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Online atlas will help planning for a ‘just transition’ to low-carbon economies

Published on: 25 August 2021

Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) researcher Dr Éléonore Lèbre has secured a major research grant to produce a ‘first of its kind’ atlas of mining-impacted locations.
Plants that absorb metal could help provide a sustainable future for mining

Published on: 12 August 2021

Harvesting plants that can absorb metal from the ground may offer a sustainable solution for mining and rehabilitation according to research underway at the Sustainable Minerals Institute's Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation.
SMI’s Production Centres delivering solutions and innovation across the mining value chain

Published on: 12 August 2021

One year after announcing an integrated management structure for the Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre (JKMRC) and JKTech, the ‘Production Centres’ collective of the Sustainable Minerals Institute is driving innovation in mining and mineral processing.
Wicked problems, supporting community and a decade at SMI - a conversation with Dr Jo-Anne Everingham

Published on: 11 August 2021

Dr Jo-Anne Everingham is a familiar name to many working in the mining industry. Since joining the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) in 2010, Jo-Anne has indefatigably supported those on the margins of society, particularly in regional Australia, through insightful research that has earnt her the respect of her colleagues, industry and government.
SMI researchers ready to test new technique for predicting spoil salinity in mine waste

Published on: 11 August 2021

SMI researchers are searching for partners in the Queensland coal industry to help them trial a new technique for predicting the rate at which mine waste releases salt into the environment.
New collaborative research to help drive tailings transparency

Published on: 11 August 2021

UQ researchers will collaborate with industry and university partners on a new three-year, $1.65million research project that aims to drive transformational change in the public disclosure requirements of mine tailings information.
Closing the gap between research and practice

Published on: 11 August 2021

JKTech has announced commercialisation funding for five geometallurgy and mineral processing research projects.
JKTech’s Managing Director and Director of The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute Professor Neville Plint said the projects have the potential to transform the mining industry.
UQ launches Dan Alexander Memorial Fund

Published on: 1 August 2021

The University of Queensland has established a memorial fund in honour of Dan Alexander that will enable PhD students to learn, grow and benefit from his legacy.
Donations made to the fund online, through the bank, or via telephone will be matched dollar for dollar by the University (up to $50,000 per gift) between 6 October 2021 and 6pm on UQ Giving Day, 20 October 2021.
Vanessa Elliott reflects on the NAIDOC 2021 theme: Heal Country!

Published on: 7 July 2021
Florence Drummond – Empowering Indigenous women in mining

Published on: 6 July 2021

The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) recently welcomed its first Indigenous Visiting Fellow, Indigenous Women in Mining and Resources Australia (IWIMRA) CEO and Dauareb Wuthathi woman Florence Drummond.

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