Anthropologists, lawyers, and others from the Northern Land Council (NLC) received and shared expertise with Sustainable Minerals Institute researchers in a face-to-face Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management workshop tailored to the Northern Territory context.
University of Queensland researchers are developing new ways to monitor mine waste using drones and ground sensors to improve safety and land rehabilitation across mine sites.
SMI ICE Chile Executive Director Dr Doug Aitken recently delivered the opening address at the Echoes of Mining Summit hosted by El Mercurio newspaper and broadcast by EmolTV.
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.
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 recent Life of Mine Conference recorded its highest attendance ever with almost 400 delegates from around the world, travelling to Brisbane for the event co-hosted by the Sustainable Minerals Institute Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry and AusIMM.
Fiji’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Dr. Satyendra Prasad announced the launch of the Blue Concrete Initiative at a side event of the COP 27 climate summit.
A new paper led by researchers from The University of Queensland is calling for a public conversation about why minerals are not explicitly referenced in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Global demand for energy transition metals to support a clean energy transition is increasing pressure to extract more terrestrial and seabed minerals and metals from the Pacific. So what is the risk of the Pacific becoming a sacrifice zone in the name of a global energy transition?
Pacific Islanders are experiencing, firsthand, the impacts of climate change, including sea-level rises, changing temperatures and increased rainfall patterns. In response, communities in the region are leading climate adaption strategies to build the resilience of their ecosystems in the face of increasing risk.
