RESEARCH THEME

Artisanal and
small-scale mining

Research programs and groups

Development Minerals: transdisciplinary research program that undertakes research, education, technical assistance and capacity building on the local materials most important for local development

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The DELVE Exchange: The Role of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Networks During COVID-19

Relationships between Large Scale Mining and Artisanal Scale Mining

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Artisanal and small-scale miners network strikes gold

Published on: 16 August 2023

The team behind the Delve Exchange have been recognised with a gold award for Educational Excellence at the 2023 Global Good Awards.
UN–UQ partnership underpins new resolution on minerals sustainability

Published on: 7 April 2022

A new United Nations resolution on Environmental aspects of minerals and metals management will build on work undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme and The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Creating a sustainable future for Madagascar's poorest

Published on: 16 April 2020

University of Queensland training manager Lynda Lawson is working to enable women involved in sapphire mining in south-west Madagascar change their lives.
Madagascar’s mining women unearth their potential

Published on: 4 December 2018

Female sapphire miners in Madagascar are among the nation’s hardest workers and poorest people, but their future is looking brighter, thanks to University of Queensland research.
Precious work: researcher working to improve the livelihood of women sapphire miners in Madagascar

Lynda Lawson was studying for her PhD and working as a training manager for UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute when she first met women miners in Madagascar.