Project Portfolio

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…

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…

Program Overview P1364 Minerals That Matter (Hydrothermal Cu) is an applied research program designed to accelerate discovery and delineation of hydrothermal Cu (+/- Au, U, Co) deposits. The project uses rapidly-collected, SEM-calibrated alteration mineral assemblage data from LIBS, along with advanced visualisation tools and statistical methods, to assess prospectivity and vector toward mineralisation across multiple scales. The approach is grounded in more than a decade of successful CSIRO projects across major Australian Cu and Au systems, including Carrapateena, Ernest Henry,…

Amira P1359A will employ Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling to simulate the multiphase flow within the HydroFloat™ cell. This will enable the analysis of interactions between gas bubbles, liquid, and solid particles and help identify optimal operating conditions. Additionally, the research will explore innovative techniques, such as nano-bubbles, oily-bubbles, and aerosol collector dosing, to enhance bubble-particle attachment and improve recovery rates. These advanced methods have the potential to further increase the efficiency of the fluidized bed flotation system. This document…

Program Overview The East African eXploration Initiative (EAXI) is a four-year regional geoscience program designed to improve understanding of the base metal and gold exploration potential of East Africa. Building on the success of the West African eXploration Initiative (WAXI), EAXI applies an integrated research and data-generation approach to reveal the geological “anatomy” of one of the world’s most prospective yet underexplored regions. The program focuses on understanding metal transfer processes across the lithosphere by investigating the unique geological record…

Addressing Complexity in ESG Reporting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting in the minerals industry has become increasingly complex and fragmented. Companies are required to navigate multiple frameworks, memberships, regulatory obligations, and site-level certifications — often with significant overlap. This complexity creates duplication, inefficiency, and compliance risk, particularly for junior and mid-tier companies with limited internal resources. The Amira ESG Tool: A Practical Industry Solution The Amira ESG Intelligence and Governance Tool (Amira ESG Tool) is a global-to-local, AI-enabled ESG…

Program Overview P1359B is an Amira mineral processing research project focused on advancing the Resin in Moist Mix (RIMM) process for the recovery of copper, cobalt, rare earth elements (REE), and other strategic metals from low-grade ores and mineral wastes. The RIMM technology, developed by InnovEco Australia and tested at the University of South Australia, has demonstrated high recovery efficiency combined with low water and reagent consumption. The project aims to expand the current understanding of RIMM’s capability and applicability…

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…

Combining physics-based understanding and artificial intelligence to improve throughput and recovery Program Overview Amira P1354 represents the next major step in the evolution and offers sponsors a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of mineral processing by building on the proven legacy of the P9 series to deliver research outlining enhanced expert models that directly improve plant optimisation, efficiency, and decision-making. Building on over six decades of international collaboration and modelling innovation, this project combines mechanistic process understanding with…

The Amira P1369 research initiative aims to revolutionise lithium production by creating lithium product precursors from primary sources like hard rock minerals and brines followed by lithium refining and production of high purity battery-grade lithium products.  The project leverages a new extraction method that focusses on enhancing recovery rates by 20%, reducing costs and waste, and improving processing efficiency and lithium purity. This technology will also minimise environmental impact and raise the lithium industry ESG credentials by decreasing waste and…

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…