ARC COE for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals

The aim of the Centre is to progress scientific knowledge to establish transformational improvement in minerals beneficiation, essential for meeting global demand for metals. The research aims to achieve more selective, faster, and efficient separations, combining major advances in separation technologies with increased functionality of new reagents. The Centre outcomes will also ensure the sustainability of the minerals industry in Australia, through a significant reduction in cost, environmental impact, and through lower energy and water usage. The Centre also seeks to establish a new generation of scientists and research leaders in minerals beneficiation to support the innovation needed into the future by this major Australian industry.

Funding: $35 million over 7 years
Centre Director: Professor Kevin Galvin
Administering Organisation: The University of Newcastle

Participating Organisations:

The University of Queensland
The University of Melbourne
Deakin University
Monash University
University of South Australia
Curtin University
The University of New South Wales
CSIRO
The University of Sheffield, UK
Southern University of Science and Technology
University of Colorado, Boulder
The University of Utah
Amira International Ltd
Flsmidth Pty Ltd
Outotec (Finland) Oy
Jord International Pty Limited
Virginia Tech