At the Sustainable Minerals Institute we strongly believe that powerful, transdisciplinary research – bridging the gap between silos - is a fundamental part of addressing the minerals industry’s sustainable challenges. Jandira Morais, a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR), has carried that transdisciplinary ethos with her throughout her studies.
Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have signed an agreement with industry partners to form a consortium to develop improved energy efficiency for mineral processing operations.
Researchers from the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre (JKMRC) have adapted a software and technology package to improve the safety and effectiveness of remote mine site surveying.
The SMI Production Centres teaching team who deliver the MINE3219 course to undergraduate engineers at UQ were invited to participate in the 2020 Mining Games organised by the AusIMM Southern Queensland Student Chapter on Saturday 26 September
Technical expertise and academic rigour will be key to developing sustainable solutions to the minerals industry’s challenges and at the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) we have found both those things in PhD Student Rocío Vargas Soto.
Growing demand for metals necessary for the transition to a low carbon future could create high-risk mining ‘hotspots’ that will put pressure on communities and environments.
Demand for the JKMRC monongraph Statistical Methods for Mineral Engineers is showing no sign of slowing as the book is reprinted for a third time. Written by Emeritus Professor Tim Napier-Munn, it is part of a set of eight books in JKMRC’s monograph series which are designed to help practitioners in mining operations, consulting, engineering services and research.
The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) is home to dozens of fantastic early career thinkers and future thought leaders who are already making a name for themselves, and nowhere is this more evident than in our postgraduate cohort.
The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management establishes an unprecedented global standard on tailings management applicable to existing and future tailings facilities. Launched on 5 August 2020 by the United Nations Environment Program, the International Council on Mining and Metals, and the Principles for Responsible Investment, the Standard aims to strengthen current tailings management practices by integrating social, environmental, local economic and technical considerations across a facility’s entire lifecycle, wherever they are and whoever operates them.
I’d like to announce that I will be convening and facilitating an online cultural heritage management course, with the support of some great speakers, through the Sustainable Minerals Institute. The course will run from the 17th August to the 4th September.
