Research Assistant Rose Ridgeway reflects on her first trip with MIWATCH to the abandoned fancy yellow diamond mine in Ellendale, based about an hour and a half’s drive from Derby in Western Australia.
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.
This seminar will explore the complex relationship between mine closure practices and Indigenous land rights, advocating for a culturally sensitive approach that goes beyond environmental and economic considerations.
We had the privilege of spending the week in Roebourne for rehearsals, to attend the prison performance and the final community concert at the invitation of Big hART (arts and social change organization) and the local Indigenous members of their board. The aim of the visit was to start building relationships with First Nations artists as we undertake our research project Resourceful Acts Cultural Livelihoods on Resource Extraction Frontiers.
The attractive work program aims to provide industry with evidence-based guidance on how to design human-centred mining work that is attractive, healthy, safe, and productive for a maximally diverse workforce.
