Premier’s Research and Industry Fund (PRIF) Research Consortia Program

PRIF Mining Consortium

‘Unlocking Complex Resources through Lean Processing'

Mission

To unlock complex resources through lean and sustainable processing. The Consortium integrates the mining value chain by applying Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), advanced sensing, data analytics and machine learning to improve mining operations, mineral processing and recovery.

Vision

To maximise value and lower costs for mineral production using advanced technologies.

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Aims

To increase the value of complex resources.

Address End-User Partner challenges to maximise value from complex resources and minimise environmental impacts.
Demonstrate the value of, and provide innovative tools for, integration between the resource, mining, ore delivery, processing and leaching stages.
Commercialise technological outcomes for local and global market opportunities in collaboration with the Translation Partners.
Provide research training excellence for higher degree by research students and postdoctoral researchers.

About

6.5-year South Australian Government initiative started in October 2017.
17 industry partners and 2 university partners.
2 Programs: Program A and Program B. The Program A focus is the optimisation of Upstream processes of the mining value chain, while Program B focuses on mineral processing – Downstream.
15 chief investigators in mining, mineral processing and computer science, 8 postdoctoral researchers, 10 higher degree by research students.
18 young researchers upskilled
14 research projects and 11 translation projects.
4 commercialisation projects.
150+ publications.
17 Women in Mining Technology Scholarships awarded by the PRIF Mining Consortium.
1 commendation for Innovation and Collaboration in the Resource Sector, Premier’s Awards in Mining and Energy (2022)