Sustainable Minerals Institute

Research

  • Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre research

    MISHC Research

    The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) is internationally recognised for delivering innovative research to create safer, healthier and more rewarding workplaces.
  • Complex Orebodies Strategic Program

    Complex Orebodies Strategic Program

    The Complex Orebodies Program was established in 2018 with the aim of integrating the depth of expertise within the Sustainable Minerals Institute and the broader University of Queensland community, to find real-world solutions to the challenges facing the minerals industry – now and into the future.
  • Future Autonomous Systems and Technologies

    Future Autonomous Systems and Technologies Strategic Program

    The Sustainable Minerals Institute's Future Autonomous Systems and Technologies (FAST) Program focuses on developing trusted autonomous systems and technologies for people to work effectively in the mining business process, supporting the industry’s transition from mechanised to autonomous and digitised operations.
  • Resourcing Decarbonisation Strategic Program

    Resourcing Decarbonisation Strategic Program

    The Resourcing Decarbonisation Strategic Program aims to answer fundamental research questions and rethink options to address supply issues and what innovations can be used responsibly.

  • References and resources – Mine Closure Hub

  • The Blue Concrete Initiative: Low-Carbon Concrete Adoption in the Pacific

    This Global Centre for Mineral Security 'Low-Carbon Cement' project focuses on introducing low carbon cement technology to Pacific Small-Island Development States.
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    The Coalition for Responsible Sand and Silicates

    We are building a multi-stakeholder coalition for responsible sand and silicates supply and curating an open innovation process to advance due diligence methods tailored to the unique risks and realities of sand and silicates. 

  • Global Centre for Mineral Security Research

    Research programs, projects and initiatives undertaken by the SMI Global Centre for Minerals Security.

  • Mining sector governance and policy

    CSRM researchers are actively engaged in international review processes to ensure voluntary initiatives and certification schemes, lead to improvements in industry policy and practice literature.

  • Justice in the energy transition

    CSRM researchers are working to understand and highlight the risks many communities are facing and how the idea of ‘just transition’ will play out on the ground.

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