NSW mine-waste critical-mineral characterisation
A state-wide dataset that separates geochemical prospectivity from demonstrated recoverability.
Open the record →Evidence-led tailings reuse
From tailings characterisation to credible reuse.
An Australian engineering-led knowledge hub for tailings reuse, mine-waste valorisation and circular infrastructure.
Waste2Resource closes the gap between a promising laboratory result and a credible pathway for a specific material, site and market. It keeps technical evidence, environmental behaviour and deployment constraints in the same decision frame.
30source-linked technical cases
14countries represented
7reuse and management pathways
Why this exists
Closing the gap between a promising test and a workable project.
Laboratory feasibility is not commercial readiness. Because tailings vary by geology, processing history, storage conditions and exposure pathway, Waste2Resource brings material evidence, environmental behaviour and deployment constraints together so site-specific reuse opportunities can be assessed responsibly.
Waste2Resource began with a simple question: could tailings become a useful resource? Read the story →
The company case
Why investigate tailings valorisation?
Recover value from metals and specification-ready co-products.Reduce lifecycle burden across storage, closure and residual management.Create circular supply for infrastructure and critical materials.
Build the benefit case →Explore the platform
Three pathways into the evidence.
01 / CASES
Technical Library
Browse source-linked projects by geography, residue and reuse pathway.
Explore cases →02 / METHODAssessment Framework
Follow the decision path from representative characterisation to deployment fit.
Use the framework →03 / EVIDENCEResearch
Review what has been tested, what the results support and where uncertainty remains.
Read the evidence →Last updated: September 2026. New cases and sources added periodically.
Recently added and reviewed
Follow what is changing in the evidence base.
New records and substantive reviews are surfaced here so returning readers can see where the library is moving.
Bowen Basin coal-tailings critical-mineral study
An emerging research programme included with an explicit early-stage evidence label.
Open the record →Evidence methodology and maturity scale
See how sources, uncertainty, maturity and record status are kept distinct.
Read the methodology →An open engineering inquiry
Bring a case, a question or a different interpretation.
Waste2Resource is being developed as a practical space for comparing evidence, testing assumptions and connecting people working on mine-waste reuse. If you are investigating a similar problem, I’d be interested to compare notes.
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