Mine Sustainability Modeling Research Group
Modeling, simulation and optimization for sustainability
In the past week, there has been a bit of a stir because of China’s announcement that it will be restricting gallium (Ga) and germanium (Ge) exports starting August 1, …
Recently (October 19-20, 2022), stakeholders from industry, academia, and government gathered at Missouri University of Science & Technology’s Experimental Mine to discuss the future of coal at the inaugural Future …
In June 2022, Eugene Gyawu, a PhD student in our group, and I visited the MSHA Academy and Chembio‘s facilities in Beckley, WV. As you may already know, as part …
This summer, as part of Missouri University of Science & Technology’s (S&T’s) Summer Engineering Research Academy, Ms. Demetrice Parks of Fort Valley State University joined our research group as an …
While mining companies have significantly improved their sustainability reporting in the last few decades, investors and other stakeholders are still concerned about the quality and quantity of sustainability disclosure. Also, …
Social and political risks are top on the minds of mining leaders these days. For example, the 2022 Ernst & Young annual review of risks and opportunities in the global …
Societal concern from a changing climate means the mining industry cannot continue to operate without doing its part to address climate change. Thus, decarbonization is an important consideration for mining …