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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.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Tool to enable decarbonisation in the mining industry

Published on: 30 June 2021

Researchers at the Sustainable Minerals Institute's Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) are developing new tools and models for mapping and analysing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in mining operations.
New program focuses on mining as an agent for change

Published on: 11 May 2021

We don’t often think of mining as a part of the development sector, but a new strategic program at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute is focusing on a much-neglected aspect of the industry to improve sustainability and human development outcomes, and help realise the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
SMI launches RAP Implementation Plan

Published on: 11 May 2021

The Sustainable Minerals Institute recently launched an implementation plan to support The University of Queensland’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). SMI’s plan ensures that both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the SMI, benefit from a diverse range of new opportunities.
Addressing the challenges of mine waste

Published on: 11 May 2021

A new research group at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute has developed a set of geometallurgical toolkits to improve the management of waste in the mining industry.
Reducing the Daily Grind

Published on: 10 May 2021

A froth-free flotation technology could halve the energy use in the grinding step of mining operations
JKMRC flotation chemistry team aims to advance field through industry collaboration

Published on: 16 February 2021

The Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre (JKMRC) is confident it can offer industry unmatched support in flotation chemistry thanks to a thriving ‘new’ team.
SMI-ICE-Chile proposal advances to the second stage of the BHP Tailings Challenge

Published on: 15 February 2021

Two proposals supported by the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s International Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) are advancing to the second round of a global competition that aims to fundamentally change how the industry manages copper tailings.
New UQ startup harnesses satellite imaging to monitor mine rehabilitation

Published on: 19 January 2021

A startup founded by two Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) research students could make monitoring the progress of mine site rehabilitation easier and cheaper.
Researchers call for cautious progress in deep sea mining

Published on: 4 January 2021

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have urged for regulatory caution in a new paper which emphasises just how little is known about the potential impacts of deep sea mining (DSM).

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