News - Sustainable Minerals Institute - University of Queensland

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.
Shining the spotlight on SMI researchers for International Women's Day

Published on: 13 March 2023

In celebration of this year's International Women's Day on March 8, the Sustainable Minerals Institute's social media became a platform for promoting some of the brilliant female researchers working across the Institute's Centres.
New Superstar of STEM championing sustainable solutions to growing mine waste problem

Published on: 8 March 2023

Sharing the environmental and social challenges facing an increasingly metal-hungry society will be a major aim for The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox as she steps into her new role as a Superstar of STEM.
Next-gen drone sensing to be tested across the mining value chain

Published on: 16 January 2023

Next generation drone technology will be put to the test in Australia’s mining industry as University of Queensland (UQ) researchers aim to make hyperspectral imaging more accessible than ever before.