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2023

Journal Article

Ecological engineering of iron ore tailings into useable soils for sustainable rehabilitation

Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Konhauser, Kurt O., You, Fang, Bougoure, Jeremy J., Paterson, David, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Haw, Shu-Chih, Yi, Qing, Li, Zhen, Robertson, Lachlan M., Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Ok, Yong Sik and Huang, Longbin (2023). Ecological engineering of iron ore tailings into useable soils for sustainable rehabilitation. iScience, 26 (7) 107102, 1-26. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107102

Ecological engineering of iron ore tailings into useable soils for sustainable rehabilitation

2023

Journal Article

Accelerated mineral bio-carbonation of coarse residue kimberlite material by inoculation with photosynthetic microbial mats

Jones, Thomas Ray, Poitras, Jordan, Gagen, Emma, Paterson, David John and Southam, Gordon (2023). Accelerated mineral bio-carbonation of coarse residue kimberlite material by inoculation with photosynthetic microbial mats. Geochemical Transactions, 24 (1) 1, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12932-023-00082-4

Accelerated mineral bio-carbonation of coarse residue kimberlite material by inoculation with photosynthetic microbial mats

2023

Journal Article

Cooper Basin REM gas shales after CO2 storage or acid reactions: metal mobilisation and methane accessible pore changes

Pearce, J. K., Blach, T., Dawson, G. K. W., Southam, G., Paterson, D. J., Golding, S. D., Bahadur, J., Melnichenko, Y. B. and Rudolph, V. (2023). Cooper Basin REM gas shales after CO2 storage or acid reactions: metal mobilisation and methane accessible pore changes. International Journal of Coal Geology, 273 104271, 104271. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2023.104271

Cooper Basin REM gas shales after CO2 storage or acid reactions: metal mobilisation and methane accessible pore changes

2023

Conference Publication

Assessing geochemical reactivity during CO2 geological storage: an example from the Surat Basin

Pearce, J. K., Dawson, G. K. W., Golding, S. D., Kirste, D., Southam, G., Paterson, D., Brink, F. and Rudolph, V. (2023). Assessing geochemical reactivity during CO2 geological storage: an example from the Surat Basin. Australasian Exploration Geosciences Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 13-18 March 2023. West End, QLD Australia: Arinex.

Assessing geochemical reactivity during CO2 geological storage: an example from the Surat Basin

2023

Journal Article

Microbially influenced tungsten mobilisation and formation of secondary minerals in wolframite tailings

Han, Zhengdong, Levett, Alan, Edraki, Mansour, Jones, Michael W. M., Howard, Daryl and Southam, Gordon (2023). Microbially influenced tungsten mobilisation and formation of secondary minerals in wolframite tailings. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 445 130508, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130508

Microbially influenced tungsten mobilisation and formation of secondary minerals in wolframite tailings

2023

Journal Article

Historical diamond mine waste reveals carbon sequestration resource in kimberlite residue

Jones, T. R., Poitras, J., Paterson, D. and Southam, G. (2023). Historical diamond mine waste reveals carbon sequestration resource in kimberlite residue. Chemical Geology, 617 121270, 121270. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.121270

Historical diamond mine waste reveals carbon sequestration resource in kimberlite residue

2023

Journal Article

Mineral weathering of iron ore tailings primed by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and elemental sulfur under contrasting pH conditions

Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Saha, Narottam, Southam, Gordon and Huang, Longbin (2023). Mineral weathering of iron ore tailings primed by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and elemental sulfur under contrasting pH conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 856 (Pt 1) 159078, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159078

Mineral weathering of iron ore tailings primed by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and elemental sulfur under contrasting pH conditions

2023

Book Chapter

Sulfide Oxidation

Southam, Gordon (2023). Sulfide Oxidation. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. (pp. 2930-2932) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-65093-6_5421

Sulfide Oxidation

2022

Conference Publication

CO2 geological storage in the southern Surat Basin: assessing CO2-water-rock reactivity

Pearce, J.K., Dawson, G.K.W., Golding, S.D., Kirste, D., Southam, G., Paterson, D., Brink, F. and Rudolph, V. (2022). CO2 geological storage in the southern Surat Basin: assessing CO2-water-rock reactivity. Australian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-24 November 2022.

CO2 geological storage in the southern Surat Basin: assessing CO2-water-rock reactivity

2022

Journal Article

Accelerating soil aggregate formation: a review on microbial processes as the critical step in a post-mining rehabilitation context

da Silva, Guilherme Oliveira Andrade, Southam, Gordon and Gagen, Emma Jayne (2022). Accelerating soil aggregate formation: a review on microbial processes as the critical step in a post-mining rehabilitation context. Soil Research, 61 (3), 209-223. doi: 10.1071/sr22092

Accelerating soil aggregate formation: a review on microbial processes as the critical step in a post-mining rehabilitation context

2022

Conference Publication

Acid mine drainage processes, wolframite stability and chemical forms of tungsten in W-Mo tailings: a case study from Queensland

Han, Zhengdong, Edraki, Mansour, Southam, Gordon and Golev, Artem (2022). Acid mine drainage processes, wolframite stability and chemical forms of tungsten in W-Mo tailings: a case study from Queensland. 12th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) 2022, Online, 18-24 September 2022. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, (SMI) The University of Queensland.

