SMI

Rapid technological change, rising expectations around health, safety and environmental performance, increasing social responsibility, and growing demand for critical minerals are reshaping not only how mining is done, but the skills, leadership and systems required to do it well. 

As worldwide demand for minerals surges, mining companies have been doubling down on investment into brownfield development, expanding or intensifying extraction at existing mine sites.

A highly specialised drone research fleet is providing the opportunity to fast track a range of projects such as solving daily traffic snarls to targeted monitoring and protection of coral reefs.

A sustainable mining startup backed by University of Queensland researchers has been recognised among a handful of top global innovators by the World Economic Forum.

The Sustainable Minerals Institute team behind the world’s first Mass Open Online Course (MOOC) on mine closure and post-mining transitions has been recognised with an award at the 2024 CRC TiME Annual Awards, an initiative by the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME).

A University of Queensland project is spearheading a global initiative towards responsible supply chains for sand and silicate with the backing of the OECD and Roca Group.

Australian researchers, industry professionals and public servants will have access to sophisticated equipment as part of a new drone platform established by The University of Queensland (UQ) and AuScope.

The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Alice Clark has been elected by her peers as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).