Research projects get industry backing
BHP Billiton was one of the miners that would be working together with the university research teams. Image: BHP Billiton. By Elizabeth Fabri FOUR university research projects aimed at enhancing innovation in the resources sector have received $1.875 million in funding from the Turnbull Government’s Linkage Project scheme. The University of Queensland was the recipient of three of the four grants, which included $550,000 towards Associate Professor Yongjun Peng’s research into more efficient and economical mineral separation and metal extraction with Newcrest Mining, Vega Industries and Sierra Gorda SCM; $450,000 towards Dr Steven Pratt’s project of advancing knowledge of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) water treatment; and $195,000 towards Professor Peter Hayes and Professor Evgueni Jak’s project with BHP Billiton that would provide…