A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
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.
Government regulators responsible for some of Queensland’s largest projects will develop their Social Impact Assessment (SIA) expertise through a new partnership with the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).
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.
The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) is ensuring Queensland mineral explorers are heading into the field with as much information as possible with the release of new chapters for the NE Queensland and NW Queensland Mineral Deposit Atlases.
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.