June 01, 2021
Research Mining Engineering

From an environmentally friendly method for extracting copper from discarded mineral deposits, to using bacteria to extract gold from low-grade ore, the associate head of the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining is coming up with solutions that are already revolutionizing the field of resource extraction.

“My mission is to develop the technologies that will make the future of mining carbon neutral.”

Here is the link for the article -  https://engineering.queensu.ca/news/2021/05/revolutionizing-research-is-making-resource-extraction-greener,-safer,-and-more-efficient.html