Sustainable Minerals Institute

Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox

Group Leader
Mine Waste Transformation through Characterisation
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Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox
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Geometallurgical technologies for mine waste
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Publications

Book Chapters (16)
Journal Articles (42)
Conference Papers (70)
Seminar Paper (1)
Audio Document (1)
Thesis (1)
Research Reports (47)
Department Technical Reports (57)

Book Chapters

Jackson, L. M., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Fox, N., Cooke, D. R., Harris, A. C., Meffre, S., Danyushevsky, L., Goemann, K., Rodemann, T., Gloy, G. and Savinova, E. (2018). Assessing geo-environmental risk using intact materials for early life-of-mine planning - a review of established techniques and emerging tools. From start to finish – a life-of-mine perspective. (pp. 9-26) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton, VIC Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Fox, Nathan, Moltzen, Jake and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Chemical staining techniques for drill core characterization. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 97-114) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_6
Berry, Ron F., Danyushevsky, Leonid V., Goemann, Karsten, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Rodemann, Thomas (2017). Micro-analytical technologies for mineral mapping and trace element deportment. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 55-72) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_4
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2017). Predicting waste properties using the geochemistry-mineralogy-texture-geometallurgy approach. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 73-96) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_5
van Veen, Eleanor M., Lottermoser, Bernd, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Hunt, Julie (2017). Predicting plant metal bioaccessibility at the historic wheal maid tailings lagoons, Cornwall, UK. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 397-408) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_22
Noble, Taryn L., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Berry, Ron F. and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Mineral dust emissions at metalliferous mine sites. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 281-306) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_16
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Lottermoser, Bernd, Hartner, Richard, Berry, Ron F. and Noble, Taryn L. (2017). Prediction of acid rock drainage from automated mineralogy. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 139-156) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_8
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Aalders, John, Jackson, Laura and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Prediction of acid rock drainage using field-based testing tools. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 115-138) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_7
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Hunt, Julie, Lottermoser, Bernd, van Veen, Eleanor M. and Fox, Nathan (2017). Prediction of leachate quality for a gossan dump, Angostura, Spain. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 221-241) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_13
Fox, Nathan, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Prediction of metal mobility from sulfidic waste rocks using micro-analytical tools, baal gammon, Northern Australia. Environmental Indicators in Metal Mining. (pp. 243-262) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_14
Fox, Nathan, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Prediction of metal mobility from sulfidic waste rocks using micro-analytical tools, Spray, Tasmania. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 263-277) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_15
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Prediction of sulfidic waste characteristics. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 35-53) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_3
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Predictive waste classification using field-based and environmental geometallurgy indicators, Mount Lyell, Tasmania. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 157-177) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_9
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Predictive waste classification using the geochemistry-mineralogy-texture-geometallurgy (GMTG) approach at a polymetallic mine. Environmental Indicators in metal mining. (pp. 179-196) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_10
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2017). Principles of sulfide oxidation and acid rock drainage. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 15-34) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_2
Noble, Taryn L., Lottermoser, Bernd and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2017). pH testing methods for sulfidic mine wastes. Environmental indicators in metal mining. (pp. 199-210) edited by Bernd Lottermoser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42731-7_11

