Green Metals and Critical Minerals: Research Impact Stories

critical minerals

Upscaling novel green thermally assisted benefication pathways and impact of benefication on direct reduced iron and pellet production - Dr Alfonso Chinnici is leading this HILT CRC project, using a novel beneficiation technique to upgrade Australian iron ore for green steel making.

Alumina refineries' next generation transition (AlumiNEXT™) project - Dr Woei Saw leads this keystone HILT CRC project, reducing the carbon footprint of alumina processing.

Physical and chemical properties of ores associated with new processing technologies - Dr Zhiwei Sun is leading this HILT CRC project.

Professorial Lecture Series: Prof Carl Spandler presents "Unearthing rare earths: Why mining critical metals is vital to our future, and why Australia is well placed to profit"

Green pyromet/hydromet beneficiation pathways - Dr Alfonso Chinnici led this HILT CRC project.

Scoping study of the variability of high flux thermal pre-treatment of low-grade iron ores for improved liberation, beneficiation and quality - Dr Alfonso Chinnici led this HILT CRC project.

Preliminary assessment of technical and economic feasibility of key options for low carbon alumina calcination - Dr Woei Saw led this HILT CRC project.