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).
Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Group Leader – Mine Waste Transformation & Characterisation (MIWATCH), discusses the best way for the mining industry to reduce mine waste.
A new professional development course from UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute has been designed to support site and corporate line managers in the resources sector.
The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.
University of Queensland researchers will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of academic and industry partners on a newly announced project targeting the complex problem of acid mine drainage (AMD) from waste rock dumps at mines.
Researchers at the Sustainable Minerals Institute's Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) are developing new tools and models for mapping and analysing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in mining operations.
