CSIRO to present at mining conference

Resourceful Events is this week holding the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC 2014). Held at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre from 22-26 September, the event brings together mining leaders, policymakers, financiers, technical experts, innovators and educators under one roof.

Over the course of the week, CSIRO will be presenting key insights into the future of mining at a national and global level. On the opening day, research geochemist Dr Mel Lintern is showcasing the scientific method used to find gold in gum trees which is now being applied for prospecting in an area of Western Australian Mulga country the size of Greece. 

On Tuesday, CSIRO Chief Executive Megan Clark will provide IMARC delegates with a glimpse of mining in 2025 by describing the innovations, megatrends and technologies that will reshape the mining sector as part of an ‘incoming revolution’. The future of mining in Chile in the context of these global megatrends will be discussed on Thursday by Executive Director of CSIRO Chile Dr Orlando Jimenez. The organisation will release national citizen survey reports and data portals for Australia and Chile on Friday.

IMARC participants will also have the opportunity to hear from CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship Director Jonathan Law about the key role of innovation in driving much-needed improvements in mining, mineral exploration and processing productivity. The trade exhibition, which includes over 100 exhibitors, will include further information about a wide range of CSIRO productivity innovations and solutions across the value chain.

CSIRO is just one of many organisations present at the conference, which features the support of AusIMM (the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy), Austmine (the association representing the METS industry) and MCA (the Minerals Council of Australia) as well as the state government of Victoria. For more information, visit http://www.imarcmelbourne.com/.