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To help foster an exchange of mining governance knowledge, 25 participants from across 20 countries took part in the Australia Awards Africa ‘Mining Governance’ short course.

Sand is the world's second most-used commodity and now Indonesia is lifting their 20-year sea sand ban. GCMS PhD candidates offer an analysis in a piece for The Conversation.

CSRM’s Research Manager Rodger Barnes has received AEMEE’s prestigious Lifetime Supporter Award at its annual conference in Perth.

The collaborative and outstanding work of SMI’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) has been recognised at the 2024 UQ Research and Translation Awards.

Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox from The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) has been announced as one of the WIM100 2024 cohort. 

Research underway at UQ is investigating whether a new type of sand made from unused materials at mine sites could be a more sustainable alternative.