12th January, 2026 The increase in gold price during 2025 to over US$4000 an ounce has led to an apparent major increase in ASGM activity across south Lombok (Indonesia) and there are widespread reports of conflict between miners and Indonesian authorities . At a gold price of US$4000 an ounce, ore with a relatively low gold concentration has become economically viable to process. Furthermore, there is evidence of miners re-processing old cyanide tailings. At the current high

Chris Anderson, 30th May, 2025 An exciting and rewarding project for Croesus is the Bioremediation of dioxin contaminated sediment from...

Earlier this year I was fortunate to participate in the inception workshop for the Integrated Sound Management of Mercury in Indonesia’s...

Its not about science, it’s about livelihoods and mindsets Today I’ve been in the south of Dompu District on the Indonesian Island of...

As I write this blog I am at 39,000 feet on an AirNZ plane between Sydney and Auckland returning home after a very productive and...

The idea of using plants to farm metals can no longer be considered new. Phytomining (as it is technically known) was first talked about...

News of Peru’s ‘State of Emergency’ over artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) related pollution in part of the Amazon has...

Over recent years, I have been very fortunate to find myself in a position of leadership for ‘international development projects’. This...

Massey University is lending its expertise to help Indonesian farmers build capability and to realise long-term sustainable development...

In funding results announced today by the New Zealand Government’s Catalyst Fund, the Phytocat collaboration between University of York...