During July 2014, IM4DC hosted an Alumni Forum for 88 alumni, plus personnel from universities, NGOs and industry. Held at The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus in the new Advanced Engineering Building, the Forum involved representatives from 23 countries around the world. It was a stimulating two days with IM4DC and Australia Awards alumni, […]
IM4DC Director, Ian Satchwell participated in the Mining on Top: Africa – London Summit in June. He spoke at two Summit events on IM4DC’s cooperation with the African Minerals Development Centre and on ‘Mining’s legacy: thinking beyond the mine’ during the infrastructure day. Other Summit days focused on attracting investment in African mining and the […]
IM4DC will present a four-week flagship course on Community Aspects of Resource Developments between 28 July and 22 August 2014. To be held in Brisbane, Australia, the short course will host 20 representatives from governments, civil society and academic institutions from developing countries. The themes explored in this short course will range from the global […]
As part of its Action Research program, IM4DC has provided support to 20 postgraduate students from developing countries studying at several universities in Australia. Isabel Buitrago, a Colombian student at The University of Queensland, has used the support to extend the fieldwork for her PhD research ‘Forging sustainable communities in resource regions – The Colombian […]
A Mining Governance and Africa Down Under study tour to Australia, organised by the Australian Government through the Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility (AAPF), with support from IM4DC, is taking place during August and September 2014. The study tour aims to assist senior African government officials, including from the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) […]
IM4DC together with the Centre for Exploration Targeting and the Southern and Eastern Minerals Information Centre (SEAMIC) will deliver a program in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania focused on manual and automated workflows for data integration and exploration targeting. Strong African demand for geoscience training has been identified by IM4DC, and geological surveys in Africa have […]
The proceedings of the Crawford Fund’s 2013 Annual Conference have been released. With the theme ‘Mining, Agriculture and Development: Bread from stones?’, the conference examined the interaction of mining and agriculture in Africa and the synergies of the two sectors in underpinning Africa’s development. IM4DC supported the conference and will shortly publish some case studies […]
The Australia-Africa Universities Network Partnership Research and Development Fund has sponsored research into how Australian mining companies operating in Africa can better integrate HIV and gender-related issues into environmental impact assessments. A consortium of Murdoch University, University of Pretoria and Southern African Institute for Environmental assessments has been conducting the project. The project is supported […]
Four current IM4DC Fellows are undertaking extended activities in Australia to conduct research and build knowledge in key aspects of mining for development. One of those Fellows is Rosemary Okla of the Geological Survey Department of Ghana, who is working at the Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET) to enhance understanding of the Neoproterozoic of Ghana […]
More than 1600 participants from over 50 countries have now participated in 65 IM4DC short courses, workshops and study tours since IM4DC was established in October 2011. IM4DC alumni make up a potentially powerful network of current and emerging leaders in all facets of mining for development. Our work in supporting developing countries to build […]
The Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at The University of Queensland (UQ), and the Harvard Kennedy School have published new research that has uncovered the true scale of costs companies incur when they come into conflict with local communities. The research identifies conflict as a further means through which environmental and social risks are […]
Four current IM4DC Fellows are undertaking extended activities in Australia to conduct research and build knowledge in key aspects of mining for development. Kwame Boamah and Rosemary Okla of the Geological Survey Department of Ghana are working at the Centre for Exploration Targeting (UWA and Curtin University) to enhance understanding of the neoproterozoic of Ghana […]
Selected mining, agriculture, health and public policy alumni from the Australia Awards, AAPF and IM4DC programs will participate in the African Mining and Agriculture Symposium to be held in Uganda in October 2014. The symposium, From Resource Curse to Development Drive, will be presented by the Australian Government and provides an opportunity for alumni to […]
IM4DC has released a new Australian practice guide: Management of Public Geoscience Data, prepared by Professor Margaretha Scott and Malcolm Jones of the WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre, at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute. The guide considers the provision and management of public geoscience data in Australia and its role in […]
During June 2014, IM4DC supported a two-week Summer School on ‘Water in Mining’ hosted by Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia. It is part of the Los Andes’ program of Summer Schools covering topics of national importance to Colombia. Large scale mining in Colombia looks set to expand dramatically and the technical and social challenges […]
A high level delegation from IM4DC partner, the University of Zambia visited The University of Queensland and IM4DC in June 2014. The Vice Chancellor Professor S Simukanga, in the company of the Dean of the School of Mines Dr O Sikazwe, and the Head of the Department of Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Dr J Masinja, […]
Australia’s approach to the Kimberley Process will be the subject of an IM4DC study tour in September 2014. The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds. Invited government officials and civil society representatives from countries will shadow the official Kimberley Process Australia Review […]
On 12 April 2014, the new Women in Mining and Resources in Latin America (WIMLATAM) forum, auspiced by the Disandes International Foundation, conducted the first round of workshops entitled ‘A gender lens in the industry’. The workshops were held in Viña del Mar, Chile, in the margins of the annual conference of the International Association […]
As of 1 July 2014, IM4DC is implementing its 12 month program for the 2014-15 year. As for previous years, the program is centred on short courses and workshops, integrated with action research, institutional partnerships, fellowships, advisory services and the IM4DC Alumni network. The aim is to support developing countries to transform their extractive resource […]
Capable front-line oversight is fundamental to effective governance of the mining sector. Mines inspectors are overseers of mining operations world-wide. Their role is to check, on the ground, how mining operations are complying with regulations and operating conditions, and their technical, safety and environmental performance. Mines inspectors in Australia also act as advisers to mine […]