The University of Queensland has partnered with Papua New Guinea's largest technological institution to support sustainable development outcomes across the country’s resources sector.
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.
SMI research into hyperaccumulator plants – plants that concentrate metals in their leaves and sap – has been given a boost with a $367,000 Australian Research Grant.