Recovery of Critical and High-tech Minerals from Legacy Mine Materials: Part 3 Environmental Assessment of Sunny Corner Abandoned Mine
Funding
Recovery of critical and high-tech minerals form legacy mine materials: Part 3 Environmental Assessment of Broula King & Sunny Corner Abandoned Mines. | Funder: EcoTech Minerals Pty Ltd
History
Research statement
Background
In a project co-funded by the New South Wales Government’s Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation fund and EcoTech Minerals, recovery of critical and high-tech minerals from abandoned and legacy mine sites in regional NSW was undertaken.
Contribution
A broad screening of the soil conditions at the Sunny Corner mine lease site was undertaken with the view to determining remediation and site rehabilitation options.
Significance
A number of options exist for the management of the soils on-site, including maintenance and management, on-site in situ remediation and on-site removal and treatment of the soils.