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2021

Journal Article

Bioaugmentation with Acidithiobacillus species accelerates mineral weathering and formation of secondary mineral cements for hardpan development in sulfidic Pb-Zn tailings

Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Paterson, David J. and Huang, Longbin (2021). Bioaugmentation with Acidithiobacillus species accelerates mineral weathering and formation of secondary mineral cements for hardpan development in sulfidic Pb-Zn tailings. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 411 124988, 124988. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124988

Bioaugmentation with Acidithiobacillus species accelerates mineral weathering and formation of secondary mineral cements for hardpan development in sulfidic Pb-Zn tailings

2021

Journal Article

Strategising the bioremediation of Brazilian iron ore mines

Levett, Alan, Gagen, Emma, Paz, Anat, Vasconcelos, Paulo and Southam, Gordon (2021). Strategising the bioremediation of Brazilian iron ore mines. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (15), 2749-2771. doi: 10.1080/10643389.2021.1896346

Strategising the bioremediation of Brazilian iron ore mines

2021

Journal Article

Textures and mineralogy of residual supergene copper silicates in oxidised overburden

Henne, Anicia, Craw, Dave, Paterson, David and Southam, Gordon (2021). Textures and mineralogy of residual supergene copper silicates in oxidised overburden. Minerals Engineering, 163 106775, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.106775

Textures and mineralogy of residual supergene copper silicates in oxidised overburden

2021

Journal Article

Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings

Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Wykes, Jeremy, Yi, Qing, Hall, Merinda, Li, Zhen, Sun, Qiang, Saha, Narottam, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5 (3) acsearthspacechem.0c00331, 618-631. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00331

Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings

2021

Journal Article

Biogeochemical formation of metalliferous laminations in surficial environments

Henne, Anicia, Craw, Dave, Hamilton, Jessica, Paz, Anat, Kerr, Gemma, Paterson, David, Shuster, Jeremiah and Southam, Gordon (2021). Biogeochemical formation of metalliferous laminations in surficial environments. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (1), 49-67. doi: 10.1180/mgm.2021.8

Biogeochemical formation of metalliferous laminations in surficial environments

2021

Journal Article

Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, drives alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings

Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan, You, Fang, Liu, Yunjia, Wang, Sicheng, Saha, Narottam, Webb, Richard, Wykes, Jeremy, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, drives alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (12), 8020-8034. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00848

Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, drives alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings

2021

Conference Publication

Transition metal mobility and recovery from weathered serpentinite and serpentinite skarn tailings from Lord Brassey Mine, Australia and Record Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Honda-McNeil, Makoto, Wang, Baolin, Wilson, Siobhan, Mililli, Benjamin, Zeyen, Nina, Turvey, Connor, Vessey, Colton, Patel, Avni, Locock, Andrew, Hamilton, Jessica, Paterson, David, Southam, Gordon, Poitras, Jordan, Jones, Thomas and Jowitt, Simon (2021). Transition metal mobility and recovery from weathered serpentinite and serpentinite skarn tailings from Lord Brassey Mine, Australia and Record Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Goldschmidt 2021, Virtual, Global, 4 - 9 July 2021. Paris, France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.7185/gold2021.4827

Transition metal mobility and recovery from weathered serpentinite and serpentinite skarn tailings from Lord Brassey Mine, Australia and Record Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

2021

Journal Article

Titanium mobility preserved in association with microfossils in an iron-rich duricrust capping an iron ore deposit

Levett, Alan, Vasconcelos, Paulo M., Jones, Michael M. W., Rintoul, Llew, Paz, Anat, Gagen, Emma J. and Southam, Gordon (2021). Titanium mobility preserved in association with microfossils in an iron-rich duricrust capping an iron ore deposit. Chemical Geology, 559 119955, 119955. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119955

Titanium mobility preserved in association with microfossils in an iron-rich duricrust capping an iron ore deposit

2021

Journal Article

Carbon accounting of mined landscapes, and deployment of a geochemical treatment system for enhanced weathering at Woodsreef Chrysotile Mine, NSW, Australia

Hamilton, J. L., Wilson, S. A., Turvey, C. C., Morgan, B., Tait, A. W., McCutcheon, J., Fallon, S. J. and Southam, G. (2021). Carbon accounting of mined landscapes, and deployment of a geochemical treatment system for enhanced weathering at Woodsreef Chrysotile Mine, NSW, Australia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 220 106655, 106655. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106655

Carbon accounting of mined landscapes, and deployment of a geochemical treatment system for enhanced weathering at Woodsreef Chrysotile Mine, NSW, Australia

2020

Journal Article

A column leaching model of low-grade chalcopyrite ore: mineral preferences and chemical reactivity

Bostelmann, Heike and Southam, Gordon (2020). A column leaching model of low-grade chalcopyrite ore: mineral preferences and chemical reactivity. Minerals, 10 (12) 1132, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/min10121132

A column leaching model of low-grade chalcopyrite ore: mineral preferences and chemical reactivity

2020

Journal Article

The influence of metal mobility on resource potential in circumneutral pH iron-rich copper mine waste rocks