Acid mine drainage processes, wolframite stability and chemical forms of tungsten in W-Mo tailings: a case study from Queensland

2022

Journal Article

Role of the substrate on Ni inhibition in biological sulfate reduction

Liu, Yun, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, Serrano, Antonio, Gao, Han, Palfreyman, Robin, Marcellin, Esteban and Villa-Gomez, Denys K. (2022). Role of the substrate on Ni inhibition in biological sulfate reduction. Journal of Environmental Management, 316 115216, 115216. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115216

Role of the substrate on Ni inhibition in biological sulfate reduction

2022

Journal Article

Metal mobilization from CO2 storage cap-rocks: experimental reactions with pure CO2 or CO2 SO2 NO

Pearce, J. K., Dawson, G. W., Southam, G., Paterson, D., Kirste, D. and Golding, S. D. (2022). Metal mobilization from CO2 storage cap-rocks: experimental reactions with pure CO2 or CO2 SO2 NO. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10 873813, 1-21. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.873813

Metal mobilization from CO2 storage cap-rocks: experimental reactions with pure CO2 or CO2 SO2 NO

2022

Journal Article

Cation exchange in smectites as a new approach to mineral carbonation

Zeyen, Nina, Wang, Baolin, Wilson, Siobhan A., Paulo, Carlos, Stubbs, Amanda R., Power, Ian M., Steele-Maclnnis, Matthew, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Newville, Matthew, Paterson, David J., Hamilton, Jessica L., Jones, Thomas R., Turvey, Connor C., Dipple, Gregory M. and Southam, Gordon (2022). Cation exchange in smectites as a new approach to mineral carbonation. Frontiers in Climate, 4 913632, 1-21. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2022.913632

Cation exchange in smectites as a new approach to mineral carbonation

2022

Journal Article

Microbial community structure is most strongly associated with geographical distance and pH in salt lake sediments

Santini, Talitha C., Gramenz, Lucy, Southam, Gordon and Zammit, Carla (2022). Microbial community structure is most strongly associated with geographical distance and pH in salt lake sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13 920056, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.920056

Microbial community structure is most strongly associated with geographical distance and pH in salt lake sediments

2022

Journal Article

Laboratory-based bacterial weathering of the Merensky reef and its impact on platinum group mineral migration

Tan, Ling, Jones, Thomas, Xie, Jianping, Liu, Xinxing and Southam, Gordon (2022). Laboratory-based bacterial weathering of the Merensky reef and its impact on platinum group mineral migration. Economic Geology, 117 (4), 801-812. doi: 10.5382/econgeo.4893

Laboratory-based bacterial weathering of the Merensky reef and its impact on platinum group mineral migration

2022

Other Outputs

Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes

e Abreu, Susana Brito, Southam, Gordon, Villa Gomez, Denys, Ma, Xiaodong, Vaughan, James, Micklethwaite, Steven, Forbes, Liza and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes

2022

Journal Article

Review on metal extraction technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes

Whitworth, Anne J, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Nkrumah, Philip N, Ma, Xiaodong and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review on metal extraction technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes. Minerals Engineering, 182 107537, 107537. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107537

Review on metal extraction technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes

2022

Journal Article

Preservation of terrestrial microorganisms and organics within alteration products of chondritic meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, Australia

Tait, Alastair W., Wilson, Siobhan A., Tomkins, Andrew G., Hamilton, Jessica L., Gagen, Emma J., Holman, Alex I., Grice, Kliti, Preston, Louisa J., Paterson, David J. and Southam, Gordon (2022). Preservation of terrestrial microorganisms and organics within alteration products of chondritic meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, Australia. Astrobiology, 22 (4), 399-415. doi: 10.1089/ast.2020.2387

Preservation of terrestrial microorganisms and organics within alteration products of chondritic meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, Australia

2022

Journal Article

Predicted CO2 water rock reactions in naturally altered CO2 storage reservoir sandstones, with interbedded cemented and coaly mudstone seals

Pearce, J.K., Dawson, G.W., Golding, S.D., Southam, G., Paterson, D.J., Brink, F. and Underschultz, J.R. (2022). Predicted CO2 water rock reactions in naturally altered CO2 storage reservoir sandstones, with interbedded cemented and coaly mudstone seals. International Journal of Coal Geology, 253 103966, 103966. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2022.103966

Predicted CO2 water rock reactions in naturally altered CO2 storage reservoir sandstones, with interbedded cemented and coaly mudstone seals