EXTRA FACTS
The Innovation Hub
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mining Innovation Hub is a CRC ORE initiative , jointly developed with our research participants Curtin University and MRIWA . It is operating as a node of CRC ORE . It focuses on nurturing innovations which will add significant value to the burgeoning minerals industry in West Australia .
The Hub ’ s purpose is to :
• Promote collaboration between all industry groups ( Research , METS , Miners , Community , Government ) in the region , to solve common problems within the mining sector that ultimately improve the economic viability of the industry
• Demonstrate new technology and innovations in a non-commercial independent environment
• Provide customised professional development to all levels in industry
• Provide a pipeline of technologies and methodologies to deliver direct value to operations , suppliers and the community
• Facilitate other technology developments other than those initiated by CRC ORE
• Assist with promoting and streamlining access to alternative government funding sources ( e . g . MRIWA , METS Ignited , City of Kalgoorlie Boulder etc .)
“ The hub is an extremely useful way for us to interface with smaller , or more nimble miners , and expose CRC ORE to a varied range of commodities ,” says President Dr Ben Adair
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