research

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.

French scientists have dived deeper than ever before into gold and arsenic’s relationship, improving the understanding of gold concentration and how it can be recovered more effectively.

The mining of liquid ore containing copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from dormant volcanoes could become a reality following research from Oxford University.

Researchers have developed an effective method to cost-effectively extract lithium from seawater at a purity of 99.94 per cent while also creating freshwater.

Researchers from Curtin University have delivered a technology that will significantly enhance the leaching rates for gold ore without using cyanide.

The adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the mining sector has highlighted the lack of skills needed to deploy it, according to Inmarsat research program, the Rise of IoT in Mining.

The Kimberley region of Western Australia could be rife with platinum resources that are yet to be developed by Panoramic Resources, according to a study that is supported by the state government.

Inmarsat research finds 85 per cent organisations struggle to access reliable connectivity for IoT projects across their mine sites.

Metallic blue crusts within soil and termite mounds could be a signpost for hidden metal deposits in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The Western Australian Government has declared applications for the Minerals Research Institute’s PhD program open.

Australian scientists have discovered gold-coated fungi near Boddington, Western Australia that may offer clues for finding gold deposits.