The circular economy is becoming increasingly important to society and the environment. With more and more focus on how these principles apply to the resources sector, this webinar comprised a series of presentations from industry, academic and government experts in the field.
Hosted by Dr Helen Degeling, Director of Minerals Geoscience Geological Survey of Queensland and Professor Rick Valenta, Deputy Director - Production, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
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- Regeneration Enterprises - Stephen D'Esposito, President and CEO of RESOLVE
- Metals without Mining - Ian Hodkinson, EnviroGold Global Limited and Blake Stacey, Director of Real Materials Solutions and Business Development Manager of LabWest Minerals Analysis
- Ore-sand: A circular economy solution to the mine tailings and sustainability crises - Professor Daniel Franks, Program Leader of Development Minerals, Sustainable Minerals Institute
- Re-use of Tailings and Mine Waste - Professor Longbin Huang, Group Leader - Ecological Engineering of Mine Wastes (Soil-Plant Systems), Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute
- Tailings to Building Blocks and Circular Economy Issues - Blake Stacey, Director of Real Materials Solutions and Business Development Manager of LabWest Minerals Analysis and Nic Matich, Chief Executive Officer Heavy Minerals Ltd
- Extraction of Tungsten with XRT sorting from historic mine waste material resulting in beneficial re-use into quarry materials - Kevin MacNeill, Chief Executive Officer of EQ Resources Limited
- Government's Role in Circular Economy and ESG - Carlye Sycz, Executive Director, Reform at Department of Resources (Queensland) and Khalil Lloyd, Manager Georesources Policy at Department of Resources (Queensland)
- Applying Circular Principles to Mine Waste Valorisation - Loren Nicholls, PhD candidate, W.H. Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre (BRC), Sustainable Minerals Institute
About GSQ-UQ Webinar Series 2022
Welcome to the 2022 Series of the The Geological Survey of Queensland and The University of Queensland (GSQ-UQ) webinar, a collaborative series of webinar and workshops.
Jointly curated by Professor Rick Valenta, Director (Acting), Sustainable Minerals Institute, and Dr Helen Degeling, Director of Minerals Geoscience for the Geological Survey of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, the main goal of the series is to find new ways to support the minerals industry in Queensland, think about new techniques, and help define new and exciting targets.
See past webinars from previous years