Mountains of slag all over the world are a Kiwi company's idea of great riches. 

The waste from mines is dumped into mounds so big that they can generate their own weather patterns -- but New Zealand company Avertana says they can each be worth half a billion dollars.

Avertana is a start-up company that has received a kickstart from a new fund set up by The Icehouse innovation hub and its investors ICE Angels.

The "Tuhua" fund has raised $10 million dollars to target 25 Kiwi start-up companies.

ICE Angels CEO Robbie Paul says the idea is to be a game changer.

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