Students

I am very excited to share that I started my PhD as an ARC ITTC Critical Resources for the Future (ITTC CRFF) PhD candidate ~3 months ago. My research will focus on transforming pyrite to pyrrhotite using pyrometallurgy and extract the valuable elements using hydrometallurgy.

Whilst the change of season brings in cooler temperatures (almost jacket weather now in Brisbane) things are hotting up at MIWATCH in the leaching space as we welcome two new Winter Interns Skye Plenderleith and Jonathan Sayer who have joined Eric Ansah to work on projects focused on low-grade copper ore leaching and carbon dioxide sequestration potential.  I caught up with them both to find out a little bit more about their background and motivations

Earlier this year, Lexi K'ng completed a 6-week work placement at the MMG Rosebery Mine in Tasmania and is very thankful to Anita Parbhakar-Fox and Rick Valenta, Sustainable Minerals Institute and MMG Rosebery for giving her this opportunity supported by the Trailblazer program.

Copper is a powerhouse metal of the energy transition but getting it out of the ground from tough minerals like chalcopyrite is no easy feat. MIWATCH Post-Doc Eric O Ansah explains new research.

New MIWATCH postdoc, Dr Elin Jennings outlines the findings of her first paper from her PhD.