About our Centre

At the forefront of research, education and technical expertise, the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR) is leading the way we think about mining environmental management.

CMLR is involved in a broad range of research and training projects with mining companies, industry bodies and government departments from across Australia and the world.

As a part of one of the largest universities in the world, the CMLR has a team of highly skilled professionals focussing on the key issues facing modern mining and minerals processing industries.

A member of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (previously the Sir James Foots Institute of Mineral Resources), the Centre was established at The University of Queensland in 1993 and has built on more than twenty years involvement with the mining and minerals industries.

CMLR and the Sustainable Minerals Institute

The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) was established in 2001 as a joint initiative between the Queensland Government, The University of Queensland and the Minerals Industry. The proposed development was to build upon the existing expertise within the various centres and departments and provide and over-arching framework for progressing Minerals Industry Research, Education and Training activities.

The CMLR is the sole provider of environmental mining management within the University and has established for itself and the SMI a reputation of national and international significance. SMI's other centres are listed below.