Sustainable Minerals Institute

Research

  • Professor David Williams

    Learnings from the Brumadinho Tailings Dam I Failure

    28 February 2020 9:00am–10:00am
     
    in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2020
    Tailings dam failures are unfortunately common, with recent failures having catastrophic consequences in terms of loss of life and environmental damage. David will present an overview of recent dam failures, technical causes and new methods of monitoring, failure prediction and closure practices that will reduce the frequency of tailings dams failures in the future.

  • JKMRC Friday Seminars 2020

  • SMI’s translational research recognised through government Fellowships

    SMI’s translational research recognised through government Fellowships

    Published on: 24 February 2020
    Two researchers from The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have been recognised by the state government in this year’s round of Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships.
    Dr Elizaveta Forbes and Dr Fang You were among 22 UQ researchers who received Fellowships for original research, in collaboration with leading industry partners.
  • Online hub for Indigenous peoples and mining

    Online hub for Indigenous peoples and mining

    Published on: 10 February 2020
    An online resource hub showcasing leading practices around Indigenous participation in the extractive resources sector has been launched by UQ’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM)
  • The Relevance of Dialogue: Beyond Social Licence to Operate

    The Relevance of Dialogue: Beyond Social Licence to Operate

    In January the SMI Centre of Excellence in Chile, along with the Australian Embassy and the Centre for Public Policy from the Catholic Univ. hosted a week of activities with visiting expert CSRM's Pam Bourke called “Opportunities for Deepening Dialogue”.
    Activities included workshops, meetings and training events with a number of public and private sector organisations and NGOs who are seeking to enhance their engagement and dialogue with community members and organisations in Chile in a time of crisis.
  • SMI hosts experts as they finalise details of new international standard for tailings management

    SMI hosts expert panel as they finalise details of new international standard for tailings management

    Published on: 10 February 2020
    The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) has hosted a group of multi-disciplinary experts as they finalise the details of a much-anticipated international standard for tailings management.
  • SMI researchers help unlock Queensland’s rare earth elements

    SMI researchers help unlock Queensland’s rare earth elements

    Published on: 10 February 2020
    What do wind turbines, electric cars, mobile phones, night vision goggles, and the fantastic sound of your tiny portable speaker all have in common? They all rely on rare earth elements (REE) in their manufacture.

  • UQ researchers develop framework for climate change mitigation in mining

    Published on: 4 February 2020
    University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have developed a framework that aims to reduce the mining industry’s contribution to climate change by accounting for sources and sinks of greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions.
  • At the interface of large scale and small scale mining

    At the interface of large scale and small scale mining

    Published on: 5 February 2020
    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.

  • People-focused mine-closure practices are a step closer with the launch of a specialist e-library

    Published on: 11 November 2019
    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.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS

Organisation Topic