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Puentes Australes: Forging the future of mining through Australia-Chile collaboration

Published on: 17 April 2025

More than 50 guests gathered at the Australian Ambassador's residence to hear from Chilean Mining Minister Aurora Williams, leaders of the main mining companies operating in Chile, union representatives, academics and experts from The University of Queensland and the technology transfer company JKTech Pty Ltd.
Unpicking Sustainability Risks in Indonesia’s Nickel Industry

Published on: 10 April 2025

In a new paper for international journal One Earth, researchers at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute looked at Indonesia’s nickel production and proposed how taking a broad view at the problems involved in climate solutions could help reduce those risks.
Underground Mass Mining Institute Launches in Mongolia

Published on: 4 April 2025

Training has started at the new South Gobi Underground Mass Mining Institute (SGUMMI), which was established by mining company Rio Tinto and is managed by JKTech Pty Ltd, the knowledge transfer vehicle of The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).
Bringing cultural heritage management into focus in the Top End

Published on: 3 April 2025

Anthropologists, lawyers, and others from the Northern Land Council (NLC) received and shared expertise with Sustainable Minerals Institute researchers in a face-to-face Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management workshop tailored to the Northern Territory context.
Resourcing Decarbonisation Projects Showcased

Published on: 26 March 2025

The Resourcing Decarbonisation Showcase at The University of Queensland’s Brisbane City campus in February highlighted projects from Resourcing Decarbonisation (RD), a UQ Strategic Program focused on the innovation needed to responsibly meet global Net Zero targets.
Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Published on: 5 March 2025

Professor Daniel Franks, Director of the Global Centre for Mineral Security explains how using ore sands could reduce mining waste and help tackle the sand crisis.
Expanded Mineral Atlas may help find critical mineral opportunities

Published on: 19 February 2025

A new tool has been added to the search for critical mineral opportunities, thanks to three-dimensional models of mineral deposits, maps and other key data recently published in new chapters of the Mineral Deposit Atlas.
UQ-developed course could help industry prepare for new mining regulations

Published on: 18 February 2025

Risk management know-how developed by the Sustainable Minerals Institute could help Queensland’s roll-out of new safety laws designed to reduce mining fatalities.
SMI farewells Emeritus Professor Fengnian (Frank) Shi

Published on: 17 February 2025

It is with great sadness that SMI staff and students learned of the passing of Frank Shi in December 2024.
Australia and Africa trade mining governance know-how

Published on: 17 February 2025

To help foster an exchange of mining governance knowledge, 25 participants from across 20 countries took part in the Australia Awards Africa ‘Mining Governance’ short course.

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