Research

Mining and regional water security: Linking site operations to regional water problems and solutions

8 March 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019

Parts of the mining sector are quickly recognising the risks and opportunities associated with their role in regional water systems, and are endeavouring to be better “water stewards”. Advances in unit process technology and efficient on-site operations underpin this effort, but increasing attention is being directed at the wider outside-the-fence and beyond-closure challenges. This seminar presents three diverse examples of research supporting the sector’s endeavours.

Comminution Energy Efficiency – Three horizons of technological innovation

1 March 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019

On his final day before transition to the world of engineering consultants, Grant will present a keynote he recently gave in Brazil. This presentation represents the culmination of his research over the years at the JKMRC from the Comminution Energy Curves, through various case studies and the integration of comminution, classification and flotation.

Artisanal small scale mining - person hammering rocks

Relationships between Large Scale Mining and Artisanal Scale Mining

Examining the relationship between large scale mining (LSM) and artisanal small scale mining (ASM) by drawing on research from the fields of human geography, sociology, economics and/or geology.

Total Deposit Knowledge

The aim of the Total Deposit Knowledge program is to maximise the impact of geological information and understanding on the mining value chain.

Ecosystem Assessment, Restoration & Resilience

This group assesses impacts of mining activities on flora and fauna; develop innovative approaches to restore ecosystem services and practices that encourage recolonisation by native species; examine the resilience of ecosystems under specific disturbance regimes; discover and understand the utility of metallophyte plants; create approaches for the recovery and sustainability of disturbed land.

Addressing health and safety issues for gemstone cutters

Published on: 1 February 2019

University of Queensland researchers have produced a range of educational resources aimed at tackling safety risks for workers in the gemstone industry.

Newcrest and UQ working for a sustainable mining future

UQ and Newcrest working for a sustainable mining future

Published on: 25 January 2019

The University of Queensland and Newcrest Mining Ltd have agreed a new research initiative which provides funding for eight new PhD research projects to develop interconnected and systems-based solutions for a sustainable mining future.

Understanding of social complexity relating to the social impacts of mining

Projects to address improvements to understanding of social complexity by better integration and analysis of the spatial and temporal layers of physical, social, cadastral and demographic data relating to the social impacts of mining.

‘From Mine to Car’ Workshop on Sustainability Standards for Minerals and Metals Supply Chains

Published on: 10 December 2018

New Book co-edited by SMI affiliates Professor Saleem H. Ali and Dr. Tim Grice just published

New book on technological impacts on extractive industries

Published on: 13 July 2018

Extracting Innovations: Mining, Energy and Technological Change in the Digital Age is co-edited by SMI affiliates Professor Saleem H. Ali and Dr. Tim Grice just published by Taylor and Francis – CRC Press, considers the most contemporary innovations propelling the extractive industries forward while also creating new environmental and social challenges.