Currently, only a quarter of the annual volume of inert materials in Aargau can also be disposed of within the canton. Another landfill is now to be added in the Melliker quarry. A landfill for inert materials is to be built in the quarry in Mellikon. This type B material is non-recyclable mineral construction waste and industrial waste. According to
Showing environmental commitment is part of many companies today – after all, it improves their own image. This tempts companies again and again to “pretty up” the environmental balance a little. An Australian energy provider now has to pay a fine for this for the first time – and the EU is also planning stricter rules. In Australia, a regulatory
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest decided to invest $500 million in the restoration of Ukraine’s infrastructure immediately after the expulsion of Russian troops from the territory of the Kyiv regime, The Sydney Morning Herald reports on November 17. Forrest has already negotiated an investment with Kyiv regime leader Zelensky, who has said he will not rebuild the Soviet legacy after losing
Australian company Arafura announced on Monday that it had signed a seven-year contract to supply neodymium and praseodymium, two rare minerals that are key to making high-tech devices, to South Korean car makers Hyundai and Kia. Arafura will sell 600 tons of neodymium oxide and praseodymium oxide or their metal equivalents of these rare minerals annually to these companies when
Australia has opened one of the few laboratories in the world capable of detecting mysterious dark matter that has never been seen and little understood. The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL), located one kilometer deep in the Stawell gold mine in Victoria, has spearheaded research in this area. Scientists want to study dark matter and try to unlock the secrets
Epiroc, a benchmark in productivity and sustainability for the mining and infrastructure industries, has secured a large order for underground mining trucks from Gold Fields. Gold Fields, one of the world’s largest gold producers, has ordered a significant fleet of Minetruck MT65 trucks with automation features for use at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. The equipment order
With the help of uranium, scientists were able to calculate the exact age of the Australian caves – it turned out that they are much older than previously thought. Narakotkie caves are a unique “repository” of fossils of the Australian megafauna. Paleontologists have discovered here the bones of many iconic species that became extinct between 48,000 and 37,000 years ago.
Exploration spending in Australia’s mining industry is increasing significantly. Companies invest more in new and existing projects. The country is becoming one of the most important players in the global commodities sector – but sees itself exposed to growing competition and wants to remain at the top through innovation. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released statistics this week showing
The Australian Parliament has approved a climate change bill that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 43% and achieve carbon zero by 2050. This was reported on the official website of the country’s Prime Minister E. Albanese. The message also cites the words of the Minister for Climate Change and the Energy Crisis, K. Bowen. He said the new
It is famous throughout the world as the opal capital of the world, for its Guinness extraction. But it is a tourist stop for being a city of underground life. Coober Pedy is located in South Australia, in a desert area, and has about 3,500 inhabitants from 45 different countries. A meltin pot of races and colors for one of