Resourcing Decarbonisation Showcase

Registrations for the showcase have now closed, if you wish to attend please email Ben Seligmann

About Resourcing Decarbonisation Showcase

The Resourcing Decarbonisation Program is addressing materials supply and associated challenges on the path to net zero.

An exponential scale-up in the discovery and production of metals and industrial aggregates is required to achieve the energy transition. As such, the resources sector will play a central role but there are equally significant challenges in timelines, community concerns, regulation and policy, business readiness and environmental impacts.

In this half-day showcase we present on the risks and innovations entailed by this global shift, as part of The University of Queensland's Resourcing Decarbonisation Program.

Over 20 projects have been funded through the Program, and are in various stages of progression. This showcase is an opportunity to learn more about some of the projects, and hear about where the future might be going in this space. Please see the Resourcing Decarbonisation webpage for project information.

Registrations for the showcase have now closed, if you wish to attend please email Ben Seligmann

Showcase attendance is in-person only.

Program

Start time	Activity
8.30 am	Registrations open (coffee and tea available on arrival)
9.00am	The Resourcing Decarbonisation Initiative Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite, Leader of the Resourcing Decarbonisation Research Program
9.15am	Opening Address: The Future of UQ Resources In a Decarbonising World Professor Sue Harrison, Executive Dean Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, UQ
9.30am	Presentations on theme 1: Circularity and ESG Dimensions of Resourcing Decarbonisation Improving circularity in Queensland’s new economy minerals, Dr Juliana Segura-Salazar Case study for Queensland Government - DES Contribtion, Dr Nevenka Bulovic ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – mobilising spatial data for decision making, Dr Éléonore Lèbre Evaluating the effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in managing the impacts of lithium projects in the Lithium Triangle, Consuelo Garcia Zavala Advancing social equity in decarbonisation: Connecting social, economic and environmental systems and policies in multiplex causal networks applied to mining regions in transition, Dr Julia Loginova
10.10am	Keynote 1 Eva Marquis, Cambourne School of Mines
10.30am	Morning tea
10.45am	Keynote 2: Social safeguards and policy protections for Australia’s critical minerals future Associate Professor Kathryn Sturman, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining
11.05am	Presentations on theme 2: Geology of Critical Minerals A National Digital Twin for Critical Metals and ESG, Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite Geological Survey WA Stream 1, Dr Francesco Colombi Critical Metals Data Infrastructure – Integration In AusGeoChem (Relational Data), Lexi K'ng Critical Metals potential of Goongewa Zn-Pb Deposit, Canning Basin, Jenna McGovern
11.35am	Keynote 3 Dr Juan Soto (UQ) and Dr Longxiang Zhao, Cambourne School of Mines
11.55am	Stretch break
12.00pm	Presentations on theme 3: Critical Mineral Processing and Future Advancement Improving Coarse Particle Flotation in Conventional Flotation Cells (Sub Project within CPR Program), Associate Professor Kym Runge / German Lastra Yanez From Core to Float – Making sense of a massive dataset related to floatability of ore based on core sample and mineral and chemical characterisation data with a view to improve floatation efficiency, Dr Ben Seligmann High Voltage Pulse Enhanced Leaching of Mineral Ores, Dr Christian Antonio
12.25pm	Keynote 4: Responsible Acceleration - Where are we at? Professor Mark Noppé, Director WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre, CEO JKTech (secondment)
12:45pm	Summary of the day and closing remarks Professor Rick Valenta, Director Sustainable Minerals Institute
1.00pm	Stand up lunch

Venue

UQ Brisbane City
308 Queen Street
Brisbane

Room:

227