Journal Articles

Moyo, Annah, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Meffre, Sebastien and Cooke, David R. (2025). An accelerated kinetic leach test for geochemical and environmental characterisation of acid and metalliferous drainage. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 38 104092, 104092. doi: 10.1016/j.eti.2025.104092
Nascimento, Sibele C., Cooke, David R., Cracknell, Matthew J., Miller, Clare B. and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of mine tailings in the King river delta, Western Tasmania: Implications for long-term stability of trace elements. Applied Geochemistry, 184 106366, 106366. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106366
Villa Gomez, Denys, Whitworth, Anne J., Vaughan, James, Sultana, Ummul, Ledezma, Pablo and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Review on developments in technologies for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/08827508.2024.2408015
Jefferson Montoya, M., Jones, T.R, Curtis-Morar, C., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Forbes, G. and Forbes, E. (2024). Impact of pyrite textures prevalence on flotation performance in Mount Isa copper orebodies. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 46 (4), 502-516. doi: 10.1080/08827508.2024.2349204
Mishra, Partha Narayan, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Olaya, Sebastian Quintero, Scheuermann, Alexander and Bore, Thierry (2024). Electromagnetic methods for assessing moisture content and density of an iron oxide copper gold deposits (IOCG) tailings sample. Acta Geotechnica, 19 (7), 4839-4854. doi: 10.1007/s11440-023-02120-y
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Baumgartner, Regina (2023). Action versus reaction: how geometallurgy can improve mine waste management across the life-of-mine. Elements, 19 (6), 371-376. doi: 10.2138/gselements.19.6.371
Nascimento, Sibele C., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Cracknell, Matthew J., Cooke, David R., Miller, Clare B. and Heng, Wei Xuen (2023). Geochemical, mineralogical, and geophysical methods to establish the geoenvironmental characteristics of the King River delta, Queenstown, Western Tasmania. Applied Geochemistry, 159 105820, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105820
Jefferson, Mayra, Yenial-Arslan, Unzile, Evans, Catherine, Curtis-Morar, Catherine, O'Donnell, Roxanne, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Forbes, Elizaveta (2023). Effect of pyrite textures and composition on flotation performance: a review. Minerals Engineering, 201 108234, 108234. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108234
Mejías, Olivia, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Valenta, Rick and Townley, Brian (2023). Indium in ore deposits and mine waste environments: Geochemistry, mineralogy, and opportunities for recovery. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 255 107312, 1-26. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2023.107312
Nascimento, Sibele C., Cooke, David R., Townsend, Ashley T., Davidson, Garry, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Cracknell, Matthew J. and Miller, Clare B. (2023). Long-term impact of historical mining on water quality at Mount Lyell, western Tasmania, Australia. Mine Water and the Environment, 42 (3), 399-417. doi: 10.1007/s10230-023-00943-5
Moyo, Annah, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Meffre, Sebastien and Cooke, David R. (2023). Geoenvironmental characterisation of legacy mine wastes from Tasmania – Environmental risks and opportunities for remediation and value recovery. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 454 131521, 131521. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131521
Moyo, Annah, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Meffre, Sebastien and Cooke, David R. (2023). Alkaline industrial wastes – Characteristics, environmental risks, and potential for mine waste management. Environmental Pollution, 323 121292, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121292
Valenta, Rick K., Lèbre, Éléonore, Antonio, Christian, Franks, Daniel M., Jokovic, Vladimir, Micklethwaite, Steven, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Runge, Kym, Savinova, Ekaterina, Segura-Salazar, Juliana, Stringer, Martin, Verster, Isabella and Yahyaei, Mohsen (2023). Decarbonisation to drive dramatic increase in mining waste–options for reduction. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190 106859, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106859
Fitch, Verity, Parbhakar‐fox, Anita, Crane, Richard and Newsome, Laura (2022). Evolution of sulfidic legacy mine tailings: a review of the Wheal Maid site, UK. Minerals, 12 (7) 848, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/min12070848
Vaziri, Vahid, Sayadi, Ahmad Reza, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Mousavi, Amin and Monjezi, Masoud (2022). Improved mine waste dump planning through integration of geochemical and mineralogical data and mixed integer programming: reducing acid rock generation from mine waste. Journal of Environmental Management, 309 114712, 114712. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114712
Penrose, Beth, MacIntosh, Amy E., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Smith, Laura B.E., Sawyer, Terrie, D'Agnese, Erin and Carver, Scott (2022). Heavy metal wombats?: metal exposure pathways to bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) living on remediated tin mine tailings. Science of The Total Environment, 835 155526, 155526. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155526
Whitworth, Anne J, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Nkrumah, Philip N, Ma, Xiaodong and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review on metal extraction technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes. Minerals Engineering, 182 107537, 107537. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107537
Whitworth, Anne J., Forbes, Elizaveta, Verster, Isabella, Jokovic, Vladimir, Awatey, Bellson and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review on advances in mineral processing technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 7 100451, 100451. doi: 10.1016/j.clet.2022.100451
Mazzinghy, Douglas B., Figueiredo, Ricardo A.M., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Yahyaei, Mohsen, Vaughan, James and Powell, Malcolm S. (2022). Trialling one-part geopolymer production including iron ore tailings as fillers. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 36 (5), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/17480930.2022.2047271
