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State funds to spur rare earth phytomining work

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Processing / Manufacturing.

A study into plants with a propensity to gather rare earths through 'phytomining' has attracted $1 million in backing from the State Government.

The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute is looking at whether certain types of native plants found at rare earth element-rich sites in Queensland can draw those metals out of the soil in high volumes.

Professor Rick Valenta.

University of Queensland Professor Rick Valenta said. . .

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Start-up looks to satellites to support mine rehab scene

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A start-up founded by two Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) research students is tapping rapidly improving satellite imaging technology to monitor the progress of mine site rehabilitation.

Envirometrics.io is one of 12 UQ start-ups recently awarded $10,000 equity-free funding through the university’s 2021 Venture ilab Accelerator Program.

Founded by Roger Tang and Imam Purwadi from SMI’s Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Envirometrics.io is behind the new product known as Mine-R.

Mr Tang said Mine-R would help companies achieve their environmental goals.

“Mine-R is really about supporting the mining industry by. . .

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Peculiar plants at the root of copper study

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Exploration, Gold.

If you are seeking copper in North-West Queensland, an orderly row of Polycarpaea spirostylis may be a great guide.

The flowering plant is among four copper metallophytes in the Roseby Corridor near Cloncurry at the centre of a biogeochemical study.

These plants thrive in areas with high copper concentrations in surface soils where other species struggle, according to University of Queensland PhD researcher Roger Tang.

The in-depth study is expected to be useful not only in identifying copper targets but in the rehabilitation of mined areas.

Mr Tang said the significance of such plants was being. . .

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New resources leverage UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute

Written by dev on . Posted in Exploration, Gold.

The Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) has added to its research capability with the announcement of a High Temperature Processing Research group.

The group is led by Dr Baojun Zhao, who joins from UQ’s School of Chemical Engineering, where he was Codelco-Fangyuan Research Fellow 2015 - 2019. 

Dr Zhao said the move to JKMRC would consolidate and. . .

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Geophysics in exploration webinar

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Exploration.

Talk about value for money.

The Geological Survey of Queensland continues its webinar series tomorrow (Thursday 18 June) with a clutch of speakers who'd normally be billing north of $1000/hour collectively.

The theme is 'Geophysics in Exploration' and it's free.

Head of the mining and geology research centre at the University of Queensland Professor Rick Valenta said the program will bring together geophysicists with diverse skills and background.

"This webinar aims to present new data and new perspectives on old datasets, with a special focus on implications for mineral exploration," prof Valenta said. . .

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Study examines value of independent mining inquiries

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Gold.

A research project examining the role and effectiveness of independent inquiries in mining has attracted $300,000 backing from the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Program.

It is led by Professor Deanna Kemp, director of the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining within UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).

Professor Deanna Kemp.

“Mining companies are facing increased public scrutiny over the social. . .

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