News - Sustainable Minerals Institute - University of Queensland

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.
In conversation with Mark Noppé

Published on: 21 November 2022

Professor Mark Noppé is the newly appointed director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC).
Celebrating 30 years of the BRC

Published on: 9 November 2022

The first postgraduate research centre in Australia focusing on mining geology has celebrated its 30th anniversary.
A (critically) wasted opportunity?

Published on: 2 June 2022

Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Group Leader – Mine Waste Transformation & Characterisation (MIWATCH), discusses the best way for the mining industry to reduce mine waste.
Deep Crust model shines new light on Queensland mineralisation

Published on: 31 May 2022

Roughly 600,000 sq km of Queensland’s deep crust has been modelled as part of a collaborative project that aims to equip the state’s resource explorers with information to help focus their efforts.