Villa Gomez, Denys, Sáez Salgado, Enrique, Mejías, Olivia, Pat-Espadas, Aurora Margarita, Pinedo Torres, Laura Alejandra , Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Data Integration of Critical Elements from Mine Waste in Mexico, Chile and Australia. Minerals, 12 (2) 122, 122. doi: 10.3390/min12020122
Vaziri, Vahid, Sayadi, Ahmad, Reza, Mousavi, Amin, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Monjezi, Masoud (2021). Mathematical modeling for optimized mine waste rock disposal: establishing an effective acid rock drainage management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 288 125124. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125124
Vaughan, James , Tungpalan, Kate , Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , Fu, Weng, Gagen, Emma , Nti Nkrumah, Philip , Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Erskine, Peter, Gow, Paul and Valenta, Rick (2020). Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings. JOM, 73 (1), 39-53. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04451-7
van der Ent, Antony, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Erskine, Peter D. (2020). Treasure from trash: Mining critical metals from waste and unconventional sources. Science of The Total Environment, 758 143673, 143673. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143673
Cracknell, Matthew J., Nascimento, Sibele C., Heng, Wei Xuen, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Schaap, Thomas A. (2019). Geophysical investigation of mine waste in the King River Delta, Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania. ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2019 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/22020586.2019.12072938
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Gilmour, Sarah, Fox, Nathan and Olin, Paul (2019). Geometallurgical characterization of non-ferrous historical slag in western Tasmania: identifying reprocessing options. Minerals, 9 (7) 415, 415. doi: 10.3390/min9070415
Cracknell, Matthew J., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura and Savinova, Ekaterina (2018). Automated acid rock drainage indexing from drill core imagery. Minerals, 8 (12) 571, 571. doi: 10.3390/min8120571
Dominy, Simon C., O'Connor, Louisa, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Glass, Hylke J. and Purevgerel, Saranchimeg (2018). Geometallurgy-a route to more resilient mine operations. Minerals, 8 (12) 560, 560. doi: 10.3390/min8120560
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Fox, Nathan, Jackson, Laura and Cornelius, Rebekah (2018). Forecasting Geoenvironmental Risks: Integrated Applications of Mineralogical and Chemical Data. Minerals, 8 (12) 541, 541. doi: 10.3390/min8120541
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Glen, John and Raimondo, Bonita (2018). A geometallurgical approach to tailings management: an example from the Savage River Fe-ore mine, Western Tasmania. Minerals, 8 (10) 454, 454. doi: 10.3390/min8100454
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Fox, Nathan, Hill, Roger, Ferguson, Tony and Maynard, Ben (2018). Improved mine waste characterisation through static blended test work. Minerals Engineering, 116, 132-142. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2017.09.011
Fox, N., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Moltzen, J., Feig, S., Goemann, K. and Huntington, J. (2017). Applications of hyperspectral mineralogy for geoenvironmental characterisation. Minerals Engineering, 107, 63-77. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.11.008
van Veen, E. M., Lottermoser, B. G., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Fox, N. and Hunt, J. (2016). A new test for plant bioaccessibility in sulphidic wastes and soils: a case study from the Wheal Maid historic tailings repository in Cornwall, UK. Science of the Total Environment, 563, 835-844. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.054
Noble, Taryn L., Lottermoser, Bernd G. and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2016). Evaluation of pH Testing Methods for Sulfidic Mine Waste. Mine Water and the Environment, 35 (3), 318-331. doi: 10.1007/s10230-015-0356-2
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2016). Geoenvironmental characterisation of heap leach materials at abandoned mines: Croydon Au-Mines, QLD, Australia. Minerals, 6 (2) 52, 52. doi: 10.3390/min6020052
Jackson, Laura M. and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2016). Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the Old Tailings Dam, Australia: evaluating the effectiveness of a water cover for long-term AMD control. Applied Geochemistry, 68, 64-78. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.03.009
Hunt, Julie, Lottermoser, Bernd G., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Van Veen, Eleanor and Goemann, Karsten (2016). Precious metals in gossanous waste rocks from the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Minerals Engineering, 87, 45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2015.12.002
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd G. (2015). A critical review of acid rock drainage prediction methods and practices. Minerals Engineering, 82 4616, 107-124. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2015.03.015
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2014). Reinventing the wheel. Materials World, 22 (12), 51-53.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita K., Edraki, Mansour, Hardie, Kathleen, Kadletz, Oskar and Hall, Tania (2014). Identification of acid rock drainage sources through mesotextural classification at abandoned mines of Croydon, Australia: implications for the rehabilitation of waste rock repositories. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 137, 11-28. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.10.017
Brough, C. P., Warrender, R., Bowell, R. J., Barnes, A. and Parbhakar-Fox, A. (2013). The process mineralogy of mine wastes. Minerals Engineering, 52, 125-135. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.05.003
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Lottermoser, Bernd and Bradshaw, Dee (2013). Evaluating waste rock mineralogy and microtexture during kinetic testing for improved acid rock drainage prediction. Minerals Engineering, 52, 111-124. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.04.022
Parbhakar, Anita, Cuadros, Javier, Sephton, Mark A., Dubbin, William, Coles, Barry J. and Weiss, Dominik (2007). Adsorption of L-lysine on montmorillonite. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 307 (1-3), 142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.05.022

