Oman pilots mining waste recovery program: Green Tech Mining & Services — a jointventure between Oman Mining Company and Austria’s BPG Precious Metals — launched a pilot program for a mineral recovery and remediationfacility at the Al-Arja project in Sohar, Oman News Agency reported last week. The facility is expected to process 3.3 mn tons of waste annually starting mid-2026 at an investment cost of OMR 40 mn (EUR 100 mn), footed by BPG.

How it works: The plant will feature fluid recycling systems and solar energy to reduce emissions and freshwater consumption. It will process waste leftover from mining activities and produce copper-rich solutions, which will be converted into pure copper cathodes using technologies including induction leeching and electrochemical solvent extraction.

About Green Tech Mining: Green Tech Mining focuses on “tailings” — leftover materials or waste produced after extracting valuable minerals — as well as groundwater affected by mining projects, CEO and founder Ernst Grissemann told Oman Observer in December. The company expects to recycle some 30k tons of copper cathodes per year using two tailing remediation lines installed at the Al-Arja plant by 2026

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