RESEARCH THEME

Discovery and exploration

Research programs and groups

Complex Orebodies: research program addressing the complex challenges of modern sustainable mining

Total Deposit Knowledge: research group in the WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre

Northwest Mineral Province New Discovery Program: research group in the WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre

Highlight projects

NW Mineral Province Deposit Atlas

NE Queensland Mineral Deposit Atlas

Complex Orebodies Database

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Next-gen drone sensing to be tested across the mining value chain

Published on: 16 January 2023

Next generation drone technology will be put to the test in Australia’s mining industry as University of Queensland (UQ) researchers aim to make hyperspectral imaging more accessible than ever before.
Drone maps, healthy ecosystems and Traditional knowledge: CMLR updates

Published on: 9 August 2022

Read on for two project updates from the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation of the Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Deep Crust model shines new light on Queensland mineralisation

Published on: 31 May 2022

Roughly 600,000 sq km of Queensland’s deep crust has been modelled as part of a collaborative project that aims to equip the state’s resource explorers with information to help focus their efforts.
3D Digital Twin of Queensland to put state’s resources at the fingertips of geologists

Published on: 18 May 2022

Researchers from the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC) are creating a 3D model of Queensland that will place at the fingertips of explorations geologists an unmatched amount of the state’s data resources.
Predicting Queensland’s New Economy Mineral Future

Published on: 9 March 2022

Predicting where ‘new economy minerals’ will be found in Queensland is set to be easier thanks to a collaborative project between the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) W.H. Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre (BRC) and the Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ).
Explorers benefit from atlases of Queensland’s major mineral deposits

Published on: 10 January 2022

Discovering new mineral deposits in Queensland will be easier than ever thanks to a new series of technical atlases published by the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) W.H. Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre (BRC) and their partners at the Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ).