Critical minerals supply chain assessmentin the Renewable Energy Sectors
A comprehensive scenario framework to link sustainable development drivers, technology demands and critical minerals supply chain needs underpinning Australia and India’s climate change mitigation strategies.Artificial Intelligence assistedcritical minerals exploration
Development of Artificial intelligence assisted techniques to process geospatial and survey data to identify critical deposits of rare-earth elements
Assessment of Critical Minerals Resources
Development of Critical resources database Establishment of a state-of-the-art geochemical database for critical mineral deposits Prospects of critical mineral potential in mineral resources, tailings and slagsRare earth metal recovery from suitable wastes
Recovery of value from flyash, slags and tailings Changing the paradigm from waste minimisation to value generation
Economic potential for critical minerals
A geospatial tool to assess the economic potential for critical mineral production in India and Australia Development of cost and revenue models associated with the extraction and production of critical minerals To conduct India and Australia-wide survey of the economic potential for critical mineral production Development of sustainable mine site rehabilitation frameworksHydrometallurgical treatment for extraction of critical minerals from suitable wastes
Assessment of hydrometallurgy based flowsheets for hydrometallurgical treatment of mine waste Assessment of Pilot scale studies for commercial scale production