Sustainable mine closure CRC
THE Federal Government has announced the establishment of a new Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) on Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC-TiME). The $29.5m funding for the CRC is part of a total 10-year investment of $135.4m to support the successful transition of mining communities to form sustainable community and development opportunities. The CRC is jointly led by the University of WA and the University of Queensland. The centre brings together a unique partnership of industry, government, universities, research organisation, including CSIRO, and community/regional groups with a vision for sustainable mine closures and community and regional development opportunities in Australia. CRC-TiME chief executive officer Guy Boggs said the centre had the potential to create hundreds of new opportunities and regional jobs through...