CURTIN University of Technology researchers say they could significantly reduce minerals processing costs.
07/05/2009
The Parker Centre has recognised the collaborative research efforts of the Centre’s "Impacts of Mineralogy on Hydrometallurgy" project team and the PhD research of former student Dr Geoffrey Carter.
23/11/2009
THE CSIRO has announced that a team of its scientists and five Universities will research sustainable energy-efficient technologies for the Australasian aluminium industry through a new collaboration launched in September 2009.
22/09/2009
LOY Yang Power Station has recently used technology funded by the Victorian Government and designed by HRL Technology to detect and size a crack in components near a turbine.
22/07/2009
FOUR prestigious scholarships have been awarded to University of Queensland engineering students in a bid to reward and encourage outstanding students who are embarking on a career in the resources sector.
10/06/2009
From 1 July 2009, ACMER, currently a unit within the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland, and JKTech (the primary technology transfer vehicle for SMI Centres) will form a new unit to offer an expanded range of professional development and training courses to the global minerals and energy industries. The name of this new entity is SMI Knowledge Transfer.
01/07/2009
THE UNIVERSITY of New South Wales has announced that it will host a workshop and symposium on the Principles and Applications of Process Tomography in the Minerals, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Industry.
15/07/2009
An Australian engineer working to reduce energy consumption in mineral processing was selected by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) as the first recipient of the Vittorio de Nora Prize for Environmental Improvements in Metallurgical Industries.
18/11/2009
THE MINERALS Down Under Flagship is inviting applications for PhD scholarships commencing in early 2010.
14/09/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Government has boost funds to the University of Tasmania Centre for research into new ore deposits.
23/02/2009
SOUTHERN Cross University Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Lee has been named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), an independent body of 800 eminent Australian engineers and scientists driving technological solutions for a better Australia.
18/11/2009
THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland (UQ) and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) have renewed their joint focus on the Queensland minerals and energy sector’s continuing need for skilled employees and world-class research.
09/06/2009
VEGETATION at mine sites in Perth may save the endangered cockatoo population, research has found.
28/08/2008
PLATINUM is a key element in the fight against climate change, scientific experts say.
14/08/2008
THE QUEENSLAND Resources Council says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CQUniversity to address skills shortages in the minerals resources sector.
28/07/2009
AMCER has announced that registrations are now open for The Practical Monitoring and Improved Environmental Performance for the Minerals Industry training course which will be held between 22 and 24 June 2009 at The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD.
18/05/2009
XSTRATA has signed a contract with Sterlite Industries (India) for its ISASMELT top submerged lance (TSL) smelting technology.
19/08/2009
XSTRATA Technology has taken out a barrage of awards at the 2008 Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards, held on 16 October 2008 in Brisbane.
29/10/2008
RIO Tinto and Codelco have entered into the Rio de Cobre (River of Copper) technology alliance agreement.
13/11/2009
THE WA School of Mines will showcase its courses at the Goldfields Mining Expo (GME) in October 2008.
18/08/2008