Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry (CWiMI)

The Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland

The Centre conducts research towards achieving sustainable water management in the mining industry. We aim to develop key technologies for the measurement, monitoring and modelling of water in the context of mine operations, their surrounding environments and regional communities.

Website
https://smi.uq.edu.au/cwimi
Organisation type
  • University Research Centre
Number of research staff
Up to 20 research staff
Address
Sustainable Minerals Institute, Sir James Foots Building 47A, St Lucia QLD 4072

Strengths and capabilities

  • Hydrological modelling
  • Spatial science
  • Climate change
  • Mine waste
  • Communities
  • Impacts monitoring and modelling
  • Post-mining land use

Lead researchers

Professor Claire Côte—Over 20 years experience in environmental and water resources management

Achievements of the centre

  • Development of Hierarchical Systems Modelling (HSM) flowsheet-style software tool
  • Development of a participatory planning tool for water supply in dry mining regions

Key science sectors

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