Energy, Mining and Resources

Australia's only university teaching mine automation

Through our Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources, the University of Adelaide has led Australia in the development of fully integrated, AI-driven resource value chains. We're helping many energy, mining and resources companies incorporate or enhance self-learning extraction-and-processing control systems to extract greater value from increasingly complex resources - faster, safer and at lower cost. And we can pass that knowledge on to you. Our recent industry experience includes collaborating with:

• BHP, OZ Minerals and others on mining and processing control platforms
• Boart Longyear, a global drilling giant, to allow generation of geological information in close to real time, directly at the drill site
• Orica, an Australia-based multinational commercial explosives and blasting systems specialist, to apply digitally integrated AI to their blast models.

Full-spectrum energy expertise

We also have significant, proven expertise in all areas of the energy sector, with experience advising on - and leading - projects relating to:

• optimal power system and resources planning, modelling and operation
• renewable energy generation and hybrid systems
• energy storage, including advanced batteries and underground hydrogen
• critical minerals, advanced energy materials and catalysts
• microgrids and electric vehicles infrastructure.

We're highly capable in the areas of environmental sustainability and social licence. And again, we can pass on all this knowledge to you.

Career prospects

Employment growth for the majority of energy, mining and resources roles range broadly from moderate to very strong^†, with STEM jobs predicted to grow nearly twice as fast as other occupations^**.