SMI hosted a group from the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP), including representatives from member companies Agnico Eagle Mines, Anglo American, BHP, Kinross Gold, Newcrest, Newmont, Rio Tinto and Teck Resources.
University of Queensland researchers and a number of leading mining companies have formed a three-year consortium to research effective mine closure strategies.
The ‘Social Aspects of Mine Closure Research Consortium’ met for the first time at UQ on Friday and committed to expanding the data which government, industry, and communities rely on when making decisions on mine closure.
Professor Deanna Kemp discusses the background and aims of the 'Social aspects of mine closure research consortium', ahead of the first meeting on 10 May 2019.
An additional three years of funding will see the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s International Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE Chile) continue to grow as a force for change in the minerals industry.
Geoscientist Dr Anita Parbhakar-Fox joined the team at SMI’s W.H Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre (BRC) in February 2019. We asked Anita what she thought were some of the key issues for the mining industry in dealing with mine waste and how the work of SMI could help find solutions.
A University of Queensland researcher has co-written the first publicly available Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) for a proposed gas project in Papua New Guinea.
UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute's Associate Professor Nicholas Bainton said the report’s publication demonstrates the slow evolution of the international community’s expectations of the extractive industries.
CEEC is pleased to announce that a diverse and experienced new team will steer the comminution energy curves into the next phase of development, following the move by project lead Dr Grant Ballantyne from research to industry.
Water presents a multifaceted set of issues that can rapidly become the touchstone for community acceptance or otherwise of resource developments. Not only are issues of water availability and quality important but water also presents an intrinsic set of values that are often interwoven into people’s perceptions of the issues. This elevates the importance of “getting water right” as an imperative in obtaining social licence to operate.
The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) and Mining3 have joined forces with Newcrest Mining, Vale, OZ Minerals, BHP Billiton and PT Merdeka Copper Gold to develop Cave Mining 2040.
The international consortium will collaborate on projects aimed at developing new and improved cave mining methods that could help meet future demand for minerals.
Researchers from the Sustainable Minerals Institute have identified a matrix of risks that the mining industry must overcome to unlock vitally important copper reserves.
