Project Portfolio

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…

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…

This three-year Amira Project aims to address current shortfalls in forecasting seismic hazards for underground excavations using advanced numerical modelling methods. The project will formulate spatial probabilistic and risk-based descriptions of the largest possible seismic events by area, the probable location of large events, the expected number of subsequent triggered events, and the anticipated peak ground velocities and surface displacements generated at key locations, that have been triggered by mining activities. The key outputs from this project will be a…

Amira Global’s P1214 project seeks to provide financial support to Standards Australia, enabling them to fulfill the International Secretariat role for ISO TC 102/SC2 Iron Ore and Direct Reduced Iron – Chemical Analysis. Additionally, the project assists Standards Australia’s national mirror committee, MN-002 Iron Ore and Direct Reduced Iron, in their endeavors. By supporting these committees, P1214 aims to ensure that iron ore standards remain up to date, scientifically rigorous, and aligned with global best practices. The project brings together…

This project will undertake new research and facilitate knowledge transfer and training activities to help the mining industry prevent failures of tailings storage facilities (TSFs). Particular attention will be given to methods and tools used to assess liquefaction susceptibility as well as the reductions in strengths and stabilities of TSFs post-liquefaction. The research will target poorly understood characteristics of TSFs including: Varying states of saturation High concentrations of fine particles Physical changes with age which occur through internal mechanical and…

The Amira Global Alliance is a network of organisations around the world formed to benefit Amira Global Members and our industry. A critical element in translating and deploying new knowledge, technology, and capability rests on pathways from research and development, through innovation, testing, piloting, and upscaling. Many great organisations have emerged to help the industry with these pathways. Amira is on a mission to connect and integrate the global network of innovation hubs, test facilities, pilot plants, and research centres…

P420 has a long and valuable history of delivering new data, technology, and knowledge to the gold mining sector over 27 years. The current iteration of the series, P420H, is supported by companies in Australasia, North America and South Africa. Where does the future lie? – P420H! This is a valuable opportunity to join Amira Global and our collaborative partners the Gold Technology Group (GTG), Curtin University to actively participate in the future of applied gold research. More details about…

As part of the internally-funded development of CollaborateOre Phase 1, Amira is investing in a revamp of the Data Metallogenica (DM) collection. This begins with transitioning the digital collection to a more accessible, interactive and data-enabled platform. In the near future, we’ll be looking for industry advisors and partners to help guide and support DM’s next phase of growth, building it from a primarily visual reference into a modern, interactive, data-rich platform that enables broad new knowledge and insights on mineral deposits around the world.  For more…

The EKS-DT process, developed by ElectroKinetic Solutions. The EKS-DT is an in situ process for rapidly dewatering tailings, providing #tailings storage facility #TSF operators the means to eliminate their tailings liability effectively and economically. The technology’s performance has recently been proven through a field demonstration in Alberta, Canada. The final technology development stage for the EKS-DT process is to complete a commercial demonstration of the technology to de-risk the deployment and operation in a TSF that is >100 m wide. The EKS-DT process offers many…

In the aftermath of the recent spate of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF) failures, there has been a significant increase in activity relating to the monitoring of TSFs. A focus of this project is to provide an independent evaluation of a range of monitoring technologies and their suitability for the application of providing advance warning of potential instabilities of TSFs. This will be achieved through an integrated programme of laboratory and field testing as well as physical and numerical modeling of…

Amira Global’s research project P1249 will develop new methodologies and workflows for early mineralogical characterisation of complex orebodies that can be upscaled in order to facilitate exploration for and domaining of complex orebodies. It will provide new geochemical and geological exploration tools to aid exploration for and characterisation of porphyry, epithermal, skarn, carbonate-replacement, and other types of hydrothermal ore deposits. The project is currently seeking expressions of interest from sponsors. Please contact Bright Foli at bright foli@amira.global for more information.…