The University of Queensland

Increasing mine waste will induce land cover change that results in ecological degradation and human displacement

Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Lechner, Alex M., Ang Li Ern, Michelle, Lèbre, Éléonore, Mudd, Gavin M., Macklin, Mark G., Saputra, Muhamad Risqi U., Witra, Tahjudil and Bebbington, Anthony (2024). Increasing mine waste will induce land cover change that results in ecological degradation and human displacement. Journal of Environmental Management, 351 119691, 119691. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119691

Rethinking resource enclavity in developing countries: Embedding Global Production Networks in gold mining regions

Hilson, Gavin, Hu, Yanfei, Hilson, Abigail, Owen, John R., Lebre, Eleonore and Sauerwein, Titus (2023). Rethinking resource enclavity in developing countries: Embedding Global Production Networks in gold mining regions. Journal of Economic Geography, 24 (1), 95-116. doi: 10.1093/jeg/lbad028

Corrigendum to ‘Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix’ (Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2023) 191, (S0921344923000356), (10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106898))

Lèbre, Éléonore, Kung, Anthony, Savinova, Ekaterina and Valenta, Rick K. (2023). Corrigendum to ‘Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix’ (Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2023) 191, (S0921344923000356), (10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106898)). Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 196 107032, 1-1. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107032

Systematic review of GIS and remote sensing applications for assessing the socioeconomic impacts of mining

Ang, Michelle Li Ern, Owen, John R., Gibbins, Christopher N., Lèbre, Éléonore, Kemp, Deanna, Saputra, Muhamad Risqi U., Everingham, Jo-Anne and Lechner, Alex M. (2023). Systematic review of GIS and remote sensing applications for assessing the socioeconomic impacts of mining. Journal of Environment and Development, 32 (3), 243-273. doi: 10.1177/10704965231190126

An approach for prioritising environmental, social and governance (ESG) water-related risks for the mining industry: The case of Chile

Garcia-Zavala, Consuelo, Ordens, Carlos M., Pagliero, Liliana, Lèbre, Éléonore, Aitken, Douglas and Stringer, Martin (2023). An approach for prioritising environmental, social and governance (ESG) water-related risks for the mining industry: The case of Chile. The Extractive Industries and Society, 14 101259, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2023.101259

Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix

Lèbre, Éléonore, Kung, Anthony, Savinova, Ekaterina and Valenta, Rick K. (2023). Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 191 106898, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106898

Decarbonisation to drive dramatic increase in mining waste–options for reduction

Valenta, Rick K., Lèbre, Éléonore, Antonio, Christian, Franks, Daniel M., Jokovic, Vladimir, Micklethwaite, Steven, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Runge, Kym, Savinova, Ekaterina, Segura-Salazar, Juliana, Stringer, Martin, Verster, Isabella and Yahyaei, Mohsen (2023). Decarbonisation to drive dramatic increase in mining waste–options for reduction. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190 106859, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106859

Will global cobalt supply meet demand? The geological, mineral processing, production and geographic risk profile of cobalt

Savinova, E., Evans, C., Lèbre, É., Stringer, M., Azadi, M. and Valenta, R.K. (2023). Will global cobalt supply meet demand? The geological, mineral processing, production and geographic risk profile of cobalt. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190 106855, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106855

Author Correction: Energy transition minerals and their intersection with land-connected peoples

Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Lechner, Alex M., Harris, Jill, Zhang, Ruilian and Lèbre, Éléonore (2023). Author Correction: Energy transition minerals and their intersection with land-connected peoples. Nature Sustainability, 6 (8), 1024-1024. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-01057-6

Energy transition minerals and their intersection with land-connected peoples

Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Lechner, Alex M., Harris, Jill, Zhang, Ruilian and Lèbre, Éléonore (2023). Energy transition minerals and their intersection with land-connected peoples. Nature Sustainability, 6 (2), 203-211. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-00994-6

Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transition

Svobodova, Kamila, Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Moudrý, Vítězslav, Lèbre, Éléonore, Stringer, Martin and Sovacool, Benjamin K. (2022). Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transition. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 7674, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35391-2

Comparative capacity of global mining regions to transition to a post-mining future

Everingham, Jo-Anne, Svobodova, Kamila, Lèbre, Éléonore, Owen, John R. and Worden, Sandy (2022). Comparative capacity of global mining regions to transition to a post-mining future. Extractive Industries and Society, 11 101136, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2022.101136

Complex orebodies and future global metal supply: an introduction

Lèbre, Éléonore, Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna and Valenta, Rick K. (2022). Complex orebodies and future global metal supply: an introduction. Resources Policy, 77 102696, 102696. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102696

Fast track to failure? Energy transition minerals and the future of consultation and consent

Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Harris, Jill, Lechner, Alex M. and Lebre, Eleonore (2022). Fast track to failure? Energy transition minerals and the future of consultation and consent. Energy Research and Social Science, 89 102665, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102665

Future of battery metals supply

Azadi, Mehdi, Lèbre, Éléonore, Ali, Saleem H., Steen, John and Wall, Frances (2022). Future of battery metals supply. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182 106283, 106283. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106283

Conceptual framework to assist in the decision-making process when planning for post-mining land-uses

Arratia-Solar, A., Svobodova, K., Lèbre, É. and Owen, J.R. (2022). Conceptual framework to assist in the decision-making process when planning for post-mining land-uses. The Extractive Industries and Society, 10 101083, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2022.101083

Global Scan of Disruptions to the Mine Life Cycle: Price, Ownership, and Local Impact

Lèbre, Éléonore, Owen, John R., Stringer, Martin, Kemp, Deanna and Valenta, Rick K. (2021). Global Scan of Disruptions to the Mine Life Cycle: Price, Ownership, and Local Impact. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (8) acs.est.0c08546, 4324-4331. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c08546

A global vulnerability analysis of displacement caused by resource development projects

Owen, J. R., Kemp, D., Lèbre, É., Harris, J. and Svobodova, K. (2021). A global vulnerability analysis of displacement caused by resource development projects. The Extractive Industries and Society, 8 (2) 100877, 100877. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2021.01.012

Governing deep sea mining in the face of uncertainty

Kung, Anthony, Svobodova, Kamila, Lèbre, Eléonore, Valenta, Rick, Kemp, Deanna and Owen, John R. (2021). Governing deep sea mining in the face of uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Management, 279 111593, 111593. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111593

The energy‐extractives nexus and the just transition

Bainton, Nicholas, Kemp, Deanna, Lèbre, Eleonore, Owen, John R. and Marston, Greg (2021). The energy‐extractives nexus and the just transition. Sustainable Development, 29 (4) sd.2163, 624-634. doi: 10.1002/sd.2163

The social and environmental complexities of extracting energy transition metals

Lèbre, Éléonore, Stringer, Martin, Svobodova, Kamila, Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Côte, Claire, Arratia-Solar, Andrea and Valenta, Rick K. (2020). The social and environmental complexities of extracting energy transition metals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4823, 4823. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18661-9

Tailings facility failures in the global mining industry: will a ‘transparency turn’ drive change?

Kemp, Deanna, Owen, John R. and Lèbre, Éléonore (2020). Tailings facility failures in the global mining industry: will a ‘transparency turn’ drive change?. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30 (1) bse.2613, 122-134. doi: 10.1002/bse.2613

Catastrophic tailings dam failures and disaster risk disclosure

Owen, J. R., Kemp, D., Lèbre, E., Svobodova, K. and Pérez Murillo, G. (2020). Catastrophic tailings dam failures and disaster risk disclosure. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 42 101361, 101361. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101361

Source risks as constraints to future metal supply

Lèbre, Éléonore, Owen, John R., Corder, Glen D., Kemp, Deanna, Stringer, Martin and Valenta, Rick K. (2019). Source risks as constraints to future metal supply. Environmental Science and Technology, 53 (18), 10571-10579. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02808

Re-thinking complex orebodies: consequences for the future world supply of copper

Valenta, R. K., Kemp, D., Owen, J. R., Corder, G. D. and Lèbre, E. (2019). Re-thinking complex orebodies: consequences for the future world supply of copper. Journal of Cleaner Production, 220, 816-826. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.146

The role of the mining industry in a circular economy: a framework for resource management at the mine site level

Lebre, Eleonore, Corder, Glen and Golev, Artem (2017). The role of the mining industry in a circular economy: a framework for resource management at the mine site level. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21 (3), 662-672. doi: 10.1111/jiec.12596

Sustainable practices in the management of mining waste: a focus on the mineral resource

Lebre, Éléonore, Corder, Glen D. and Golev, Artem (2016). Sustainable practices in the management of mining waste: a focus on the mineral resource. Minerals Engineering, 107, 34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.12.004

The contribution of mining to the emerging circular economy

Golev, Artem, Lebre, Eleonore and Corder, Glen (2016). The contribution of mining to the emerging circular economy. The AusIMM Bulletin (6), 30-32.

Integrating industrial ecology thinking into the management of mining waste

Lèbre, Éléonore and Corder, Glen (2015). Integrating industrial ecology thinking into the management of mining waste. Resources, 4 (4), 765-786. doi: 10.3390/resources4040765

Unlocking complex orebodies

Valenta, R., Lèbre, E., Plint, N. and Clark, A. (2023). Unlocking complex orebodies. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26 - 29 June 2023. World Mining Congress.

