Project Portfolio

Amira program P1245 Spectral Induced Polarisation (SIP) – completed on 11 Sept 2024 – demonstrated the promise of SIP for mineral exploration, for example with respect to identifying and distinguishing between varieties of sulphide mineralisation and/or textures. However, significant limitations in field data quality reduced its interpretive value and highlighted areas for potential improvement in survey design, execution and interpretation. Low-frequency SIP data show particularly encouraging potential to distinguish true mineral targets from false positives, with further investigation required into…

The resin in moist mix (RIMM) process has been developed by InnovEco Australia and tested at the University of South Australia to treat various low-grade ore types and mineral wastes. The RIMM method has demonstrated high efficiency in the recovery of copper, cobalt and other valuable metals. Due to its simplicity and relatively low water and reagent consumption, this method could be used for the recovery of critical minerals from low-grade ores and mineral wastes such as tailings. The possibility…

Be part of the leading development of Pan-African minerals sector talent and skills that can harness the decarbonisation opportunity Vision A self-sustaining pipeline of Pan-African research, operational, and technical leadership, talent, and skills in minerals decarbonisation from resource management through to product development and delivery Mission To create a virtual Pan-African institute of complementary and supplementary research, development and training that collaborates, connects, co-ordinates to co-create a pipeline of talented Africans that position Africa as a leading player in the…

Amira Global’s program P1372 Core Scanning Technology Evaluation aims to provide unbiased, data-backed, hype-free guidance on which core scanning tools are best for which purpose(s) and why. By running samples from a broad range of commodities and global jurisdictions through a comprehensive suite of core scanning technologies, and having the data analysed by leading, independent experts in their fields, P1372 aims to bring mining & exploration companies, core scanning service providers, academics and other industry representatives together to collectively understand…

This project aims to develop a mineralogy model that enables the development of a comprehensive geometallurgy-informed processing flowsheet for the efficient extraction of critical minerals from sulfide and or iron tailings piles. By implementing advanced mineral processing techniques, we seek to unlock economic value, enhance resource recovery, and address the growing demand for critical minerals. As global demand for critical minerals intensifies and new high-grade deposits become increasingly rare, focusing on recovering these essential materials from existing tailings has become…

https://vimeo.com/1111524194?share=copy The East African eXploration Initiative (EAXI), Project P1322, is a long-awaited addition to the. Exploration Initiative series. Building on the success of the well-established West African eXploration Initiative (WAXI), this first phase of EAXI is focused on developing a comprehensive program designed to improve the understanding of the base metal and gold exploration potential of East Africa. Through an integrated approach of research and data collection, the initiative aims to understand the region’s geological “anatomy.” EAXI This 4-year program…

Declining availability of talent and skills is increasingly undermining industry’s productivity, particularly in areas of tailings monitoring, volume reduction, and repurposing. Underlying this challenge is a decline in investment by both governments and industry in academic institutions resulting in the shrinking and closure of core academic departments. While borrowing from R&D outcomes from other sectors (e.g., robotics and automation) is sensible and economically astute, the industry investment trends are now impacting mining industry core sciences of geosciences, mineral processing, and…

The Global Basins Project is an ambitious initiative designed to close the significant knowledge gap in the exploration of sedimentary basins for critical minerals required for the energy transition and CO2 emission reduction targets. Despite sediment-hosted stratiform copper (SSC) deposits, located in sedimentary basins, accounting for 20% of global copper production, these basins have been underexplored over the last 2-3 decades. To address this issue, the project aims to initiate a systematic, globally connected, multidisciplinary study of basin metallogeny to…

Overview: Inspired by the highly successful West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI) and positive results from the first stage, the SAXI program has progressed to the next stage. The overall aim of the program is to enhance the exploration potential of North-East South America through an integrated program of research and data gathering into the “anatomy” of the Guiana Shield and neighbouring terranes. Key motivations for undertaking this initiative are to assist exploration companies in focusing their activities in areas of maximum prospectivity;…

Minerals That Matter is a conceptual Amira program – currently accepting expressions of interest – that aims to accelerate discovery and delineation of hydrothermal Cu, Au, U, Co, REE and magmatic REE deposits, using rapidly collected alteration mineral assemblage data from LIBS, paired with mineral chemistry indicators and advanced visualisation tools, to assess prospectivity and vector toward mineralisation at various scales.Grounded in over a decade of CSIRO research in Australian Cu and Au deposits (e.g. Carrapateena, Ernest Henry, Eloise, North-Portia,…

This project within the mineral processing framework is in responds to industry needs of treating refractory ores. Refractory gold ores is defined as ore that is difficult to recover through conventional circuit of crush-grind-leach. This project will utilize both new research and applied  to solve peculiar problems or combination of problem from participants. The project will initially start with sites in West Africa sub-region and expand to other jurisdictions like South America and Australia as the project progresses. The objective of the…

This project seeks to generate diesel-green H2 dualization systems for six different types of engines. They will be tested in pilot programs at selected mining operations. While the project will initially take place in Chile, Peru, Brazil, or Colombia, there are plans to replicate it in other countries. Recent tests in Latin America that replaced some diesel with hydrogen found vehicle autonomy increased and the mechanical and structural integrity of the vehicles remained sound. The project lead is AndesH2, a…