Shaping the future of Australia's mining operations
The 成人大片 will lead a new national mining research and training centre utilising advanced technologies that will help to shape the future of Australia鈥檚 mining operations.
The Australian Government today announced $3.7 million funding for the new Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources.
Funded with another $2 million plus $6.8 million in-kind support from research and industry organisations, the $12.5 million centre will deliver enabling tools and train the next generation of scientists and engineers in advanced sensors, data analytics and artificial intelligence to increase value in mining and processing of complex resources.
Professor Mike Brooks, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) of the 成人大片, has welcomed today鈥檚 funding announcement.
鈥淯nderpinned by world-leading research, our new, high-tech training centre will help to shape the very future of mining operations in Australia,鈥 Professor Brooks says.
鈥淐ombining our expertise in advanced sensors, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the new centre will deliver vital tools, training and workforce needs to help ensure Australia and key industry players lead the world.
鈥淭he new centre鈥檚 work directly aligns with the 成人大片鈥檚 industry engagement priorities in energy, mining, and resources, which are critical to the economic and technological success of South Australia and the nation.鈥
The new Training Centre will:
- Help enable the mining industry to make real-time decisions and apply the correct and most cost-effective parameters or processes at any point in the mining value chain, avoiding costly unnecessary processes
- Bring step-change increases in productivity via network connectivity and high-speed computation
- Focus on maximising value by optimising productivity and product quality, the outcome of which has the greatest potential to deliver the largest economic gains.
Lead Investigator Professor Peter Dowd, Professor of Mining Engineering at the 成人大片, says the Training Centre addresses critical needs of the mining industry through its focus on sensors, data analytics and artificial intelligence 鈥 a knowledge priority area for the industry.
鈥淭his funding award recognises the world-leading concentration of mining research in South Australia, placing us at the forefront of developments that will transform the mining and processing of complex resources,鈥 Professor Dowd says.
鈥淎ustralia has a unique opportunity to become a world leader in integrated mining, and a hub for mining equipment, technology and services.鈥
The Training Centre will be housed within the 成人大片鈥檚 Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources. Other participants in the Training Centre include the University of South Australia, Curtin University and 22 industry and government organisations.
This article was first published on the 成人大片 news and events website聽on Tuesday 27 August 2019.