About the BRC - WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre

The mining resources within the Sustainable Minerals Institute have been consolidated under the WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre (BRC). This new mining research initiative has effectively brought together significant intellectual and operational skills which offers integrated thinking across the mining value chain. Notably the JKMRC mining and the SMI Mining skills are now incorporated and this extends the centres expertise to include Mass Mining, blasting fundamentals, geotechnical engineering, ore body modelling, geometallurgy, optimisation in mine design and planning as well as applied blast engineering. The BRC’s strategy is to focus on providing solutions for complex, large scale mining operations and in conjunction with the six SMI research centres is ideally positioned to offer an integrated and highly skilled service to the mining industry.

The BRC is part of The University of Queensland, one of the largest mining and mineral research centres in the world. The Centre provides high quality research, technical innovation and technology transfer to the mining industry. The Centre also offers postgraduate and technical training to the academic community and mining industry.

The BRC is self-funded with substantial links to industry, including collaborative research projects with major mining companies. In addition to valuable industry and research contacts, the Centre provides state-of-the-art facilities and a stimulating, high tech professional environment for advanced research, industry consulting and graduate training.

A Board of Directors oversees the Centre’s overall operation and long-term direction and provides input on the research and teaching activities. The Centre’s Board of Directors is comprised of senior executives from the Australian and international mining industry and the University. The Board of Directors represents a wide range of mining interests and research entities, thus providing a forum for technical innovation as well as a broad industry focus and an international perspective.

The BRC is named after the late Professor Walter Heywood Bryan, a former Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Queensland.

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