Conference Papers

Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Blannin, Rosie, Colombi, Francesco, Gomes, Allan and K'ng, Lexi (2024). Identifying resources of critical metals in Queensland's mine waste - The MIWATCH approach. Digging Deeper, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 November 2024.
Ridgeway, Rose, Wang, Sijia, Colombi, Francesco and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Hyperaccumulator plants as a circular economy tool: metal extraction from Queensland mine waste. Digging Deeper, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 November 2024.
Blannin, Rosie, Gomes, Allan Silva, Bhowany, Kam, Ng, Lexi K., Jackson, Laura, Mejias, Olivia and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Critical metal signatures of mine wastes produced from Australian volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits. International Applied Geochemistry Symposium 30th Edition, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 14-18 October 2024.
Mejías, Olivia, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Indium in mine wastes: geochemistry, mineralogy, and microbiology. SEG 2024 Conference: Sustainable Mineral Exploration and Development, Windhoek, Namibia, 27-30 September 2024.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Bhowany, Kam, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Antimony in Mount Bonnie and Iron Blow mine wastes, Northern Territory. AGES 2024, Alice Springs, NT, Australia, 16-17 April 2024. Darwin, NT, Australia: Northern Territory Geological Survey.
Jefferson Montoya, Mayra, Yenial Arslan, Unzile, Evans, Cathy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, O'Donnell, Roxanne, Curtis Morar, Catherine and Forbes, Liza (2024). Effect of Pyrite Textures and Composition on Flotation Performance. Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium, Terrigal, NSW Australia, 4 - 7 February 2024.
Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia. Australian Mine Waste Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-7 February 2024.
Mejías, Olivia, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2024). Indium cycling and mobility in mine waste and acid mine drainage environments. Australian Mine Waste Symposium (AMWS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-7 February 2024.
Jefferson, Mayra, Forbes, Gordon, Brown, Elliot, Curtis-Morar, Catherine, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Elizaveta Forbes (2023). An object-based image recognition approach methodology for pyrite texture quantification in flotation performance studies. Procemin-GEOMET, Santiago, Chile, 4-6 October 2023.
Jefferson Montoya, Mayra, Yenial Arslan, Unzile, Evans, Cathy, Prabhakar-Fox, Anita, O’Donnell, Roxanne, Curtis-Morar, Catherine and Forbes, Liza (2023). Effect of Pyrite Textures and Composition on Flotation Performance. Flotation 2023 • V International Conference on Minerals Flotation, Lima, Peru, 6 - 8 Sep 2023.
Blannin, Rosie, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Geostatistical and geometallurgical investigation of Co in the Rocklands tailings deposit, Queensland, Australia. 17th SGA Biennial Meeting 2022 "Mineral Resources in a Changing World", Zurich, Switzerland, 28 August - 1 September 2023. GENEVA 4: SOC GEOLOGY APPLIED MINERAL DEPOSITS-SGA.
Blannin, Rosie, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Geostatistical modelling of critical minerals in the Herberton tailings deposit, Queensland. Australian Earth Sciences Convention, Perth, WA Australia, 27-30 July 2023.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Bhowany, Kamini, Guerin, Kristy, Han, Zhengdong, Blannin, Rosie, Moyo, Annah, Nicholls, Loren and Mejias, Olivia (2023). Exploration for critical metals in Australia’s mine waste to support the energy transition. Goldschmidt2023, Lyon, France, 9-14 July 2023. Paris, France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.7185/gold2023.18999
Bhowany, Kamini, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Sharma, Dipanshu, Thorne, Jane P., Fraser, Geoff and Britt, Allison (2023). Historic mine waste at Zeehan, Tasmania, as an unconventional source of metals. Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2023, Perth, WA, Australia, 27-30 June 2023.
Mejías, Olivia, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2023). Indium in Australia: exploration in NE Queensland’s mine waste. 26th World Mining Conference (WMC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023.
Bhowany, Kamini, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Thorne, Jane P., Fraser, Geoff, Britt, Allison, Beattie, Emma and Degeling, Helen (2023). Nickel and cobalt in the Eloise tailings: an example of the importance of mineralogical characterisation of mine waste for reprocessing and repurposing options. CritCon, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 22-26 May 2023.
Mejías, Olivia, Jackson, Laura, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Salazar, Leonardo and Jaime, Patricio (2023). Tracking indium in sulfidic mine waste and acid mine drainage environments. CRITCON: Discovery, Characterisation and Processing of Critical Minerals, Adelaide, SA Australia, 22-26 May 2023.
Mejías, Olivia, Valenzuela, Martin, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2023). Indium-bearing minerals and textures of drill core samples from Baal Gammon mine: an application of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. CRITCON: Discovery, Characterisation and Processing of Critical Minerals, Adelaide, SA Australia, 22-26 May 2023.
Bhowany, Kamini, Han, Zhengdong, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jones, Thomas R., Farias, Pablo G., Whelan, Jo A., Close, Dorothy, Thorne, Jane P. and Fraser, Geoff (2023). Secondary prospectivity of mine waste in the Pine Creek region: The search for critical metals. AGES 2023, Alice Springs, NT Australia, 17-19th April 2023. Alice Springs, NT Australia: Resourcing the Territory.
Nicholls, Loren, Wightman, Elaine, Evans, Catherine, Casey, Lachlan and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Tracking cobalt deportment from primary ore to copper tailings and determining reprocessing potential. 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society-for-Geology-Applied-to-Mineral Deposits (SGA) on Mineral Resources in a Changing World, Zurich, Switzerland, 28 August - 1 September 2023. Geneva, Switzerland: The Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA).
Mejias, Olivia, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Exploration of indium in sulfidic mine waste and acid mine drainage environments. 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society-for-Geology-Applied-to-Mineral Deposits (SGA) on Mineral Resources in a Changing World, Zurich, Switzerland, 28 August - 1 September 2023. Geneva, Switzerland: The Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA).
Mejías, Olivia, Valenzuela, Martin, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Townley, Brian, Jackson, Laura and Fox, Nathan (2022). Workflows for evaluating critical metals using handheld LIBS. XII World Conference On Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Italy, 5-9 September 2022.
Saez Salgado, Enrique , Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , Fox, Nathan , Baumgartner, Regina and Valenta, Rick (2022). Determining the geoenvironmental properties of non-ore material at the Quebrada Blanca porphyry Cu-Mo deposit using hyperspectral mineralogy. SEG 2022 Minerals For Our Future, Denver, CO, United States, 27-30 August 2022. Littleton, CO, United States: Society of Economic Geologists .
