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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