Cutting Edge Mining Lab to Put Queensland in Critical Minerals ‘Fast Lane’

Cutting edge mining lab to put Queensland in critical minerals ‘fast lane’

Image: Tuangtong Soraprasert/shutterstock.comA new state-of-the-art minerals processing facility has been opened in Queensland to help with testing, innovation and research across the state’s resources sector. Located at the Resources Centre of Excellence’s Stage 2 Future Industries Hub in Mackay, the laboratory is set to help get more value out of resources thanks to a shared space to help test, prove and refine techniques for minerals processi…

Mackay lab to add minerals processing edge

The Flexi-Lab common-user facility has officially opened in Mackay, paving the way for work on mineral processing techniques to make the most of a range of critical and strategic minerals.  The facility is located at the Resources Centre of Excellence’s Stage 2 Future Industries Hub. RCOE chief executive officer Steven Boxall said the opening marked the culmination of five years of vision, partnership and determination. Backed by State Governmen…