RESEARCH IN RESOURCES
Through Queensland’s leading research and academic powerhouses, the quest for the next big discovery is never-ending. While ensuring a bright and prosperous future for the resources exploration industry has never been more important. Discover a world of new data in the minerals, coal, petroleum and new technologies industries in Queensland.
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Feature article – Mining data for profit
Reprinted with permission (and thanks) to The Courier-Mail and Glen Norris (November 29 2019)
Born from mining
Innovation born from the mining industry is leading to exciting advances further afield, ranging from explosives detection to aerospace manufacturing and better community engagement. To read more, click here.
Robots kicking goals for Queensland
When Brisbane mechanical engineer Jeff Sterling founded Universal Fields Robots his goal was to bring fully-autonomous robots with industrial-scale capabilities to the marketplace. In 2019 – with the latest addition to the company’s prize cupboard [...]
Positives in our ability to manufacture minerals
From "The Conversation" by Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Paul Gow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland Last month, scientists uncovered a mineral called Edscottite. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances that are not living, such as quartz or haematite. This [...]
Centre becomes UQ Centre for Natural Gas
With the energy space evolving rapidly, UQ is moving early to ensure that it has the capacity to take on the growing ambit of natural gas research for Australia. UQ is renaming its Centre for [...]
Australian Academy of Science welcomes Australia–US bilateral science and technology initiatives
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes a range of Australia–US bilateral science and technology initiatives announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison during his meetings in Washington. The initiatives include significant investment of $150 million into [...]
EGRU Professional Geologist Short Courses 2020
In 2020 EGRU is once more offering a series of short courses aimed at advancing the skills and competencies of professional geoscientists. The series has been developed in collaboration with industry professionals, with the objective [...]
Natural Resources Inventory for Queensland
Gathering together 10 years of extensive public data, the Natural Resources Inventory provides a comprehensive stocktake of Queensland’s natural resources. This interactive tool captures the extent of the state’s land, water and vegetation, key mineral [...]
BP Energy Outlook 2019 edition
The Energy Outlook explores the forces shaping the global energy transition out to 2040 and the key uncertainties surrounding that transition. It shows how rising prosperity drives an increase in global energy demand and how [...]
QUT researchers charge ahead on battery storage
QUT researchers will lead key research projects in expanding Australia’s battery industry from mining to manufacturing, with the announcement of the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre. The Future Battery Industries CRC will involve 58 industry, government [...]
Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategy
Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategy outlines the government’s policy framework for our critical minerals market. It targets actions in 3 areas: promoting investment in Australia’s critical minerals sector and downstream processing providing incentives for innovation to [...]
Building Australia’s Resources Wealth – Critical Minerals
A Geoscience Australia report Critical Minerals: Introduction Overview A 2 MW solar array on the site of former landfill at Fort Carson, USA. Critical minerals are metals and non-metals that are considered vital for the [...]
Knowledge Transfer Workshop Mount Isa – Strategic Resources Exploration Program (SREP) New Discovery Program
The New Discovery Program, part of the 4-year Strategic Resources Exploration Program (SREP) of Queensland Government, aims to facilitate discovery of new significant mineral deposits in northwest Queensland. The second of a series of Knowledge [...]
Knowledge Transfer Workshop Townsville – Strategic Resources Exploration Program (SREP) New Discovery Program
The New Discovery Program, part of the 4-year Strategic Resources Exploration Program (SREP) of Queensland Government, aims to facilitate discovery of new significant mineral deposits in northwest Queensland. The third of a series of Knowledge [...]
Economic Geology Research Centre Newsletter – May 2019
The James Cook University Economic Geology Research Centre (EGRU) releases a quarterly newsletter on its latest news, research projects and presentation. The May 2019 edition can be accessed below: May 2019 - issue includes Research Research [...]
North-West Minerals Province Deposit Atlas
As part of the Northwest (NW) Mineral Province New Discovery Program, the Univeristy of Queensland (UQ) W.H. Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre (BRC) is compiling an atlas of many of the major deposits in [...]
PRESENTATION: Insights on the geological evolution and mineral resources of the Mount Isa inlier: geochronology petrology and geochemistry of mafic lithologies
Presented by Laurie Hutton to the Geological Society of Australia - July 2019. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION
Explorer Quarterly Cash Update: March 2019
A BDO Natural Resources Publication BDO’s report on the cash position of Australian-listed explorers for the March 2019 quarter (based on quarterly Appendix 5B reports lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange (‘ASX’)) provides mixed signals [...]
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS BY GEOLOGY EXPERTS IN QUEENSLAND
The Queensland Exploration Council (QEC) holds its annual Technical Forum each year before the first semester of tertiary education kicks off. This popular and well regarded forum provides a platform for the sharing of the latest information and technology in the exploration field, featuring a wide selection of highly regarded exploration industry experts. A selection of presentations are available below.