CRC ORE
How the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction ( CRC ORE ) is improving the productivity , energy and water signatures of mining operations
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T he Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction ( CRC ORE ) is part of the Australian Government ’ s Cooperative Research Centre ( CRC ) Program . It is co-funded by seven mining majors - Anglo American , AngloGold Ashanti , BHP , Glencore , Newcrest , Teck and Sumitomo . It also includes the support of ten research institutions and seven major METS - Metso , Orica , Hatch , Imdex , Sodern , JKTech and METS Ignited .
Originally established in 2010 , CRC ORE is a not for profit co-creation partnership , which received its second phase of funding in 2015 ( A $ 34 million from the Australian Government and the remainder from its partners , mostly the miners ). It is focused on “ improving the productivity , energy and water signatures of mining operations ”.
Chief Executive Officer Dr Ben Adair notes : “ To meet our Commonwealth funding requirements , we had to raise some A $ 114 million over our sixyear term . With 18 months left and we will have raised in excess of A $ 160 million — a consequence of the traction and support we ’ ve gained , from our mining company sponsors in particular .”
SUMMER / AUTUMN 2020