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In 2009, researchers in Spain mixed grape waste with slate mining waste and created a soil-like material that could help barren mine dumps grow plantsResearchers in north-west Spain are turning grape waste into a soil-like material by mixing grape marc compost and vermicompost with barren...- In 1990, Waupaca Foundry supplied 20,000 tons of used sand for a Wisconsin highway pilot project. 12 years later, its next contract called for 80,000 tons for Highway 10A highway in Wisconsin became an unexpected test ground for recycled industrial sand. In 1990, Waupaca Foundry supplied about 20,000 tons o...
- Why battery recycling is crucial for protecting local ecosystems and securing a sustainable clean energy futureImproper disposal of used batteries can lead to environmental hazards due to toxic metals contained within them. Recycling these batteries ...
- In 2019, Pennsylvania completed AMD abatement at Fran Camp Run No. 2 Mine, restoring 1.4 miles of Cooks Run. 7 years later, pH and metal impairments were finally clearedAn abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine cleanup project significantly improved Cooks Run water quality. The 2019 abatement project addressed ac...
- In 1996, West Virginia's BRWA and WVWRI developed a plan to treat Swamp Run’s acid mine drainage. 28 years later, 2 projects had dramatically improved the stream’s pH with lasting gainsSwamp Run in Upshur County, West Virginia, faced decades of water quality problems caused by acid mine drainage from buried coal refuse lef...
- In 1972, Chicago began digging 110 miles of sewer tunnel up to 300 feet down; 50 years on, the Deep Tunnel has captured more than a trillion gallons of combined sewageChicago's Deep Tunnel project has been a vital safeguard for Lake Michigan over the past fifty years. Initiated in 1972, this impressive 11...
- In 1935, this dam submerged entire US town under 60 feet of water; nearly 90 years later, falling lake levels are bringing the 'ghost town' back to lifeHoover Dam Construction: St. Thomas, a historic Nevada town, has reemerged as Lake Mead's water levels decline. The former Mormon settlemen...
- 9 IPOs get Sebi approval as primary market pipeline gathers paceSebi has approved IPOs of nine companies spanning engineering, travel technology, gaming, drones, paper, renewable energy and digital platf...
- IPO-bound Laxyo expands operations in Africa; bags Rs 200-crore order in ZambiaIndore-based Laxyo Ltd has significantly expanded its global footprint by securing a substantial Rs 200-crore raise-boring contract in Zamb...
- Coal India arm ECL deploys AI-driven drones to assess green cover at Bengal mineEastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) has deployed AI-driven drones for scientific land reclamation assessment at its Sonepur-Bazari mining area in ...
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port allocated India's first offshore mining licenseIndia has issued its first offshore mining block to the Jawaharlal Nehru Ports Authority for construction sand to be used in developing a G...
- Coal India to use drones for measuring production at new minesAt present, quantity of top soil removed by contractors from coal seams and coal produced by each pit are measured with ground mounted or h...
- Tata Steel’s Noamundi iron ore mine introduces drone technology in mine monitoring.Noamundi mines which comes under Ore, Mines & Quarries (OMQ) division of Tata Steel executed a pilot launch of Drone Application in Mine Mo...
- Coal India afforesting more than double the land it mines on: Coal secretary Anil SwarupCoal India is afforesting about two and a half times of forest land it conducts mining on so as to minimize impact on land and environment.
- Poor maintainance of safety zones around mining lease area: GovernmentIn a written reply in the House Prakash Javadekar said non-compliance to stipulated conditions have been brought to the notice of state gov...
- Nalco Mines get awardIt received 1st prize in top soil management, 1st prize in Afforestation, 2nd prize in Reclamation & Rehabilitation and 2nd Prize in overal...
- CoalMin announces stricter provisions for mine closureAgainst a backdrop of concerns over environmental degradation, the Coal Ministry announced modified guidelines for mines closure with stric...
- Green panel's nod must for relief in Karnataka mining ban: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday said that it will not relax its order banning mining operations in Karnataka unless recommended by its green pa...
- Mining of minor minerals to be governed by stricter laws in 6 monthsThe Supreme Court order could affect the construction sector as it uses minor minerals such as sand, gravel and boulders.
- Safety norms must for cos planning to mine in OrissaCompanies seeking bauxite mining licences in Orissa forests will have to comply with a host of safeguards that would mitigate and compensat...
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