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

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
Insights for success in community–government groundwater management

Published on: 6 May 2022

A new report has highlighted a rare success story for groundwater co-management and described the positive outcomes stemming from a South Australian community’s collective action against plummeting water quality and quantity.
Smart water supply planning tools demonstrated to public and mining industry

Published on: 6 May 2022

The Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) is exploring how to integrate the region’s water-supply planning using two tools, working with private and public sectors.