Researchers at The University of Queensland and workers at the Meandu mine have demonstrated the power of proactive prevention by working together to identify a potential respiratory health risk at the mine, assessing and controlling the risk instead of waiting for a diagnosis and media headlines before acting.
A new partnership between the Queensland Government and UQ's Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) will help unlock the potential of the state’s burgeoning critical minerals industry.
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.
The Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Professor Daniel Franks has been awarded $1.2 million as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme.
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.
Improving the governance of natural resources will be the focus for five new Higher Degree Research students recently recruited by the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining.
The Sustainable Minerals Institute International Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) has partnered with the world’s largest copper mining company, CODELCO, to help them achieve six United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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).
