Ground support optimisation: MRIWA-supported research improving safety and efficiency in underground mining
Making mining safer through scientific research
Published: 4 March 2020
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MRIWA Supports Black Coffee Business Networking Event
MRIWA’s involvement reflects our ongoing commitment to inclusive research ecosystems, reconciliation and supporting Indigenous economic participation in Western Australia.
Published: 1 July 2026
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Launch of our new Research Priority Plan
The Minister launches new research priority plan for MRIWA
Published: 26 February 2020
An integrated multi-scale study of crustal structure and prospectivity of the Eastern Yilgarn Craton and adjacent Albany-Fraser Orogen
New mineral exploration techniques could add value to geophysical datasets and reduce mineral exploration risk in under-explored areas
Published: 17 February 2020
MRIWA welcomes new chairperson
Miriam Stanborough has been appointed the new chairperson of the MRIWA
Published: 13 January 2020
Deep crustal-scale structure, geological evolution and multi-commodity prospectivity analysis in the Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia
Research provides insights to assist the exploration industry to find new mineral deposits in WA
Published: 1 November 2019
Stories of Our Scholars: Dr Carl Brauhart
We catch up with a former MERIWA scholarship recipient
Published: 10 October 2019
Release of our 2018-19 Annual Report
Celebrating the achievements of MRIWA
Published: 26 September 2019
Stories of Our Scholars: Dr Marisa Ioppolo-Armanios
We catch up with a former MERIWA scholarship recipient
Published: 25 September 2019
Wearable technologies for safety
The WA-developed Soter System is designed to keep workers safe, on the job and performing whilst improving productivity
Published: 18 September 2019
New CSIRO and CRC ORE developments allow for real-time on conveyor measurements to sort and extract bulk gold ore
New technological solution to support improvements in efficiency and profitability in the WA gold industry
Published: 11 September 2019
CRC ORE’s Grade Engineering
Research focuses on extracting metal more efficiently by separating ore from waste before it enters comminution
Published: 4 September 2019
Minister invites the world’s brightest to apply for an MRIWA PhD scholarship
Applications for the 2019/20 MRIWA PhD Scholarship round are now open
Published: 3 September 2019