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Published: 12 October 2020
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MRIWA-sponsored research at the Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET) has developed an improved method for identifying hidden domains of potential mineral endowment. Using innovative machine learning technology, Dr Lindsay and…
Published: 17 February 2020
We are pleased to advise that Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston today announced the appointment of Miriam Stanborough as the new chairperson of the Minerals Research Institute of Western…
Published: 13 January 2020
Dr Fariba Kohanpur’s PhD thesis provides a cross-disciplinary workflow leading to a better understanding of large-scale controls on tectonic evolution and mineralisation. This study focussed on the Halls Creek Orogen,…
Published: 1 November 2019
Dr Carl Brauhart is an exploration geologist with over 25 years’ experience in gold and base-metal exploration. Carl received a supplementary scholarship in for his PhD in 1996, back when…
Published: 10 October 2019
The Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Annual Report 2018-19 was tabled in Parliament on 25 September 2019. This latest edition of the MRIWA Annual Report celebrates the achievements of…
Published: 26 September 2019
Marisa at the 1991 MERIWA scholarship presentation ceremony and Marisa today as Alcoa’s Program Manager in Environmental and Process Chemistry Technology. In 1991, Marisa won the MRIWA (formerly MERIWA) scholarship for her PhD…
Published: 25 September 2019
In partnership with MRIWA and Roy Hill, Soter Analytics developed a wearable sensor and accompanying app which can be utilised by workers in the resource industry. The technology assesses hazardous…
Published: 18 September 2019
MRIWA, through its participation in the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE), has supported research whereby CRC ORE and CSIRO teamed up to use CSIRO’s ‘Sensing and…
Published: 11 September 2019
There is a perception that mining low grade ore is an unavoidable consequence of ore deposit geology and mass mining. The energy cost and capital of used in the typically…
Published: 4 September 2019
Minister Bill Johnston announced the opening of the 2019/20 PhD Scholarship round this morning, “the McGowan Government is seeking the world’s brightest talent to undertake research into priority issues experienced in…
Published: 3 September 2019
Are you interested in pursuing a PhD that will contribute to WA’s mineral industry? Apply now for a Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia PhD Scholarship. Find out how at https://www.mriwa.wa.gov.au/schola…/phd-scholarship-program/
Published: 28 August 2019
The Mining Industry 4.0 Collaborative Research Centre (MI4 CRC) Stage 1 bid was submitted to Canberra on July 1. The bid was strongly supported by 36 partner organisations (22 from…
Published: 1 August 2019