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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.

Researchers and teaching staff from the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have developed and delivered a multilingual social performance course designed for staff at operations across the Americas.

Queensland copper mine waste could deliver a key ingredient for the renewable energy revolution thanks to a three-year international study.

As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) gets underway in Glasgow, Sustainable Minerals Institute Director Professor Neville Plint outlines the transformation required for the mining industry to help deliver a low-carbon future.

Technology that could rehabilitate mine waste back to useful soil is entering full-scale trials at alumina refineries in Queensland.

The University of Queensland continues to lead the way in mining research, with the appointment of an inaugural Professor of Mining Geoscience.
Andre van As, who has worked on geoscience issues relating to mass underground mining (caving) operations and projects for the past 30 years, has been appointed to the new position.

Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) researcher Dr Éléonore Lèbre has secured a major research grant to produce a ‘first of its kind’ atlas of mining-impacted locations.

Harvesting plants that can absorb metal from the ground may offer a sustainable solution for mining and rehabilitation according to research underway at the Sustainable Minerals Institute's Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation.

One year after announcing an integrated management structure for the Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre (JKMRC) and JKTech, the ‘Production Centres’ collective of the Sustainable Minerals Institute is driving innovation in mining and mineral processing.

Dr Jo-Anne Everingham is a familiar name to many working in the mining industry. Since joining the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) in 2010, Jo-Anne has indefatigably supported those on the margins of society, particularly in regional Australia, through insightful research that has earnt her the respect of her colleagues, industry and government.