MMG’s Dugald River underground zinc mine 65 km north-west of Cloncurry in Queensland, Australia is tackling how to recycle End-of-Life (ELT) tyres, with an alternative to sending re-usable materials to landfill.
Devulcanisation for Mining Tyres
The mine annually generates about 920 ELT from vehicles and trucks. Currently Australia disposes of over 60,000 t of ELT tyres by exporting them. Some 100,000 t are stockpiled in landfill or onsite (mostly by the mining and agricultural sectors) according to global advisory firm, Energy Estate.
With the Council of Australian Governments’ agreed ...
Devulcanisation for Mining Tyres
The mine annually generates about 920 ELT from vehicles and trucks. Currently Australia disposes of over 60,000 t of ELT tyres by exporting them. Some 100,000 t are stockpiled in landfill or onsite (mostly by the mining and agricultural sectors) according to global advisory firm, Energy Estate.
With the Council of Australian Governments’ agreed ...
