Research

First public human rights report into PNG gas industry

Published on: 8 April 2019

A University of Queensland researcher has co-written the first publicly available Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) for a proposed gas project in Papua New Guinea.

Pyrite types and their effect on flotation electrochemistry

5 April 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019

Pyrite is one of the most important minerals in the beneficiation of gold, platinum group metals, and base metals such as copper. However, “pyrite, is not pyrite, is not pyrite”. Many types of pyrite exist, with a high level of variability between them. Identifying different pyrite types within ores and understanding their properties has enormous benefits towards improving the flotation process.

CEEC and SMI announce new energy curves team

CEEC announces new energy curves team

Published on: 27 March 2019

CEEC is pleased to announce that a diverse and experienced new team will steer the comminution energy curves into the next phase of development, following the move by project lead Dr Grant Ballantyne from research to industry.

The parable of the blind man and the elephant!

29 March 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019

The objective of this seminar is to impart how the composition of the grinding media can influence particle hydrophobicity and the flotation response, and secondly explore how measurement of pulp chemical parameters can be used to improve flotation outcomes.

Safety: What drives change and innovation

22 March 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019

Do not wait for a disaster to improve the controls to prevent it.

Planning for Positive Post-Mine Legacies

15 March 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in JKMRC Friday Seminars 2019

The best examples of mine planning and closure work are transforming the notion of ‘the-life-of-the-mine”, so that closure is not simply the end of the mine, but a point in time in a much larger process of community development, environmental health, and economic transformation.

Advancing cave mining to meet future needs

Published on: 8 March 2019

The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) and Mining3 have joined forces with Newcrest Mining, Vale, OZ Minerals, BHP Billiton and PT Merdeka Copper Gold to develop Cave Mining 2040.
The international consortium will collaborate on projects aimed at developing new and improved cave mining methods that could help meet future demand for minerals.

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.

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