BHP trials biofuel blend on bulk carrier

RESEARCHERS have developed new methods for recognising potential mineralisation hidden beneath barren cover rocks in under-explored areas of WA. A major collaboration between the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA), the Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET) and sponsor Gold Road Resources, the project seeks to apply new computational technology to solving the challenges of mineral exploration below barren cover rocks. The work targeted WA’s Eastern Yilgarn Craton and Albany-Fraser Orogen, where highly-endowed regional geology known to host world-class mineral deposits is buried and hidden from view by later sediments. Led by geophysicist Mark Lindsay at the University of WA, the CET research team developed innovative processing techniques to improve the quality of conventional geophysical constraint, and applied cutting-edge machine...

New research from Monash University has identified the pre-treatment stage of lithium-ion battery recycling as a significant contributor to both environmental impact and material recovery efficiency.  

Lithium Australia teams up with CSIRO ASX company Lithium Australia’s subsidiary VSPC has been selected to be part of the Australian government’s $5m research program to develop fast-charge lithium-ion batteries for use in transportation. VSPC will develop advanced cathode materials with research partners CSIRO, The University of Queensland, and Soluna Australia. Lithium Australia managing director Adrian Griffin said the research aims to deliver an Australian product that puts the country at the forefront of battery development. “This is an unparalleled opportunity to combine VSPC’s battery-materials technology with some of the world’s leading research,” Mr Griffin said. For participating in the Co-operative Research Centres project, VSPC will receive grant funding of $1.6m, with similar amounts going to the other research partners....