Partnership and collaboration

International experts in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and representatives from large scale mining companies (LSM) have taken part in a forum hosted by The University of Queensland’s Mining and Resettlement Consortium.

SMI's Year in Review highlights the progress we are making to find solutions to the complexities and challenges facing the resources indsutry, through our research, collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

University of Queensland researchers have launched a digital library focusing the mine closure conversation on people as part of the Social Aspects of Mine Closure Consortium, an industry-university collaboration between UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) and six mining companies.

A proposed Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC-TiME) is one step closer as one of only six proposed Centres to progress to Stage Two in Round 21 of the Australian Government’s CRC Program.
Hosted by The University of Queensland and the University of Western Australia, CRC-TiME brings together 50 leading mining companies, the Minerals Council of Australia, mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies, regional development organisations, research partners, as well as local, State and Commonwealth governments.

An introduction to The University of Queensland’s (UQ) mining minds has kick-started a recently signed partnership with the PNG University of Technology (UNITECH).

The University of Queensland has partnered with Papua New Guinea's largest technological institution to support sustainable development outcomes across the country’s resources sector.

Newcrest Mining Ltd has doubled-down on its commitment to communities by sending staff to a week-long social performance workshop hosted by The University of Queensland.