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This article includes a list of resources for mental healthcare and suicide prevention. Australian government statistics show that one-in-two Australians will experience a diagnosable mental health issue in their lifetime. From anxiety to bipolar to ADHD, we all either have something or know someone who does, which is why mental health awareness and suicide prevention is so important to the community — perhaps even more so in mining. R U OK? Is an Australian suicide prevention charity, and R U OK? Day 2021 falls on September 9th. The aim is to start conversations about mental health. On this day, millions in the country are still in lockdown, experiencing unprecedented isolation and profound economic hardship. In the mining industry, mental health...

LITHIUM Australia (ASX: LIT) has confirmed an offtake deal with Korean battery recycler SungEel Hitech Co via its 24pc-owned subsidiary Envirostream Australia. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the exclusive supply of metals extracted from recycled lithium-ion batteries ('LIBs') out of Australia, specifically of mixed metal dust (MMD) containing the energy metals cobalt, nickel and lithium. Lithium Australia managing director Adrian Griffin said the MoU provides for immediate refining of the MMD that Envirostream produces. “Expanding Envirostream’s processing capacity to keep spent LIBs from landfill and export the energy metals they contain is an Australian imperative,” Mr Griffin said. “Closing the loop on the production of battery materials reduces the environmental footprint of the mining and processing...

THE US state of Michigan could become one of the world’s leading sources of potash, following an investigation into an almost forgotten deposit by West Michigan University’s (WMU) Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education. After testing geological drilling samples stored at the university, WMU stated that the deposit could herald the start of a new industry in Michigan worth as much as US$65 billion in the long term – surpassing the state’s historical oil and gas production revenues and triggering explosive job growth in Osceola and Mecosta counties. Potash – one of the major components of agricultural fertiliser – is currently only mined at three locations in the US. According to WMU, potash prices were climbing as supplies dwindled....

The free app will be one of many digital journeys launched to celebrate the story of Australian gold. Image: Gold Industry Group. BY ELIZABETH FABRI WA-based not-for profit organisation Gold Industry Group is soon to launch a virtual gold ‘discovery trail’ app that will pay homage to the State’s gold history. The first-of-its-kind Heart of Gold app will use augmented reality, audio visuals and games to engage residents and tourists in Perth to learn the story of gold and how it changed the cityscape and secured an economic future for WA. The trail begins at Elizabeth Quay and takes visitors to 12 locations of historical significance throughout the city, ending at Perth Mint. On 7 October, Gold Industry Group and...