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From the humid rainforests of Malaysia and the dry bushlands of Australia to the labs of leading universities, researchers are closing in on a new method of ‘mining’ that could change how we think about metals - phytomining.

The Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre (JKMRC) is confident it can offer industry unmatched support in flotation chemistry thanks to a thriving ‘new’ team.

Two proposals supported by the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s International Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) are advancing to the second round of a global competition that aims to fundamentally change how the industry manages copper tailings.

A startup founded by two Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) research students could make monitoring the progress of mine site rehabilitation easier and cheaper.

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have urged for regulatory caution in a new paper which emphasises just how little is known about the potential impacts of deep sea mining (DSM). 

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).

The University of Queensland (UQ) and Curtin University have developed a new Professional Certificate Program that will increase understanding of the modern mining industry in Australia and open pathways to postgraduate study for people currently working within the industry.

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) PhD Student Daniel Lay has been named as the winner of the prestigious Ian Morley Prize for his contributions to the Centre’s High Voltage Pulse (HVP) project and student culture.

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) world-leading Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) have announced a new partnership. The partnership aims to highlight research and initiatives on the topics shaping the global minerals industry.

Understanding the positive and negative attachments of people who live in coal mining communities could be key to implementing inclusive regional energy transitions, according to research by The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).