Mejías, Olivia, Valenzuela, Martin, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Townley, Brian, Jackson, Laura and Fox, Nathan (2022). Handheld LIBS analysis and workflows for assessing critical metals in mine waste – a focus on In and Co. 7th International Symposium on Sustainable Minerals (Sustainable Minerals '22), Virtual, 11-13 July 2022.
Saez Salgado, Enrique, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Baumgartner, Regina (2022). Geoenvironmental properties of the Quebrada Blanca deposit waste rock using hyperspectral mineralogy. Next Generation Resources 2022, Capetown, South Africa (Online), 22-23 February 2022.
Nicholls, Loren, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Valenta, Rick, Gow, Paul, Degeling, Helen, Lisitsin, Vladimir and Gray, Rosemary (2022). Exploring the potential for critical metal resources in mine waste: Geometallurgical characterisation of cobalt-bearing minerals in tailings at the Capricorn Copper Mine, Northwest Queensland. 16th SGA Biennial Meeting 2022, Rotorua, New Zealand, 28-31 March 2022. SGA.
Jackson, Laura, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Degeling, Helen (2022). Determination of rare earth element content in mine waste, Phosphate Hill Mine, NW Queensland. SGA 2022, Online, 28 -31 March 2022.
Saez Salgado, Enrique, Villa Gomez, Denys, Mejías, Olivia, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Pinedo-Torres, Laura A., Jackson, Laura and Pat-Espadas, Aurora M. (2022). Critical metals concentration from mine wastes in Mexico, Chile and Australia: A data integration approach. 16th SGA Biennial Meeting 2022, Rotorua, New Zealand, 28-31 March 2022.
Mejías, Olivia, Valenzuela, Martín, Townley, Brian, Fox, Nathan, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis applied to indium-bearing minerals and textures at the Baal Gammon polymetallic deposit, Australia.. 16th SGA Biennial Meeting 2022, Virtual, 28-31 March 2022. Rotorua, New Zealand: Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.
Mejías, Olivia, Valenzuela, Martín, Townley, Brian, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Indium and cobalt assessment by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS): a polymetallic deposit case study. Next Generation Resources 2022, Capetown, South Africa (Online), 22-23 February 2022.
Nascimento, Sibele, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Cracknell, Matthew (2022). Geoenvironmental characterisation of the King River Delta: A combined geophysical, geochemical and mineralogical approach. Goldschmidt2022, Honolulu, HI United States, 10-15 July 2022. Paris, France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.46427/gold2022.12134
Jackson, L., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Hall, T., Johnson, K., Lisitsin, V. and Degeling, H. (2021). Integrated chemical and mineralogical characterisation at Horn Island, Qld: opportunities for valorisation of gold mine waste. Sustainable Minerals '21, Online, 21-24 June 2021.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , van Balen, Johanna , K'ng, Lexi , Meffre, Sebastien and Danuyshevsky, Leonid (2021). Geometallurgical characterisation of mine tailings: examples from Tasmania. 10th Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Online, 22 – 25 June 2021. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Mukhopadhyay, Deb, Jones, Tom, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Southam, Gordon (2021). Growth of indigenous bacteria from mine tailings: Implications for bioleaching for cobalt recovery. 10th Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Online, 22 – 25 June 2021. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Mejías, Olivia, Quevedo, Javier, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Townley, Brian and Danyushevsky, Leonid (2020). Geochemical Assessment of Critical Metals: A Geometallurgical Guideline for the Evaluation of By-Products of an IOCG Type Deposit, Chile. 7th International Conference on Geometallurgy, Chile, 23-27 November 2020.
Moyo, Annah, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Meffre, Sebastian and Cooke, David (2020). Evaluating the potential use of industrial waste in the treatment of acid and metalliferous drainage produced by legacy mine sites in Tasmania. 10th Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Dubbo, NSW Australia, 23 March 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Moyo, Annah, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Meffre, Sebastien and Cooke, David (2020). Potential Use of Industrial Wastes in the Treatment of Mine Wastes: A Case Study of Legacy Mine Sites in Tasmania. Goldschmidt 2020, Online, 21-26 June 2020. Washington, DC United States: Geochemical Society. doi: 10.46427/gold2020.1860
K ng, Le Xi, Meffre, Sebastién, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Scott, Steve (2019). Geochemical and mineralogical characterisation of tailings: Evaluating the potential for reprocessing the Bobadil tailings, Rosebery. HKU International Conference of Undergraduate Research in Science 2019, Hong Kong, 3-5 July 2019.
Fox, Nathan, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Gloy, G (2019). X-ray based technologies for geometallurgical characterisation. PACRIM 2019, Auckand, New Zealand, 3-5 April 2019. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2019). Geometallurgy of tailings: unveiling the next generation of mineral resources. PACRIM 2019, Auckand, New Zealand, 3-5th April 2019. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2019). Reinventing the Wheel: the Environmental Geometallurgy Matrix and its Supporting Tools. Procemin Geomet 2019, Santiago, Chile, 20 - 22 November 2019. Santiago, Chile: Gecamin.
Cracknell, M., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Jackson, L., Fox, N. and Savinova, E. (2019). Automated identification of sulphides from drill core imagery. PACRIM 2019, Auckand, New Zealand, 3-5 April 2019. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Fox, Nathan (2019). Utilising automated mineralogy and accelerated static tests to enhance kinetic testing evaluations. 15th SGA Biennial Meeting on Life with Ore Deposits on Earth, Glasgow, Scotland, 27-30 August 2019. Geneva, Switzerland: Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.
Nascimento, Sibele C., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Cracknell, Matthew J. and Heng, Wei Xuen (2019). Geoenvironmental characterisation of the King River Delta: a combined geophysical, geochemical and mineralogical approach. 15th SGA Biennial Meeting on Life with Ore Deposits on Earth, Glasgow, Scotland, 27-30 August 2019. Geneva, Switzerland: Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. doi: 10.46427/gold2020.1893
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Fox, Nathan, Maynard, Ben, Ferguson, Tony and Hill, Roger (2018). Dissection of the NAG pH Test: Tracking Efficacy Through Examining Reaction Products. International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Pretoria, South Africa , 10-14 September 2018. Pretoria, South Africa: IMWA/ICARD.
Nascimento, S., Cooke, D., Parbhakar-Fox, A. and Cracknell, M. (2018). Determining the long-term impact of historic mining on water quality: a case study on Mt Lyell, Western Tasmania, Australia. Resources for Future Generations, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 16-21 June 2018.
