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Gideon Chitombo first walked through the doors of the Julius Kruttscnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) in 1982. Little did he know it was the start of a relationship which would last over four decades and culminate in his appointment as Professor and Chair of Minerals Industry Engagement at The University of Queensland in 2009 – the world’s first professorial position of engagement.

Dr Ben Seligmann is a Research Fellow at SMI's Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre specialising in risk management and hazard identification methods - we sat down with Ben to discuss a new project he has been working on.

New research suggests that increased demand for energy transition metals (ETMs) could be more disruptive to some communities than winding back production of thermal coal.

When researcher Dr Sarah Holcombe was undertaking her PhD field research in the late 1990s, she didn’t realise how important the recordings she made of story and song would become for the next generation.

Professor Mark Noppé is the newly appointed director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC).

The first postgraduate research centre in Australia focusing on mining geology has celebrated its 30th anniversary.

The Sustainable Minerals Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Maureen Hassall as Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre.

The Sustainable Minerals Institute has expanded its research capacity with the launch of a new Flotation Chemistry Research Group.

Along with the Lynch family, Professor Alban Lynch had another family: and that is the JKMRC family which stretches across the globe. Emeritus Professor Don McKee reflects on his long time friend and colleague.

The University of Queensland’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) is one of four partners on a new $10 million project to improve the governance of natural resources.