Underground Underground

Health and safety, productivity and environment initiatives.

Open Cut Open Cut

Safety, productivity and the right to operate are priorities for open cut mine research.

Coal Preparation Coal Preparation

Maximising throughput and yield while minimising costs and emissions.

Technical Market Support Technical Market Support

Market acceptance and emphasising the advantages of Australian coals.

Mine Site Greenhouse Mitigation Mine Site Greenhouse Mitigation

Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the production of coal.

Low Emission Coal Use Low Emission Coal Use

Step-change technologies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Mining and the Community Mining and the Community

The relationship between mines and the local community.

 

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Open Cut reports

Open Cut

Safety, productivity and the right to operate are priorities for open cut mine research. We have supported work on an automated swing loading system for electric shovels, the science of rehabilitation and minimising mining impacts on neighbouring communities.

Coal Extraction

Drilling & Blasting

Environment

General

Geology

Highwall Mining

Maintenance & Equipment

Occupational Health & Equipment Safety

Overburden Removal

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