Gilmour, S., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Olin, P. and Fox, N. (2018). Geometallurgical characterisation of non-ferrous historical slag in Tasmania: determining reprocessing options. Process Mineralogy '18, Cape Town, South Africa, 19-21 November 2018. IMWA.
Cornelius, R., Parbhakar-Fox, A. and Cooke, D. R. (2018). A geoenvironmental characterisation tool for the coreshed during early life-of-mine assessments. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, Tasmania, 20-23 November 2017. St Lucia, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Jackson, Laura Marie;, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita;, Fox, Nathan, Cooke, David R;, Harris, Anthony; and Savinova, Ekaterina (2018). Integrating hyperspectral analysis and mineral chemistry for geoenvironmental prediction. 11th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Pretoria, South Africa, 10-14 September 2018. Pretoria, South Africa: International Mine Water Association.
Brough, C., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Garner, C., Fletcher, J., Barnes, A., Griffiths, R., Strongman, J., Bowell, R. and Becker, M. (2018). Automated environmental analysis: multiple size fraction analysis of kinetic tests and implications for adjusted NNP and NPR values. Process Mineralogy '18, Cape Town, South Africa, 19-21 November 2018. IMWA.
Mooney, B., Paull, B., Lewis, T. and Parbhakar-Fox, A. (2017). Physicochemical properties of iron oxides opportunities for useful AMD products?. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage,, Burnie, Tasmania, 20-23 November 2017.
Parbhakar-Fox, A. and Lottermoser, B.G. (2017). Effectively linking mining geology with waste management - a case study from western Tasmania. Tenth International Mining Geology Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 20-22 September 2017. Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Parbhakar-Fox, A and Dominy, SC (2017). Sampling and blending in geoenvironmental campaigns – current practice and future opportunities. 8th World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Perth, Australia, 9-11 May 2017.
Fox, N., Parbhakar-Fox, A. and Somers, A. (2017). Microanalytical techniques for characterising critical metal deportment in mine materials. Process Mineralogy ‘17, Cape Town, South Africa, 20-22 March 2017.
Gilmour, S., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Jackson, L. and Cooke, D. R. (2017). Geochemical and mineralogical characterisation of a tailings-rich sediment bank, King River, Tasmania. In: Proceedings of the Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, Tasmania, (394-404). 20-23 November 2017.
McLaine, R., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Fox, N. and Reid, M. (2017). Determining bioaccessibility risks at the historic Aberfoyle tailings site, northeast Tasmania opportunities for effective rehabilitation. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, Tasmania, 20-23 November 2017.
Parbhakar-Fox, A., Glen, J. and Kemp, D. (2017). Extraction of cobalt from historic sulphide tailings using bioleaching. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, Tasmania, 20-23 November 2017. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, A., Lewis, T., Hamill, P., Wakefield, A., Botrill, R. and Parnell, J. (2017). Geoenvironmental characterisation of the abandoned Scotia Mine, northeast Tasmania: implications for management practices. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage,, Burnie, Tasmania, 20-23 November 2017.
Jackson, L., Parbhakar-Fox, A., Fox, N., Cooke, D.R., Harris, A.C. and Savinova, E. (2017). Intrinsic neutralisation potential from automated drillcore logging for improved geoenvironmental domaining. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 20-23 November 2017. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, A., Clifton, R. and Fox, N. (2017). Evaluating applications of bed and fly ash for controlling acid and metalliferous drainage - examples from Tasmanian mine sites. Ninth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, TAS Australia, 20-23 November 2017. St Lucia, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Fox, N., Parbhakar-Fox, A. and Moltzen, J. (2016). Applications of hyperspectral mineralogy for geoenvironmental characterisation. Sustainable Minerals '16, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 23-24 June 2016.
Berry, Ron, Hunt, Julie, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Lottermoser, Bernd (2015). Prediction of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) from calculated mineralogy. 10th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Santiago, Chile, 21-24 April 2015. Wendelstein, Germany: International Mine Water Association.
Parbhakar-Fox, A. K. and Lottermoser, B. G. (2014). Prediction of acid rock drainage from automated mineralogy: the computed acid rock drainage (CARD) risk grade. Process Mineralogy '14, Cape Town, South Africa, 17-19 November 2014. Red Hook, NY United States: Curran Associates.
Parbhakar-Fox, A., Lottermoser, B. and Bradshaw, D. J. (2013). Cost-effective means for identifying acid rock drainage risks: integration of the geochemistry-mineralogy-texture approach and geometallurgical techniques. GeoMet 2013: The Second AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 30 September-2 October, 2013. Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Parbhakar-Fox, A., Lottermoser, B. and Bradshaw, D. J. (2012). Evolution of acid rock drainage: insights from integrated mineralogical and textural evaluations during kinetic testing of waste rock. Process Mineralogy '12, Cape Town South Africa, 7-9 November 2012. Minerals Engineering International.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita K., Edraki, Mansour, Walters, Steve and Bradshaw, Dee (2011). Development of a textural index for the prediction of acid rock drainage. Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom: Pergamon. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.04.019
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Edraki, Mansour, Bradshaw, Dee and Walters, Steve (2011). Development of a textural acid rock drainage index for classifying acid formation. 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy, Trondheim, Norway, 1-5 August 2011. Trondheim, Norway: International Congress for Applied Mineralogy. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-27682-8_61
Parbhakar, Anita, Edraki, Mansour, Bradshaw, Dee and Walters, Stephen (2009). Mineralogical characterisation techniques for predicting acid rock drainage. Enviromine 2009: First International Seminar on Environmental Issues in the Mining Industry, Santiago, Chile, 30 September-2 October 2009. Santiago, Chile: Gecamin.
Parbhakar, Anita, Edraki, Mansour and Walters, Steve (2009). Developments in acid rock drainage prediction: a case study on the abandoned Croydon Au-mines, QLD, Australia. 10th Biennial meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA 2009), Townsville, Australia, 17-20 August 2009. Townsville, Australia: James Cook University, Economic Geology Research Unit.
Napier-Munn, T. J., Parbhakar, A., Edraki, M. and Bradshaw, D. (2008). Managing ARD potential through mine planning and mineral processing practice. Sixth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Burnie, Tasmania, 15-18 April 2008. Brisbane, Australia: ACMER.

