Complex Orebodies Presentation Day 2022

The Complex Orebodies Program is reaching the end of its 5th year of funding and is now moving into a new phase of operation. This meeting provided researchers and other interested parties with an overview of the outcomes and future plans of the Program.

This presentation provided a high-level description of the themes identified in the original plan and highlight the collaborations achieved within The University of Queensland and with external institutions, as well as the external support received for the project.

The event also highlighted the Program's research over the past 5 years.

Themes included:
- Understanding Complex Orebodies – mapping the full range of TESG Challenges
- Low Footprint Processing - reducing the footprint of mining operations
- Energy and Efficiency – transformative processing
- Metals for a renewable future

Presentation Timestamps:
00:00:00 – UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute (Acting) Director, Professor Rick Valenta – Welcome
00:03:08 - Complex Orebodies Program Leader, Associate Professor Steve Micklethwaite (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – Introduction of event
00:20:38 - Professor Rick Valenta, ‘Where we are now’ – Transformation of Complex Orebodies Program from 2018–2022
00:35:33- Dr Liliana Pagliero and Dr Martin Stringer (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – Interactive online tools for communicating the geographical dimensions of complex ore bodies
01:07:36 - Dr Éléonore Lèbre and Miss Katerina Savinova (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – Battery metal supply and source risk
01:31:52 - Dr Ben Seligmann (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – The interconnected risk landscape of Izok Lake
01:51:47 - Dr Helen Degeling (Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ), QLD Department of Resources) – The importance of Government-funded geoscience
02:05:37 - Dr Christian Antonio and Associate Professor Kym Runge (Sustainable Minerals Institute) – High Voltage Pulse Collaborative (HVP) Research Program
02:29:13 - Associate Professor Liza Forbes (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – Our Adventures in Coarse Particle Flotation: a spotlight on the Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Research
02:47:44 - Dr Qing Yi (UQ Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology) – Metal recovery from mine waste using electrokinetic in-situ leaching
03:14:43 - Dr Nathan Fox (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – Extracting Queensland’s rare earth elements sustainably
03:42:09 - Stewart Parker (NorthX) – Industry perspective: SMI/GSQ collaboration on NorthX Peaks project
04:07:22 – Panel discussion: Vladimir Lisitsin, Barry Shean, Matt Greenwood, Peter Rea, and Chaired by Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox
04:45:47 – Ethan Vellacott (Euclideon)
05:05:25 - Dr Shabbir Ahmad (UQ Institute for Social Science Research) – Complex Ore-bodies Socioeconomic Development, Innovation and Productivity Issues
05:25:34 – Professor Anna Littleboy and Associate Professor Steve Micklethwaite (UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute) – Complex Orebodies: Future Pathways (incorporating a summary of the Resourcing Decarbonisation initiative)