CSRP Newsletter, July 2006
Welcome to the July 2006 edition of the CSRP Newsletter. If you wish to have anything included in the newsletter, please e-mail Kelly Dwyer at kelly.dwyer@csrp.com.au
New Projects
With many projects nearing completion, the next suite of projects is being developed. The following is a list of new projects starting in the July-September quarter:
- Kwinana Industrial Inorganic By-Product Reuse (Project 3B3)
- Use of Beneficiated Residue Sand (Project 4A7)
- Biomass 1A: Mallee Leaf/Twig Charcoal as a Metallurgical Reductant (Project 4C2)
- Biomass 2: The Utilisation of Carbonaceous Waste in Metallurgical Processes (Project 4C3)
- Biomass in the Iron and Steel Industry (Project 4C4)
- 2 Year Extension to “Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area” (Project 3B1)
- 1 Year Extension to “Developing Local Synergies in the Gladstone Industrial Area” (Project 3C1)
- Development of Leach Test Protocols for the Minerals Industry
- Early Removal and Safe Disposal of Arsenic and Other Minor Elements during Base Metal Processing
- High Pressure Grinding Rolls - Comminution Classification Circuits (AMIRA P929)
- Slag Waste Heat Recovery and Utilisation
- Heat Recovery from Molten Slags through Dry Granulation
- Value Recovery from Bauxite Residue – A Zero Waste Approach
- Further Development of Continuous Monitoring of Mineral Processes within SAG/AG Mills
- Improvement of Energy Efficiency of Rock Communition through Reduction of Thermal Losses
- Characterisation of Rock Mass for Liberation at Coarse Sizes
Project Proposal Proforma Documentation
The 1 and 3 pager Project Initiation/Proposal proforma documentation have been updated. These documents can be found on Centric in the Templates section. Contact Lisa Laurie on 08 6346 8702 or lisa.laurie@csrp.com.au if you need assistance with Centric.
Internal Review
An internal review of current research was completed this month. The purpose of the review was to examine the overall performance of CSRP as well as the individual projects to ensure that the CSRP research portfolio is well balanced and that our objectives are able to be met. Below is a brief summary of key findings and recommendations.
Overall CSRP is performing well and compares favourably with similar organisations at the same stage of development particularly with reference to:
- good governance & risk management
- vision – there is a good understanding of where we are heading and how we will get there
- development of programs
- concepts of tech transfer
Four key areas of opportunities for improvement were identified by the review:
- promotion of value of CSRP
- ISC structure and influence
- demonstration projects
- Program 1 – program development
DEST 3rd Year Review
The DEST 3rd Year Review is now well under way. The Independent Review Panel has been appointed and the Industry Survey is currently underway. The Independent Review Panel will be visiting CSRP members in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth to conduct the interviews during the week beginning the 23rd October. A detailed program for the week will be distributed shortly, including who will be required to assist with the review.
Conferences
- Sustainable Development Conference 2006 "Operating for Enduring Value", Perth, Australia, 23rd-27th October 2006
Further details are available at http://www.minerals.org.au/corporate/events/sd06 (call for papers due 7th April 2006)
- Water In Mining 2006 "Multiple Values of Water", Brisbane, Australia, 14th-16th November 2006
Call for papers information and other details are available at www.ausimm.com
- 5th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, Melbourne, Australia, 13th-15th December 2006
Further details are available at www.cfd.com.au/cfdconf
- World Conference on Science and Technology Education, Perth, Australia, 8th-12th July 2007
Call for papers information and other details are available at www.worldste2007.asn.au
If you are aware of any upcoming conferences that would be of interest to other CSRP members, please e-mail the details to Kelly Dwyer. Links to these conferences (where available) will be published in the newsletter each month.
New Publications
It would be wonderful to keep our publications lists up to date. If you have anything that has been published as part of CSRP (including conference presentations), could you please send Kelly Dwyer a copy of or the reference for the publication?
Listed below are publications received this month
and a complete list can be found in the 2006 Publications section.
- Corder G, van Beers D, Lay J, and R. van Berkel (2006) “Benefits and Success Factors of Regional Resource Synergies in Gladstone and Kwinana”, Green Processing Conference, Newcastle, Australia, 5th-6th June 2006
- Emett, M (2006) “Minor Elements in the Lead and Zinc Processing Industry”, ANSTO Report (C-877), June 2006
- Tauzon, D and Corder G (2006) “Life cycle Assessment of Seawater Neutralised Red Mud from Gladstone for Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage at Mount Morgan Mine”, CSRP Report, July 2006
- van Beers, D (2006) "Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area: 2006 Status Report", Curtin University Report, July 2006
