Category: Environment

From open pits and evaporation ponds to inviting countryside
In the picturesque landscape of WA's South West, mineral sands miner Iluka has undertaken a rehabilitation project that is genuinely world-class.
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Researchers find four-billion-year-old piece of Earth’s crust under WA’s South West
Here's something extra to think about next time you head down south.
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Battery made of sand points at ‘dirt cheap’ energy options
WA has plenty of sun and wind and an abundance of dirt – so what are the chances that a battery made of sand ends up being a part of our energy future?
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Genuine cold snap hits the Pilbara after flooding rain
The weather system that dumped several months’ worth of rain on some Pilbara towns has also turned the region decidedly cold – even in comparison with the South West of the State.
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Pilbara towns cop a year’s worth of rain in a fortnight, record ‘coldest’ days
It’s supposed to be the start of dry season in WA’s north but don’t try telling that to any of the Pilbara towns that have been deluged by rain in the second half of May.
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Giant wind turbines to power major WA nickel processing operations
A wind farm with turbines measuring 200m in height is set to help provide the power requirements of three of BHP’s major nickel processing operations in WA.
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Port Hedland left feeling dusty as ex-Tropical Cyclone Anika sweeps across the Pilbara
Port Hedland experienced a wild and woolly Tuesday afternoon as areas of the Pilbara remain on alert for the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Anika.
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The Pilbara – beautiful one moment, apocalyptic skies the next
Pilbara towns and mine sites are used to expecting some of the unexpected during wet season – but the past few weeks have been particularly fruitful for storm chasers and weather watchers.
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‘It’s like mining…only in reverse’
Geoff Dyer’s career journey provides a neat little illustration of the changing face and nature of mining in WA over the past few decades.
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Aussie tech could help mining’s rubber bounce back into something useful
There could soon be a commercial scale option to turn used mining tyres into something useful, in a very cyclical kind of way.
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