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Arca, BHP launch air-to-rock carbon capture pilot at Mt Keith

A PILOT project has begun that will use the tailings dam at BHP’s Mount Keith nickel mine in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields to trap and store increasing amounts of carbon dioxide.

Mount Keith's tailing dam will be part of a pilot project to trap more carbon dioxide.

Mount Keith's tailing dam will be part of a pilot project to trap more carbon dioxide.

The 18-month project will use Canadian carbon mineralisation company Arca's approach to capture and store atmospheric carbon dioxide. Using rovers, surface manipulation technology and machine learning,...

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