Seminar Paper

Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2021). Spotlight on mine waste sampling.

Audio Document

Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Reinventing the wheel: the environmental geometallurgy matrix and its supporting tools. Sustainable Minerals Institute.

Thesis

Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2012). Establishing the value of an integrated GMT approach for ARD prediction. PhD Thesis, School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania.

Research Reports

Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Blannin, Rosie (2025). Exploration of new economy metals in Queensland’s mine waste: Synthesis. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). DNRMECRIT_Coal site A_June25. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). DNRMECRIT_Coal site C_June25. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). DNRMECRIT_Coal site B_June25_Redacted. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Young Australia. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Jennings, Elin, Blannin, Rosie and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Kuridala slag study. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Jennings, Elin and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Great Australia mine. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Cortes, Tomas, Nascimento, Sibele and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Rishton mine. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Colombi, Francesco, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Secondary prospectivity of South Australia’s mine waste: examples from the Nackara Arc - Waukaringa goldfields and Paratoo. Adelaide, SA, Adelaide: Geological Survey of South Australia.
Cortes, Tomas and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mt Chalmers. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Colombi, Francesco, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Mine waste sampling and analysis: Port Pirie former uranium and rare earth treatment plants tailings, South Australia. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Geoscience Australia.
Blannin, Rosie and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia - Nifty site report [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Forbes, Liza, Evans, Tom, Nell, Kristy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Blannin, Rosie, Arslan, Unzile Yenial, Mejias, Olivia, Anasah, Eric O. and Valenta, Rick (2024). Mt Isa Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements Research Centre. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura, Nascimento, Sibele and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Chariah mine. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Colombi, Francesco, Jackson, Laura, Baldassarre, Gabriele and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Secondary prospectivity of South Australia's mine waste: Kanmantoo Cu, Au & Ag mine. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Geological Survey of South Australia.
Colombi, Francesco, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Secondary prospectivity of South Australia's mine waste: Mount Gunson mining area. Adelaide, SA Australia: Geological Survey of South Australia.
Colombi, Francesco, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Secondary prospectivity of South Australia's mine waste: Kanmantoo Cu, Ay & Ag mine. Adelaide, SA Australia: Geological Survey of South Australia.
Blannin, Rosie, Silva Gomes, Alla and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Thalanga mine [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Blannin, Rosie and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Jumna mine [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Cortes, Tomas and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Collingwood Tin. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Environmental Geophysics Characterisation Toolkit for Queensland’s Mine Waste: Final Report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Dugald River. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam, Jackson, Laura, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Patias, Daniel and Thorne, Jane (2024). Mine waste sampling and analysis: Golden Range tailings, Western Australia [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Fox, Nathan, Jackson, Laura and Blannin, Rosie (2024). Mt Isa Tailings Reprocessing Study Initiation- Phase A1 Stream 1 report. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Cortes, Tomas and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mount Carlton. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Mejías, Olivia, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mt Morgan waste rock study. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Zhengdong Han, Anita Parbhakar-Fox and Kamini Bhowany (2023). Provision of secondary prospectivity of mine waste project. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mary Kathleen. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Great Australia. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
Fox, Nathan and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Assessing Recommercialisation Potential at the Mary Kathleen mine, Queensland. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
e Abreu, Susana Brito, Southam, Gordon, Villa Gomez, Denys, Ma, Xiaodong, Vaughan, James, Micklethwaite, Steven, Forbes, Liza and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Whitworth, Anne (2020). Identifying reuse options for goethite waste, Cajamarquilla Smelter, Peru. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: UQ.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Whitworth, Anne (2020). Identifying reuse options for goethite waste, Cajamarquilla Smelter, Peru. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Fox, Nathan (2020). Geometallurgical characterisation of future mine tailings, Alpala porphyry Cu-Au Project: Final Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Assessing Recommercialisation Potential at the Mary Kathleen mine, Queensland: Interim Report for the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Osborne mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Selwyn mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Capricorn Copper mine. DNRME Critical St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Lady Annie operations Final. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mt Oxide mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Pindora mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Baal Gammon mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Wolfram Camp mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Century mine. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Centre pit waste characterisation: Savage River mine, Tasmania. Brisbane: UQ.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Progress update - Interim Report 2 for the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2020). Proposed sampling campaign: Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Interim report for the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Department Technical Reports