Complex orebodies: the role of social and environmental complexities in current mine projects development

Lebre, E., Valenta, R. K., Kemp, D., Owen, J. R. and Corder, G. D. (2019). Complex orebodies: the role of social and environmental complexities in current mine projects development. 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI 2019), Sydney, Australia, 27-29 May 2019. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.

The multi-risk vulnerability of global coal regions in the context of mine closure

Svobodova, K., Owen, J. R., Lebre, E., Edraki, M. and Littleboy, A. (2019). The multi-risk vulnerability of global coal regions in the context of mine closure. 13th International Conference on Mine Closure, Perth, WA Australia, 3-5 September 2019. Perth, WA Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics. doi: 10.36487/ACG_rep/1915_45_Svobodova

Accounting for social and environmental complexities in mining project developments: the case of copper

Lebre, Eleonore, Valenta, Rick, Kemp, Deanna, Owen, John and Corder, Glen (2018). Accounting for social and environmental complexities in mining project developments: the case of copper. Complex Orebodies, Brisbane, Australia, 19-21 November 2018. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.

Mining for the energy transition: a global dataset of local disclosures

Lebre, Eleonore and Corzo Remigio, Amelia (2024). Mining for the energy transition: a global dataset of local disclosures. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9853667

A Repository of global datasets for characterizing resource frontiers.

Ang, Michelle Li Ern, Lebre, Eleonore, Kemp, Deanna, Lechner, Alex, Owen, John, Saputra, Muhamad Risqi U. and Witra, Tahjudil (2023). A Repository of global datasets for characterizing resource frontiers.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/bf657d1

The justice dimensions of extracting energy transition metals from the Pacific

Skrzypek, Emilka, Bainton, Nicholas, Burton, John and Lèbre, Eleonore (2022). The justice dimensions of extracting energy transition metals from the Pacific. London, United Kingdom: The British Academy. doi: 10.5871/just-transitions-s-i/e-s

Data relating to the Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (Izok-Dataroom-UQ)

Micklethwaite, Steven, Verster, Lizette, Antonio, Christian, Ziemski, Marcin, Hilden, Marco, Ghoreishi-Madiseh, Ali, Kuyuk, Ali, Kalantari, Hossein, Sasmito, Agus, Hernandez-Santin, Lorna, Erskine, Peter, Cote, Claire, Lebre, Eleanor and Seligman, Benjamin (2022). Data relating to the Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (Izok-Dataroom-UQ). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9a95ed5

Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition. Here’s what that means for the climate

Sharma, Vigya, Lebre, Eleonore and Loginova, Julia (2022, 03 15). Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition. Here’s what that means for the climate The Conversation

Energy Transition Minerals (ETMs): A global dataset of projects

Owen, John R., Lebre, Eleonore and Kemp, Deanna (2022). Energy Transition Minerals (ETMs): A global dataset of projects. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/12b9a6e

A spatial overlay approach to analysing mining’s sustainability challenges: a methodological note

Owen, John, Lebre, Eleonore and Kemp, Deanna (2022). A spatial overlay approach to analysing mining’s sustainability challenges: a methodological note. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

CSRM Occasional Paper: ESG and the Future of Copper

Owen, John, Kemp, Deanna, Valenta, Rick and Lebre, Eleonore (2021). CSRM Occasional Paper: ESG and the Future of Copper. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Diagnostic review of the social performance function of an international mining company

Kung, Anthony, Kemp, Deanna, Owen, John, Johnston, Susan, Bainton, Nick, Harris, Jill and Lèbre, Éléonore (2021). Diagnostic review of the social performance function of an international mining company. Brisbane, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.

Clean energy? The world’s demand for copper could be catastrophic for communities and environments

Kemp, Deanna, Lebre, Eleonore, Owen, John and Valenta, Richard (2021, 04 12). Clean energy? The world’s demand for copper could be catastrophic for communities and environments The Conversation

Mining regions in transition - a global scan

Everingham, Jo-Anne, Svobodova, Kamila, Lebre, Eleonore, Worden, Sandy and Owen, John (2020). Mining regions in transition - a global scan. Brisbane, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining.

Screening social incidents in the global mining industry: a concept note

Owen, John, Kemp, Deanna, Lèbre, Eléonore and Kung, Anthony (2019). Screening social incidents in the global mining industry: a concept note. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.

Global mining induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) events dataset.

Owen, John, Lèbre, Éleonore, Northcott, David, Harris, Jill, Huda., Mirza and Verrier, Brunilde (2019). Global mining induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) events dataset.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.764

Mine waste or future resource? Integrating industrial ecology thinking into a mining project

Lèbre, Éléonore (2018). Mine waste or future resource? Integrating industrial ecology thinking into a mining project. PhD Thesis, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.706