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 The Research Centres

The activities of the SMI Centres encompass a substantial part of the activities of the minerals industry from mining to mineral processing to disposal with associated activities in risk and safety, environment, water and social responsibility.

Brief details of the Centres appear below. More detail is available at the individual Centre web sites.

JKMRC

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC)

www.jkmrc.uq.edu.au
Established: 1970
Director:  Professor Ben Adair
Expertise:  Modelling and simulation of mineral beneficiation

WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre

WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre (BRC)

www.brc.uq.edu.au
Established 1991
Director:  Professor Alan Bye
Expertise:  Mass mining, mine optimisation, mine to mill

Centre for Mined Land Rehabiliation


Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR)

www.cmlr.uq.edu.au
Established 1993
Director:  Professor David Mulligan
Expertise:  Environmental, landscapes, mine closure

Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC)

www.mishc.uq.edu.au
Established 1998
Director:  Professor Jim Joy
Expertise:  Safety, risk management, human factors

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM)

www.csrm.uq.edu.au
Established 2001
Director:  Professor David Brereton
Expertise:  Communities, indigenous employment, social surveys

Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry

Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry (CWiMI)

www.cwimi.uq.edu.au
Established 2004
Director:  Professor Chris Moran
Expertise:  Water management, process water issues