Dr Megan Fisher: Executive Manager – IP and Licensing (MMM Group)

Dr Megan Fisher, Executive Manager – IP and Licensing (MMM Group), has tertiary qualifications in science and business and an outstanding track record in strategic management, business development and technology commercialisation.

LCA shows full picture on energy use

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is helping the minerals industry obtain a true picture of the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of different processes and identifying opportunities for improving performance.

Mathematics helps optimise crystallisation process

A mathematical tool is helping to optimise the crystallisation process used to refine bauxite to alumina.

Luminescence spectroscopy

A recently developed luminescence database provides a useful tool for those analysing luminescence within minerals and mineral products.

Stainless steel's load lightened

Researchers have used life-cycle assessment to compare different processes used to produce stainless steel.

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for mining

Analysing light emissions from the plasma generated by laser pulses can provide insight into the elemental make up of a range of different materials.

Mr Keith Vining: leading research in iron ore agglomeration and sustainable raw material preparation

Mr Keith Vining specialises in agglomeration of fine materials, particularly iron ores, and their subsequent behaviour in high temperature processes.

King Island's win-win

The hunt for an alternative fuel source on remote King Island led researchers to develop a solution which met fuel requirements and addressed a waste cardboard issue. 

Laser flow diagnostics laboratory

CSIRO’s laser laboratory is a key resource in our computational fluid dynamics capability.

Ionic liquids for metal production

The fact that ionic liquids can be tuned to suit various applications such as catalysis, synthesis and electrochemistry is generating both scientific and commercial interest.  

In situ studies: science under extreme conditions

The aim of in situ studies is to reproduce the conditions that are present in systems found across a wide range of environments.

In-depth insight to improve mill design

A novel program that models the behaviour of rocks within crushing and grinding mills is helping to improve energy efficiency and could accelerate the development of new comminution machinery.

Insight brings benefits

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and physical modelling are allowing researchers to visualise what is happening inside industrial mixer-settlers and to experiment with potential improvements without interrupting production.

INEL x-ray diffractometer: a unique instrument

The INEL x-ray diffractometer can be used for continuous diffraction and data collection from non-standard samples.

New tool leads to efficiency improvements

Researchers have developed a process that may improve the understanding of different variables in a Bayer precipitation circuit.

HyperProbe

The JEOL 8500F-CL HyperProbe field-emission gun electron probe microanalyser (FEG-EPMA) is a world-leading instrument for high-resolution and high-sensitivity microanalysis of solid samples.

Hydrometallurgy

The many advantages of solution processing have seen hydrometallurgy become a significant technology in the production of a range of valuable commodities such as alumina, base metals, gold, mineral sands and uranium. (8 pages)

Bigger not always better in gold adsorption

Researchers using computer microtomography have overturned a long-held theory about the role of carbon's macro pores in gold adsorption - a discovery that has the potential to improve this important step in gold production.

Future of Manufacturing newsletter

The Future of Manufacturing is a newsletter designed to communicate what is happening now and next in this area of our work.

New flowsheet brings battery recycling a step closer

The recovery and purification of cobalt and lithium from spent batteries could be a step closer through the use of new solvent extraction (SX) processes.

Flamemag developed to meet economic goal

CSIRO researchers have developed an economically-viable process to incorporate flame-retardant magnesium hydroxide into plastic.

Characterisation provides clues to Eucla Basin resource

Characterisation of heavy mineral sands deposits in the South Australian portion of the Eucla Basin shows that the region has the potential to be Australia’s next big mineral sands resource.

Engineering a Legacy: memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering

Engineering a Legacy recounts the memories of the people who founded, guided and led CSIRO’s Chemical Engineering stream before it converged with Mineral Products in 1995 to form CSIRO Minerals.

Energy generation and storage

We’ve got the power – CSIRO is generating and storing energy. Now and for the future, CSIRO is researching how to efficiently create energy from existing and new sources and how to store it.

Elemental microanalysis

Electron probe microanalysis, a non-destructive technique used to analyse specimen surfaces for elemental concentration and speciation, can potentially be used to identify mineralogical related problems across a range of industries.