University of Queensland

In 2019 270 people were killed in another dam collapse near the town of Brumadinho in Brazil, destroying 133 hectares of Atlantic Forest and 70 hectares of Protected Areas downstream.
ENVIRONMENT

Tailings an increasing threat to conservation areas

The 2015 Samarco dam failure in Brazil killed 19 people

09 January 2024

Some mines have already contacted UQ to undertake this testing.
ENVIRONMENT

Black lung protection boosted by dust testing innovation

Some mines have already contacted UQ to undertake this testing

09 January 2024

Companies’ outputs were on track to exceed Paris compliant production of oil by 42%, gas by 53% and coal by 68% by 2050.
ENVIRONMENT

Most fossil fuel companies won't meet climate change targets

Companies' outputs were on track to exceed Paris compliant production

15 August 2023

 Leader of the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s High Temperature Processing Program Dr Xiaodong Ma.
TECHNOLOGY

New sinter could cut met coal use 20% or more

The novel sinter was both less carbon-intensive to create and more efficient to use

22 June 2023

 New chemistry and chemical reagents will be developed to efficiently and economically reject the waste minerals.
PROCESSING

Copper reagent research to make waste profitable

The mining industry processes low-grade ores that hold high amounts of waste minerals

23 May 2023

 Improving the accessibility of hyperspectral imaging is a particular focus because it allows extremely high-resolution mapping.
TECHNOLOGY

Research to extend next-gen drone sensing across value chain

Improving the accessibility of hyperspectral imaging is a particular focus.

18 January 2023

The coal feeds used in the study also significantly impacted the ability to reduce the product ash, with more binary and cleaner systems likely to produce better results.
PROCESSING

CHPP booster

For all the coal samples, flotation performance was improved.

09 June 2022

 University of Queensland researchers are collaborating with a multidisciplinary team studying acids seeping out of old mine waste rock dumps.
ENVIRONMENT

Acid mine drainage research aims to avert environmental disaster

The project will help mines monitor their waste rock dumps.

16 February 2022

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Hitachi machinery will support coal production at the mine site to reach 21-million tons a year

Hitachi machinery will support coal production at the mine site to reach 21-million

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Hastings Deering achieves milestone with the delivery of the Cat® D10 Dozer

A testament to the company's unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence in

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Mining Magazine and Australia's Mining Monthly's Digital Underground Report

An integrated thought leadership program from Mining Magazine and Australia's Mining

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Weir acquires innovative developer of AI process optimisation solutions

SentianAI is a Swedish developer of AI solutions that optimise performance in minerals

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalogue of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.