Newmont Officially Joins MinEx CRC as a Major Sponsor

We're excited to welcome Newmont Corporation as a new major sponsor of MinEx CRC. Newmont will contribute to our Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) project, led by Jessica Stromberg (CSIRO).

Vale Officially Join MinEx CRC as a Major Sponsor

MinEx CRC officially welcomes Vale to our CT Drilling, Conventional Drilling, Automated 3D Modelling and LIBS projects.

2025 Q1 vNews

The MinEx CRC 2025 Q1 vNews is now live! Hear from the teams at UofA, Curtin University and the Geological Survey of South Australia on our latest technical highlights.

Project 2 Researchers Visit Wassara Underground Operations in Sweeden

Project 2 (CT Drilling) MinEx CRC researchers recently travelled to Gallivare, northern Sweden, to observe over two days of underground demonstrations with major sponsor LKAB Wassara.

Sam Bizhani (UofA) Awarded First Place in the Frank Arnott – Next Generation Explorers Award

Congratulations to Sam Bizhani (UofA) and the ‘Magnetic Misfits’ team for their first-place win in the 2025 Next Generation Explorers Award at PDAC 2025 last month.

Minerals Council of Australia Launch Careers Guide ‘Prospect’

Unveiled in Perth by MCA Chief Executive Officer Tania Constable, Prospect , a comprehensive new careers guide designed to connect students with exciting opportunities in Australia’s thriving mining sector.

MinEx CRC Welcomes Continued Support for Industry-led Collaborative Research in 2025 Budget

The CRC Program will continue to receive funding at current levels over the forward estimates, with an allocation of $848 million.

MinEx CRC Researchers Awarded $450,000 in Seed-Start Grant Funding to Further Develop Geothermal CT Drilling

Congratulations to Soren Soe and the MinEx CRC Project 2 team, recently awarded $450,000 in Seed-Start Grant funding from the Malinauskas Labor Government for their new tech start-up CoilRig.

Postgraduate Completion: Kwong Lee Su (Curtin University)

Congratulations to Kwong Lee Su who has formally qualified for his Masters thesis titled: ‘Methods to detect inadequate bit cleaning in diamond drilling’.

2024 Australian Critical Minerals Map Released by Geoscience Australia

The 2024 edition of the Australian Critical Minerals Map displays the location, operating status, and mineral commodity type of the nation’s mines and deposits associated with Australia’s Critical Minerals List.

2025 MinEx CRC Mid-year Science Review

The MinEx CRC Mid-year Science Review will be held on 12 June 2025 at the Crowne Plaza, 27 Frome St, Adelaide SA.

2024 AIMR Report Released by the Hon Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources

This report draws on more than 40 years of data to reveal trends in reserve estimates, resource estimates and mine production over both short and long periods of time. It provides useful indicators of potential resource life and future supply capability.