Henne, Anicia, Hamilton, Jessica, Craw, Dave, Paterson, David and Southam, Gordon (2020). The influence of metal mobility on resource potential in circumneutral pH iron-rich copper mine waste rocks. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 219 106632, 106632. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106632

The influence of metal mobility on resource potential in circumneutral pH iron-rich copper mine waste rocks

2020

Journal Article

Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings

Vaughan, James , Tungpalan, Kate , Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , Fu, Weng, Gagen, Emma , Nti Nkrumah, Philip , Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Erskine, Peter, Gow, Paul and Valenta, Rick (2020). Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings. JOM, 73 (1), 39-53. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04451-7

Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings

2020

Journal Article

Enhanced metal recovery by efficient agglomeration of precipitates in an up-flow fixed-bed bioreactor

Liu, Yun, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, Serrano, Antonio, Marcellin, Esteban, Nancucheo, Ivan and Villa-Gomez, Denys K. (2020). Enhanced metal recovery by efficient agglomeration of precipitates in an up-flow fixed-bed bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 416 127662, 127662. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127662

Enhanced metal recovery by efficient agglomeration of precipitates in an up-flow fixed-bed bioreactor

2020

Journal Article

Biochemical synthesis of palladium nanoparticles: The influence of chemical fixatives used in electron microscopy on nanoparticle formatton and catalytic performance

Tan, Ling, Jones, Thomas, Poitras, Jordan, Xie, Jianping, Liu, Xinxing and Southam, Gordon (2020). Biochemical synthesis of palladium nanoparticles: The influence of chemical fixatives used in electron microscopy on nanoparticle formatton and catalytic performance. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 398 122945, 122945. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122945

Biochemical synthesis of palladium nanoparticles: The influence of chemical fixatives used in electron microscopy on nanoparticle formatton and catalytic performance

2020

Journal Article

Accelerating microbial iron cycling promotes re‐cementation of surface crusts in iron ore regions

Gagen, Emma J., Levett, Alan, Paz, Anat, Bostelmann, Heike, Valadares, Rafael Borges da Silva, Bitencourt, José Augusto Pires, Gastauer, Markus, Nunes, Gisele Lopes, Oliveira, Guilherme, Vasconcelos, Paulo M., Tyson, Gene W. and Southam, Gordon (2020). Accelerating microbial iron cycling promotes re‐cementation of surface crusts in iron ore regions. Microbial Biotechnology, 13 (6) 1751-7915.13646, 1960-1971. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13646

Accelerating microbial iron cycling promotes re‐cementation of surface crusts in iron ore regions

2020

Journal Article

Biocement stabilization of an experimental-scale artificial slope and the reformation of iron-rich crusts

Levett, Alan, Gagen, Emma J., Zhao, Yitian, Vasconcelos, Paulo M. and Southam, Gordon (2020). Biocement stabilization of an experimental-scale artificial slope and the reformation of iron-rich crusts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (31), 18347-18354. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2001740117

Biocement stabilization of an experimental-scale artificial slope and the reformation of iron-rich crusts

2020

Journal Article

Experimental simulations of bacterially-mediated magnetite oxidation and observations on ferricrete formation at the Salobo IOCG mine, Brazil

Henne, A., Craw, D., Gagen, E.J. and Southam, G. (2020). Experimental simulations of bacterially-mediated magnetite oxidation and observations on ferricrete formation at the Salobo IOCG mine, Brazil. Applied Geochemistry, 118 104628, 104628. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104628

Experimental simulations of bacterially-mediated magnetite oxidation and observations on ferricrete formation at the Salobo IOCG mine, Brazil

2020

Journal Article

Nickel complexation as an innovative approach for nickel-cobalt selective recovery using sulfate-reducing bacteria

Liu, Yun, Serrano, Antonio, Wyman, Valentina, Marcellin, Esteban, Southam, Gordon, Vaughan, James and Villa-Gomez, Denys (2020). Nickel complexation as an innovative approach for nickel-cobalt selective recovery using sulfate-reducing bacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402 123506, 123506. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123506

Nickel complexation as an innovative approach for nickel-cobalt selective recovery using sulfate-reducing bacteria

2020

Journal Article

Characterisation of iron oxide encrusted microbial fossils

Levett, Alan, Gagen, Emma J., Rintoul, Llew, Guagliardo, Paul, Diao, Hui, Vasconcelos, Paulo M. and Southam, Gordon (2020). Characterisation of iron oxide encrusted microbial fossils. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 9889, 9889. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66830-z

Characterisation of iron oxide encrusted microbial fossils

2020

Conference Publication

Can mycorrhizal fungi stimulate mineral weathering and soil formation in Fe ore tailings?

Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Huang, Longbin, Southam, Gordon, Nguyen, Tuan and You, Fang (2020). Can mycorrhizal fungi stimulate mineral weathering and soil formation in Fe ore tailings?. Goldschmidt2020, Online, 21 - 26 June 2020. Washington, DC United States: Geochemical Society and of the European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.46427/gold2020.2901

Can mycorrhizal fungi stimulate mineral weathering and soil formation in Fe ore tailings?