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About Minerals Down Under

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:29:13 +1100

The CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship works across the minerals value chain to grow Australia’s resource base, increase the productivity of the minerals industry and reduce its environmental footprint, both in Australia and globally.

Dr Alistair White: searching for the distal footprints of giant ore deposits

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:15:00 +1100

Dr Alistair White is a postdoctoral researcher investigating the far-field geochemical signatures around large ore deposits.

Dr Mark Pearce: Linking chemical reactions and deformation to gold deposition

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:01:00 +1100

Dr Mark Pearce is a postdoctoral researcher investigating how deformation and chemical reactions interact to control the location of gold deposits.

Developing Australia's rare earths industry

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:01:00 +1000

We’re supporting the development of Australia’s rare earths industry through research that addresses exploration, mining, processing, lifecycle analysis, recycling strategies and industrial uses.

Distribution of benefits from the minerals sector

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:52:34 +1000

We are investigating how the benefits from the Australian minerals industry reach communities and are distributed across the nation.

Impurity removal in iron ore

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:52:06 +1000

We are investigating new ways to remove impurities such as alumina, silica and phosphorus from lower-grade iron ore resources, to potentially increase the value of Australia’s known mineral endowment.

Social licence to operate

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:52:00 +1000

Through measuring and modelling the minerals industry’s social licence to operate we can develop benchmarks for social performance and allow stakeholders to engage with each other on the issues that matter.

Technology assessment: An integrated approach

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:52:00 +1000

We have developed an integrated technology assessment framework for evaluating the impacts of mineral industry operations and technologies. This incorporates both environmental and economic data that provide a broad view of the social impacts involved, based on dialogue and deliberation.

Improved nickel laterite processing

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:51:46 +1000

A new method of extracting nickel from Australia’s low-grade laterite reserves could make millions of tonnes of untapped nickel laterites economically viable.

Sustainable and cost effective gold recovery

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:51:06 +1000

We are helping the gold industry reduce the risks and environmental impact of current processing operations through developing less-toxic alternatives to cyanide.

Award winning ore sorting solutions

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:37 +1000

We have developed a large-scale sensor that uses magnetic resonance to rapidly measure mineral grade of selected ore minerals.

Minerals Down Under Flagship locations

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:00 +1000

We conduct minerals research at eight main sites across Australia.

Maximising drilling efficiency

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:00 +1000

We are working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of deep exploration programs by developing sensors for rapid down-hole characterisation of hard-rock geology during drilling.

Guiding exploration through Australian regolith

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:00 +1000

CSIRO researchers are guiding the mineral exploration industry toward understanding the materials and processes in the regolith and supplying them with the latest information and technologies to enable future discoveries in deeply weathered terrain.

Communication and monitoring solutions

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:00 +1000

We are developing a diverse range of innovative applications to support this new era of ‘intelligent mining’ and in doing so we're helping Australia consolidate its position as a world leader in this field.

ReMoTe wearable technology video

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:00 +1000

This 1:18 minute video describes our ReMoTe (Remote Mobile Tele Assistance) technology, designed to connect onsite mining operators with offsite experts, so that they can provide real time assistance for problems as they arise.

Bauxite and alumina processing

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:32:58 +1000

We are working with the alumina industry to develop smarter processing techniques for lower-grade, complex ores.

Continent-scale mineral maps

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:32:00 +1000

A CSIRO-led collaboration has created the world’s first continental-scale mineral map derived from satellite imagery, enabling mining companies to increase exploration efficiency and success in Australia.

Dr Stephen Giugni: Deputy Director, Minerals Down Under Flagship

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Dr Stephen Giugni is leading research to address Australia's challenges in the minerals domain.

Dr Rob Hough: Theme Leader, Discovering Australia's mineral resources

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Dr Rob Hough is a geologist and mineralogist who has studied the formation of natural gold nuggets to understand how gold deposits form.

High grade metallurgical coke from waste stream biomass

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

We have developed a process to make a dense, high purity biocoke which is comparable in cost and quality with metallurgical grade petcoke.

Carbothermal production of magnesium

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

The Minerals Down Under Flagship is investigating carbothermal reduction as an alternative to current silicothermic and electrolytic processes for the direct production of magnesium metal.

Mr Jonathan Law: Director, Minerals Down Under Flagship

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Mr Jonathan Law leads CSIRO's minerals research and works with industry to address Australia's challenges in the minerals domain.

Mining employment and income distribution in Australia

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100

This 17-page presentation is from the Mineral Futures Cluster's public forum held on 31 January 2011.

Peak minerals: linking technology and policy to long term benefit

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100

This 31-page presentation is from the Mineral Futures Cluster's public forum held on 31 January 2011.

Mineral Futures Collaboration Cluster