COOE General Manager, Kate Grundy, had the honour of representing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and environmental matters on a panel discussion around Sustainable Critical Minerals in the Far North Queensland Region, along with other panelists Kate Dickson (AMEC) representing explorers, Michael Hagen (EDMS) representing advanced manufacturing, Mike Limpus (TMG) representing mining operators, and Senator The Hon Matthew Canavan.
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COOE has undertaken annual flora compliance monitoring at Peculiar Knob since 2014, and in 2020 completed a methodology review and undertook the flora and fauna monitoring program for new owners, Peak Iron Mines. Survey sites were located at various points of operation, at the rail siding, along the haul road, and at the mine.
The COOE Bio-Epoxy resin makes the production of bio-diesel even greener! COOE Bio-Epoxy does not contain potentially harmful phenols opening great opportunities in the manufacture of safer plastics for the construction and food packaging industry. We also use no solvents! no phenols and not solvents not only make the product safer but virtually no odour! Our trade people tell us this saves them money, because they do not have to work on weekends or evacuate other tenant in a building plus it protects their employee’s health. It has to be a winner!
The COOE research team is excited by a new R&D project to develop water replant electrodes, using super-hydrophobic silane coating.
The impact of PFAS on the marine environment has been the focus of a recent study by the COOE team.
The world is switching to clean energy with great urgency. Like the railways, telegraph, faxes and many other technologies, the coal industry will be relegated to a significantly reduced roles in our society.
COOE provides environmental consultant services to mining, development and government organisations from Cairns and across Far North Queensland. COOE can manage State and Commonwealth mining and development approvals and compliance, provide baseline and routine environmental monitoring, and undertake site investigations.