Sustainable Minerals Institute

Research

  • 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.
  • Dr Chris Greet

    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.
  • Brett Garland

    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.
  • Dr Roger Higgins

    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

    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.
  • Neil McIntyre

    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

    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

    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.

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