The University of Queensland has joined forces with the Queensland Resources Council in an attempt to drum up the number of quality graduates available to the minerals and energy sector, the University's Sustainable Minerals Institute director Chris Moran told MINING DAILY.
The Australian Coal Association has launched a comprehensive website explaining the new generation of low emissions coal technologies and their role in addressing climate change, the executive director of the Australian Coal Association (ACA) Ralph Hillman told a press conference in Canberra today.
Curtin University of Technology Emeritus Professor John de Laeter's seminal research into mineral exploration technology has been recognised with his induction into the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame.
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland and Rio Tinto Alcan have been recognised for their research into a common problem faced by the aluminium industry.
A NEW partnership between Curtin University and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) will help to develop the capacity of the minerals and energy sector to respond to the critical skill shortage in the resources industry.
A MODELLING method that predicts crystal morphology and growth rates could create new processing possibilities for the minerals industry.
A NEW nickel concentrate plant will be built at the Cosmic Boy deposit in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.
MINING industry skills training has received a $5 million dollar boost.
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has announced a $15 million five-year contribution to a new energy research.
RIO Tinto has announced major funding for one of the world’s largest civilian robotics research centres, a centre for mining automation, which will be based at The University of Sydney.