Washed iron ore. Photo: CDE Global/Flickr
Washed iron ore. Photo: CDE Global/Flickr - A new collaboration between The Australian National University (ANU) and Curtin University (CU) will help Australian mining companies better identify, characterise and extract critical minerals, as well as ensure the long-term viability of Australia's minerals industry. The two universities will combine their expertise and research to assist the industry with ore body characterisation, education and training. The joint work will allow not only enhance extraction of these materials, but ensure it is done in a way that is environmentally sustainable. ANU researchers will use their expertise in 3D modelling and custom technology developed in-house at the University to help characterise minerals, making it easier and safer for mining companies to remove them from the ground. "Minerals are critical to existing, new and emerging technologies that power our lives and businesses every day," Professor Keith Nugent, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), said. "The iron ore industry, for example, is intensely competitive worldwide and increasingly dependent on advances in product performance and energy efficiencies. "Both are dependent on innovations in management of ore material driven by a more effective characterisation of the ore product and understanding of the downstream performance potential of the ore as it progresses along the value chain from the mine to mill.
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