Mining and resources
A large global exporter of raw and refined commodities, Queensland is recognised internationally for its research in mining, and for providing technological solutions to the global mining industry using robotics, satellite imaging, and three-dimensional (3D) visualisation.
The state is home to a number of institutions and joint ventures working to develop and commercialise innovative new technologies that address current challenges in the industry, with the potential to benefit mining not only in Queensland but globally.
Led by the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, the Queensland Government has invested in the future of the mining and resources sector by supporting researchers working in collaboration with leading research institutions and industry to ensure breakthrough research is translated into practical, commercial outcomes.
Queensland has nine universities including three of Australia’s largest. Most of these universities undertake research in the mining and resources sector. Details of 200 plus research centres in Queensland are available by searching the Queensland science capability directory.
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Mining and resources research centres
Queensland has more than 60 institutes, facilities, centres and other research organisations involved in the mining and resources sector including:
- Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACE)
- Banyo Pilot Plant
- Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre (BAO-JRDC)
- Bond University
- Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF)
- Central Queensland University - Brisbane (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Bundaberg (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Cairns (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Gladstone (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Mackay (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Rockhampton (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Townsville (CQUniversity)
- Centre for Actuarial and Financial Big Data Analytics (CAFBDA)
- Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI)
- Centre for Comparative Construction Research (CCCR)
- Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems (CHFSS)
- Centre for Macroalgal Resources and Biotechnology (MACRO)
- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (CMM)
- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR)
- Centre for Natural Gas
- Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE)
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research - Cairns (TropWATER)
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research - Townsville (TropWATER)
- Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry (CWiMI)
- Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE)
- Department of Environment and Science
- Energy Business Unit (EBU)
- Exploration Data Centre (GSQ)
- Forensic and Scientific Services (FSS)
- Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ)
- Griffith University - Gold Coast (GU)
- Griffith University - Nathan (GU)
- Institute for Future Environments (IFE)
- International WaterCentre (IWC)
- James Cook University - Cairns (JCU)
- James Cook University - Townsville (JCU)
- John Campbell Miles Drill Core Facility (GSQ)
- Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (SMI-JKMRC)
- Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC)
- Queensland Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM)
- Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - CQU (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - GU (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - JCU (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - QUT (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - UQ (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - USQ (QCIF)
- Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence (QGECE)
- Queensland University of Technology - Gardens Point (QUT)
- Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove (QUT)
- Research Computing Centre (RCC)
- Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
- The Chemistry Centre
- Translational Polymer Research Group (TPRG)
- The University of Queensland - Gatton (UQ)
- The University of Queensland - Herston (UQ)
- The University of Queensland - St Lucia (UQ)
- University of Southern Queensland - Ipswich (USQ)
- University of Southern Queensland - Springfield (USQ)
- University of Southern Queensland - Toowoomba (USQ)
- Visualisation and eResearch (ViseR)
- WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre (SMI-BRC)