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Compiled by Dr. Joe Herbertson
June 2001
Sustainable Resource
Processing
Executive
Summary - Going Forward
Research and
Development:
The process of generating innovative
R&D projects that are explicitly driven by the sustainability agenda is considered to be very fertile; some
high impact opportunities have been identified
Over the coming year, comprehensive
R&D programs in response to the key challenges facing the minerals processing industries will be
developed; the aim is to mobilise a $10M per annum scale of response
The homework necessary to
be able to respond effectively to the next call for CRC applications is
planned
Organisational
Effectiveness:
The process started here will continue
beyond the project as an activity driven network in transition to constituting a more permanent
organisational framework
The next six months will see a number
of important parallel activities and initiatives develop which provide the opportunity to build synergy and
alignment
To take the outcomes of this project
forward most effectively means interacting closely and flexibly with all involved to find the optimum
organisational forms
A key interaction will be
with the Global Mining Inititiative - MMSD, as the outcomes unfold
A workshop will be held in
six months time to review all aspects of progress
The Leadership
Opportunity:
With a focussed response to the
distinct challenges of resource processing, coupled with strong national leadership across the
resources sector as a whole - bringing together industry, government and
research to mobilise significant innovative effort - Australia becomes a natural
anchor point for the global thrust on sustainable development of minerals
and energy resources