JKMRC News

Queensland's emerging critical minerals industry has received a boost with the conceptual launch of a state-of-the-art processing plant designed by researchers from the Sustainable Minerals Institute. 

International interest in JKMRC soft sensors is rising as operators seek options for improving process insight and control without the technological risk.

Emeritus Professor Don McKee reflects on the contributions of Professor TC Rao, Dr Geoff Lyman and Honorary Professor Gideon Chitombo.

Gideon Chitombo first walked through the doors of the Julius Kruttscnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) in 1982. Little did he know it was the start of a relationship which would last over four decades and culminate in his appointment as Professor and Chair of Minerals Industry Engagement at The University of Queensland in 2009 – the world’s first professorial position of engagement.

A new type of sinter developed by University of Queensland researchers could accelerate the iron and steelmaking industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions by requiring over 20% less coking coal to produce.