News - Sustainable Minerals Institute - University of Queensland

New drone platform to service industry, academia and government

Published on: 15 February 2024

Australian researchers, industry professionals and public servants will have access to sophisticated equipment as part of a new drone platform established by The University of Queensland (UQ) and AuScope.
The future of mine waste management envisioned at inaugural symposium

Published on: 15 February 2024

Professionals and researchers from around Australia considered a future with ‘net zero’ mine waste during the inaugural Australian Mine Waste Symposium at The University of Queensland.
Supporting mining companies for future exploration campaigns

Published on: 22 November 2023

The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) is ensuring Queensland mineral explorers are heading into the field with as much information as possible with the release of new chapters for the NE Queensland and NW Queensland Mineral Deposit Atlases.
SMI geoscientists contribute ‘critical’ work to new national mine waste atlas

Published on: 8 August 2023

A virtual atlas offering unprecedented insights into Australia’s mine waste sites has been released after geoscientists from across the country, including The University of Queensland (UQ), joined forces for a nationwide, collaborative project.
“The deeper we go the less forgiving geotechnical hazards are” – expert warns against ‘copy and paste’ approach to deep mining

Published on: 21 June 2023

The mining industry must re-evaluate how it designs mass underground mines and prioritises risks if it plans to operate at extreme depths, according to a cave mining expert.