UQ-led program advances next-generation mineral processing

UQ consortium targets processing bottleneck - Mining Magazine Australia

Night view of a copper mine head in NSW AustraliaThe University of Queensland’s coarse particle processing research program is entering its next phase at a time when the mining sector is under growing pressure to extract more value from lower-grade ore bodies while reducing energy use, waste and emissions. Led by researchers from the university’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute, the Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Res…

UQ-led program advances next-generation mineral processing

Dr Bellson Awatey with the JKHFmini prototype developed in Phase I of the Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Research (CPR). Credit: Sustainable Minerals Institute.The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Research (CPR Program) is entering a second five-year phase aimed at advancing mineral processing technologies that could reduce energy use and waste across the global mini…