I am from Canada but have lived in the UK for almost half my life. I moved to Cornwall in 2017 to take up a […]
Month: March 2020
NEMO: Near-zero-waste recycling of low-grade sulphidic mining waste for critical-metal, mineral and construction raw-material production in a circular economy
The NEMO project looks at ways for revalorising mine waste for its further use. At Exeter we are using microorganisms to help metals dissolve (bioleaching) […]
GeoNetZero Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT): UK legacy mine waste: a new Critical Metal resource for the Green Economy?
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Laura Newsome
I’m originally from Yorkshire. After finishing my undergraduate degree I moved to Manchester and lived there for 13 years, before moving to Camborne School of […]
Using microbes to get cobalt out of rocks
Cobalt is becoming more and more important in modern technology, particularly through its use in rechargeable batteries for solar power and electric cars, and as […]
Making microbes work for us at Wessex OUGS
Laura Newsome was invited to give a lecture for the Wessex Branch of the Open University Geology Society in January 2020. Read their report here […]
