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The future of mine waste management envisioned at inaugural symposium

Published on: 15 February 2024

Professionals and researchers from around Australia considered a future with ‘net zero’ mine waste during the inaugural Australian Mine Waste Symposium at The University of Queensland.
New virtual Centre to drive organisational and leadership excellence

Published on: 15 February 2024

Organisational improvement and leadership expertise from across The University of Queensland will be focused on improving outcomes for all sectors, including industry and government, through a new virtual Centre hosted by the Sustainable Minerals Institute.
State-of-the-art critical mineral processing plant concept unveiled

Published on: 31 January 2024

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.
Soft sensor technology offers operators advanced process insight and control

Published on: 22 January 2024

International interest in JKMRC soft sensors is rising as operators seek options for improving process insight and control without the technological risk.
UQ develops tool to identify dust lung disease risk

Published on: 9 January 2024

A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
Researchers improve fundamental knowledge of erosion risks in Great Barrier Reef catchments

Published on: 7 December 2023

University of Queensland (UQ) scientists are collaborating with some of Central Queensland’s largest miners to minimise the amount of sediment reaching the Great Barrier Reef from their operations.
Queensland Government builds social impact expertise with CSRM researchers

Published on: 6 December 2023

Government regulators responsible for some of Queensland’s largest projects will develop their Social Impact Assessment (SIA) expertise through a new partnership with the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).
In Memoriam

Published on: 4 December 2023

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

Published on: 1 December 2023

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have been awarded over $500,000 in government funding to develop eco-engineering technology capable of creating useful soil from the tailings derived from a range of minerals.
Supporting mining companies for future exploration campaigns

Published on: 22 November 2023

The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) is ensuring Queensland mineral explorers are heading into the field with as much information as possible with the release of new chapters for the NE Queensland and NW Queensland Mineral Deposit Atlases.

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