Events

Panel discussion titled 'Mining and the Social Sciences' will provide a range of perspectives about how social scientists can shine a light on the mining industry, and its activities and impacts. By developing a deeper understanding of the mining industry’s broad reach, and by engaging diverse stakeholder groups, new perspectives about mining’s role in society can emerge.

Presenting new grinding and flotation chemistry.

Overcoming the challenges of estimating the monetary value of a mining technology to an existing or planned mining operation

Professor Luis Marcelo Tavares from the University of Rio de Janeiro examines the advances in modeling comminution using advanced approaches that rely on the Discrete Element Method.

Emeritus Professor David Brereton provides an overview of findings of a survey of social management practices in the Peruvian mining sector.

Dr Rodolfo Espinosa-Gomez will review tailing filtration practices in Mexican gold and silver mines to discern the key reasons for selecting tailings filtration; the most common issues during commissioning; the main advantages of the tailing filtration implementation; the quantifiable reductions in gold and silver losses; and the actual lower detoxification cost.

The Complex Orebodies Cross-Cutting program aims to bring to bear the research capabilities of the SMI and the broader UQ Mining Sector to address the range of social and environmental and technical innovations required to derive essential mineral supply from complex orebodies.

Professor Anna Littleboy will explore the relationships between minerals and society in the 21st century and examine their influence on the mining process.

Dr Kathryn Hadler from Imperial College London will give an overview of developments in froth stability optimisation - one of the great challenges in mineral processing.

This seminar will provide an overview of Australian research and innovation strategies and Korean policy on research and innovation, and research commercialisation focusing on activities between CRCs and KBRC at Korea University.

While there is an extensive – and growing – body of literature on agreement making and implementation in Australia and Canada, relatively little is known about how local level agreements (LLAs) are made and function in emerging mining economies.

Integrating innovative approaches to mine design, management and operation for delivering enhanced environmental, social and economic performance

International Women's Day morning tea | March 8th 2018 from 10am – 11am | SMI Lounge on Level 4, Sir James Foots Building (No. 47A) All welcome

The 9th Australian Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) workshop is presented by the Sustainable Minerals Institute Institute at The University of Queensland. The workshop, associated short course and site visit, will provide excellent opportunities to share with speakers and delegates, unbiased expertise and advocacy with respect to the causes, management and amelioration of the impacts of AMD and Acid Sulphate Soils.

UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institue (SMI) is hosting a free one day conference for HDR students to present their research, learn and engage with industry professionals and each other.