Nascimento, Sibele, Guerin, Kristy, Kng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Clarence Coal Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Kng, Lexi, Silva Gomes, Allan, Jackson, Laura, Nascimento, Sibele and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Hillgrove mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Sharma, Dipanshu, Kng, Lexi, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: cobar slags. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Guerin, Kristy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Gan, Princess, Jackson, Laura and Kng, Lexi (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Vales Point Power Station. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Kng, Lexi, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Silva Gomes, Allan (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Tahmoor Coal Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Kng, Lexi, Silva Gomes, Allan, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Western Coalfields. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Nascimento, Sibele, Guerin, Kristy, Kng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Newstan Colliery. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Guerin, Kristy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Blannin, Rosie and Kng, Lexi (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Maules Creek Coal Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Kng, Lexi, Silva Gomes, Allan, Nascimento, Sibele, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Woodlawn Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Kng, Lexi, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: McKinnons Au Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Kng, Lexi, Silva Gomes, Allan, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Stratford Coal Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Guerin, Kristy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Endeavor Zn-Pb-Ag Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Kng, Lexi, Nascimento, Sibele and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Tritton Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Guerin, Kristy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: CSA Cu-Ag Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Kng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Hunter Valley Operations Coal Mine. New South Wales Mine Reuse Project, RDOC24/180915. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Bhowany, Kam, Cooke, Holly, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Thorne, Jane (2024). Mine waste sampling and analysis: Golden Gate tailings, Croydon, Queensland. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Silva Gomes, Allan and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Assessment of mine waste secondary productivity: Cosmo, Northern Territory. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam, Sharma, Dipanshu, Leon, Tomas, Jackson, Laura, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Thorne, Jane (2024). Mine waste sampling and analysis: Thalanga waste rock, Queensland. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Silva Gomes, Allan, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Waste rock characterisation at the Federation and La Perouse mines: Croydon, Queensland. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Gomes, Allan Silva, K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: McKinnons Au Mine. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Gomes, Allan Silva, Bhowany, Kamini and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Assessment of mine waste secondary productivity: Cosmo, Northern Territory [Interim report for the NT Geological Survey]. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Gomes, Allan Silva, K ng, Lexi, Nascimento, Sibele, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Tritton Mine. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Nascimento, Sibele, K ng, Lexi, Guerin, Kristy, Gan, Princess and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Newstan Colliery [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Nascimento, Sibele, K ng, Lexi, Guerin, Kristy, Gan, Princess and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Clarence Coal Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Stratford Coal Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Hunter Valley Operations Coal Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Woodlawn Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Gomes, Allan Silva, K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Tritton Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
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Gomes, Allan Silva, K ng, Lexi, Sharma, Dipanshu and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Cobar Slags [Interim]. WH Bryan Mining and Geology Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024).  New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Tahmoor Coal Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
K ng, Lexi and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Hillgrove Mine [Interim]. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
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Gomes, Allan Silva, Bhowany, Kamini, Han, Zhengdong, Nascimento, Sibele, Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Assessment of mine waste secondary prospectivity: Brocks Creek, Northern Territory. Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia.
Gomes, Allan Silva, Bhowany, Kamini, Jackson, Laura, Han, Zhengdong and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Assessment of mine waste secondary prospectivity: Iron Blow and Mount Bonnie, Northern Territory. 2023-015. Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia.
Jackson, Laura, Corrick, Alex, Han, Zhengdong, Moyo, Annah and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Secondary prospectivity of South Australia’s mine waste: review. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Bhowany, Kamini and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). Exploring for the future – mine waste sampling and analysis: Eloise Copper Mine tailings, Queensland. 3. W.H.Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute .
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Guerin, Kristy and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: University Dam Historic Pb-Zn-Ag Tailings- Preliminary Report. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Guerin, Kristy and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2023). New South Wales Mine Reuse Project: Peak Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au Mines- Preliminary Report. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
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Guerin, Kristy and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in Queensland: Swanbank ash dam. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Guerin, Kristy and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in Queensland: Tarong ash dam. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Bhowany, Kamini and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Exploring for the future – mine waste sampling and analysis: Cannington Mine tailings, Queensland. Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2022). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mount Morgan. Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Integrated characterisation of legacy waste, Hercules Mine, Tasmania. Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia.
Bhowany, Kamini, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Jackson, Laura (2022). Exploring for the future – mine waste sampling and analysis: Zeehan tailings, Tasmania. Exploring for the Future, 1. W.H.Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Phosphate Hill Mine. 6/6. BRC/SMI, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2021). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mount Garnet mine. 5/6. BRC/SMI, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2021). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Herberton tailings. 4/6. BRC/SMI, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2021). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Historic Horn Island gold mine. 2/6. BRC/SMI, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2021). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Rocklands Tailings. 3/6. BRC/SMI, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Jackson, Laura and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2021). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Mount Cuthbert mine. 1/6. BRC/SMI, Sustainable Minerals Institute.