Partnership and collaboration

Geoscience and remote sensing researchers from UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) were part of the European-led m4mining consortium that delivered a hyperspectral imaging system capable of mapping surface patterns of minerals, soils, and plants from the air in real time, aiding exploration and mining activities.

A new $1.25 million partnership between Evolution Mining and The University of Queensland will establish the Jim Askew Evolution Mining Fellowship, a five-year initiative focused on unlocking unrealised potential in orebodies to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability in mining.

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.

Representatives from ministries and government agencies across 20 African countries have completed the in-Australia component of the Australia Awards Africa ‘Mining Governance’ short course.

The collaborative and outstanding work of SMI’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) has been recognised at the 2024 UQ Research and Translation Awards.

A small-scale fluidised bed flotation device with the potential to predict industrial-scale performance is entering the final stages of testing with the delivery of 7 prototypes to industry.