Tabled in Parliament on 23 September 2020, our latest report showcases and celebrates our achievements of the past year. See how we have supported Western Australia’s thriving minerals sector by…
MRIWA’s new education program provides support and training designed to produce exceptional research graduates with flexible and agile skills tuned to the dynamic future of Western Australia’s minerals industry. Launched…
Led by Professor Yves Potvin at the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG), MRIWA project M0489 developed a new method for optimising mine development. The ACG team used high-resolution measurements of…
Eunjoo Choi was awarded a MRIWA Scholarship in 2016 to undertake PhD studies at the University of Western Australia, where she investigated the geochemical and isotopic features of alkaline rocks…
Professor Eric May received a MRIWA Supplementary PhD Scholarship in 2000. Following the completion of his PhD, Eric has continued on to a stellar research career in the Australian oil…
We are excited to announce the launch of our new website. Designed with accessibility of information at the forefront, the new website features details on current and past MRIWA-funded research…
MRIWA project M0458 could allow commercial development of the Panton Sill platinum deposit in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. Despite the value of metals within this resource, their distribution across a…
Innovative geochemical analysis in MRIWA project M470 demonstrates the Albany–Fraser Orogen shares an early history of geological development and mineralisation with the richly-endowed Yilgarn Craton. Deformed and fractured rocks penetrate…
Research completed by a team at Mining3 in MRIWA project M0482 has demonstrated the potential for new explosive hydrogels based on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to replace existing explosives used in…
Minister Johnson released the results of research findings for MRIWA project M0494 today. Researchers led by Dr John Walshe at CSIRO have developed a new cost-effective geochemical exploration method allowing…
MRIWA-sponsored research in project M0436 by scientists from CSIRO, The Centre for Exploration Targeting, and Curtin University has developed new understanding of the mineral endowment of Western Australia’s Capricorn region.…
MRIWA congratulates the FBICRC team on the release of their first research report “The governance of battery value chains: Security, Sustainability and Australian Policy Options”. Find out more, including a…
