Sustainable Minerals Institute

Research

  • 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.
  • Constanza Paredes

    From Drill to Mill: Can MWD data predict process performance?

    15 November 2019 9:00am–10:00am
     
    in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019
    Some production blast-hole drilling rigs are capable of measuring and storing various operational parameters while operating (Measuring While Drilling data-MWD). There are a number of examples from the literature where MWD data is used to predict rock properties such as lithology, strength and fractures. This study investigates the links between the MWD data acquired in laboratory and ore breakage parameters.
  • Duncan Bennett

    A Simple Recipe Guide to Gravity Concentration

    8 November 2019 9:00am–10:00am
     
    in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019
    Gravity processing is the oldest large-scale mineral concentrating technology. It has been mainly superseded in the past century by technology such as magnetic separation and flotation, but remains a very important process for base metal oxides (such as tin and tantalum) and precious metals recovery.
  • Complex Orebodies Presentation Day

    Complex Orebodies Program - Presentation Day

    5 November 2019 9:00am–5:00pm
     
    in SMI event
    The Complex Orebodies Program is reaching the end of its second year of operation. This Presentation Day aims to provide researchers and other interested parties with an overview of the research programs underway, along with their outcomes and forward plans.
  • Advanced Process Prediction and Control Group (APPCo)

    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in mineral processing

    1 November 2019 9:00am–10:00am
     
    in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019
    Over the last decade there has been a strong move toward implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in particular Machine Learning (ML) to improve the productivity of mining operations, enhance environmental and social performance and increase the health and safety of personnel. The mining industry is at the technological stage that we can develop a fully autonomous underground mine, integrate operational data for near-real-time decision making, promote the safety of people and control energy and water utilisation.

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