The project delivered energy‑efficient, cost‑effective lithium processing innovations that improve yields, reduce environmental impact and strengthen Australia’s battery‑grade lithium capability.
MRIWA : ECU City Campus
Supporting female led research in the minerals industry
16 July 2026
Dr Stéphanie Riché & Dr Caroline Celle | CEA France
The Challenge Intracontinental basin formation reflects diverse tectonic and isostatic processes, posing challenges to extensional models and playing a pivotal role in understanding continental lithosphere evolution and optimising basin-hosted resource…
Smarter Drilling, Better Discoveries
The prototype RoXplorer drilling platform delivers cheaper, faster drilling than conventional technology, all with a lower environmental footprint.
The project advanced methods for recovering nickel, cobalt and copper from ores, concentrates, tailings and waste streams.
The Challenge Conventional processing technologies currently in use for lithium extraction from spodumene (LiAlSi2O6) and lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2) are based on the sulphuric acid process. These technologies involve energy-intensive steps such…
The Challenge Hydrocyclones are complex apparatus controlling material flow in many modern mineral processing systems. Their efficient operation can deliver significant efficiency and cost benefits, but hydrocyclones are typically monitored…
The Challenge Over time, corrosion scale on steel mining infrastructure can absorb and concentrate radioactive materials that occur naturally at low background levels in ore and waste rock. This build-up…
The Challenge Mining firms are often multinational entities with a global network of hundreds, if not thousands, of subsidiaries, branches, head-offices and affiliates across the world. These firms minimize global…
The Challenge Despite advances in sensor technology, machine vision techniques struggle to provide the level of visual field definition needed to support decision making in mining and minerals processing. Key…
