Partners

The Hub was led by the University of Adelaide and brought together the research expertise, industry knowledge and facilities of our partners.

Significant cash ($6.77M) and in-kind ($4.82M) contributions from the Australian Research Council, industry partners and research partners demonstrated the strong desire of all parties to increase the sustainability of copper production in Australia.

Industry partners

• BHP  - Olympic Dam
• Department of State Development (South Australia)
• OZ Minerals

Industry partners contributed $4.25M cash to the Hub over five years, in addition to the following in-kind contributions worth $1.5M:

• Access to industry expertise and capability for the mentoring and supervision of students;
• Access to ore, concentrate and facilities;
• Preparation and analysis of solid and liquid samples;
• Representation on the Governance Board and on the Science Steering Committee.

Research partners

• Defence Science and Technology Group
• Environment Protection Authority South Australia
• Flinders University
• Monash University
• University of Adelaide
• University of Queensland

The research partners together contributed $3.3M in-kind resources, including:

• Time spent researching and supervising students of the Hub;
• Unparalleled expertise in chemical sciences, physical sciences and diagnostic methodologies relevant to solving the Hub’s aims;
• Facilities.

Australian Research Council

The Hub was awarded $2.52M grant funding in 2014 by the Australian Research Council as part of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme.