilitating Effect on Society
Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) waste or e-waste is expected to balloon to 74 million metric tonnes in 2030*. It is the world’s fastest growing domestic waste stream. The range…
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The World Has An E-Waste Problem
Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has become a part of everyday life. However, the way in which we produce, consume, and dispose of e-waste is unsustainable. Because of the slow…
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Gold Mining and the Green New Deal
Due to the evolution of the mining industry and tightening government regulations, gold mining companies may need to re-evaluate their business practices. A series of movements, policy proposals, and approved…
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COVID-19 as The Great Reset — Gold Mining Operators to Build Back Better
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mining industry. Supply chains were disrupted when many mining companies scaled down their activities, and this has resulted in stalled…
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Mining Assets and Climate Risk
Climate-associated risks will make mining assets more vulnerable. The demand for water may exceed available supply, and natural disasters, along with the necessity to avoid emissions-intensive projects, will increasingly require…
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Increasing demand for low-carbon technologies will boost mineral and metal needs
The advancement of Industry 4.0 is expected to be achieved by low-carbon technologies, which will inevitably be spearheaded by an uptick in the mining of minerals and metals. As innovative…
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Pointing mining activities to a more sustainable direction
In recent years, the notion of sustainable mining has worked its way onto the agenda of many international processes. Ensuring that mining activities are carried out in a sustainable manner…
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A paradigm shift in the making for the mining industry
The mining industry provides the metals and minerals that are the basic building blocks of infrastructure, development, and instruments of daily use. It is also facing a paradigm shift as…
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95% Gold Recovery achieved
Through testing, gravity separation, and leaching using the Clean Mining / CSIRO non-toxic process, Radio Gold Mine in Southern Cross Australia has achieved 95% gold extraction with the bulk of…
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Gold producing countries and their need for clean gold processing technology
As one of the rarest elements in the world, gold makes up about 0.003 parts per million of the Earth’s crust. Gold mining operations occur globally in widely varying types…
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Mapping mining to the SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encapsulate the global action plan for social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and economic development. An unprecedented mobilisation of human,…
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