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Rick Mulvey’s decision to upskill with CQUniversity’s Graduate Certificate in Asset and Maintenance Management took his mining industry career into operations management.

Aurizon has partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ) to strengthen its credentials in zero-emission rail freight technology, investigating ‘new-generation’ batteries and green hydrogen fuel-cell technology.

Australian Mining takes a look back at the year that was with a recount of the top 5 stories in 2021.  

USYD researchers are developing a Wi-Fi system to achieve long-range communication, high data rates and low latency for the mining industry.

New research from ECU shows moving into retirement gradually could be the key to helping the skilled worker shortage in the mining industry.

The University of Melbourne has been sponsored by AMIRA Global, Newcrest Mining and Newmont to develop an open pit mine design based on the physical properties of soap bubbles.

QUT has secured $1.14 million to develop Australia’s first AI-enabled mine site rehab system and new advanced materials from mining waste.

Rio Tinto has continued its pursuit of green steelmaking practices in a partnership with BlueScope, seeking to replace coking coal with clean hydrogen.

The Queensland Government has partnered with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) and the University of Queensland to study leftover cobalt in copper mine tailings.

CRC ORE will launch its research into new areas after forming a partnership with the CSIRO to create the Future Research Program. 

Researchers from the University of Arizona have investigated the mineral compositions of two near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), finding potential iron, nickel and cobalt resources exceeding Earth’s global reserves.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered how a billion-year-old geological mystery could help to locate the critical minerals of today.  

Researchers have found a holistic ‘cradle-to-grave’ approach to mining life cycle assessments could substantially improve an operation’s environment impacts and feasibility.

The University of Queensland has partnered with Rio Tinto and Queensland Alumina to turn bauxite residue known as red mud into a plant sustaining soil.

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have discovered a new way to detect terbium, a valuable rare earth element, in difficult environments like acid mine waste.

The Australian Research Council has provided $83 million in funding for early career projects in areas including mining equipment, critical minerals processing, and resource technology and services.

Researchers from MIT have begun unprecedented studies into the environmental effects of sediment plumes from deep-sea mining.

A researcher from the University of Alberta in Canada has found a coal by-product called nano humus to be highly effective for remediating land and water used in mining.

Researchers have found a way to replace indium in multiple applications such as electronic devices, anti-reflection mirrors and smart architectural windows.

The federal government’s Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership (AIIPOIP) grant program has given the University of Queensland (UQ) an opportunity to research deep seabed mining.