RESEARCH THEME

Environment
and water

Research programs and groups

Ecological Engineering of Mine Wastes: research group in the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation

Environmental Geochemistry: research group in the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation

Ecosystem Assessment, Restoration and Resilience: research group in the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation

Water Management and Accounting: research program in the Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry

Regional Water and Land Resources: research program in the Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry

Highlight projects

Capacity Building of the Minerals Council of Australia Water Accounting Framework

SWAP: Social Water Assessment Protocol

Norfolk Island Hydrological Assessment

Water Sensitive Mining (ARC Future Fellowship)

See news and impact

Researchers improve fundamental knowledge of erosion risks in Great Barrier Reef catchments

Published on: 7 December 2023

University of Queensland (UQ) scientists are collaborating with some of Central Queensland’s largest miners to minimise the amount of sediment reaching the Great Barrier Reef from their operations.
Tackling the challenges of mine waste

Published on: 1 December 2023

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have been awarded over $500,000 in government funding to develop eco-engineering technology capable of creating useful soil from the tailings derived from a range of minerals.
Superpowered microbes could lead to mine waste management breakthrough

Published on: 9 October 2023

Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) researcher Dr Jing Zhao has secured a major government grant to investigate microbes that have the potential to significantly accelerate alkaline mine waste rehabilitation.
CODELCO and SMI-ICE-Chile collaborate on a more sustainable future for copper mining

Published on: 16 February 2023

The Sustainable Minerals Institute International Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) has partnered with the world’s largest copper mining company, CODELCO, to help them achieve six United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Water Accounting Framework: from whiteboard plan to world standard

Published on: 5 July 2022
Addressing the challenge of water scarcity in Chile

Published on: 30 June 2022
Lessons from Izok Lake: an innovative and integrated approach

Published on: 30 June 2022