Overview
Availability
- Professor Rick Valenta is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Novel ‘Complex Orebodies Approach’ to assess deposit feasibility in minerals processing design
Verster, I., Antonio, C., Hilden, M., Ziemski, M., Seligmann, B., Micklethwaite, S., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S.A., Lamb, A., Qian, B., Car, M. and Valenta, R. (2022). Novel ‘Complex Orebodies Approach’ to assess deposit feasibility in minerals processing design. Integration, Optimisation and Design of Mineral Processing Circuits '22, Online, 13-14 June 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Application of machine learning and deep learning in resource estimation
Battalgazy, Nurassyl and Valenta, Rick (2022). Application of machine learning and deep learning in resource estimation. Next Generation Resources 2022, Capetown, South Africa (Online), 22-23 February 2022.
2021
Other Outputs
SREP - New Discovery Project Summary - December 2021
Valenta, Rick (2021). SREP - New Discovery Project Summary - December 2021. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2021
Journal Article
Author Correction: Tailings facility disclosures reveal stability risks (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (5353), 10.1038/s41598-021-84897-0)
Franks, Daniel M., Stringer, Martin, Torres-Cruz, Luis A., Baker, Elaine, Valenta, Rick, Thygesen, Kristina, Matthews, Adam, Howchin, John and Barrie, Stephen (2021). Author Correction: Tailings facility disclosures reveal stability risks (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (5353), 10.1038/s41598-021-84897-0). Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 12142, 12142. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91384-z
2021
Conference Publication
AEGC Machine Learning Workshop presentation
Chatterjee, Robindra, Valenta, Richard, McLachlan, Geoffrey and Weatherley, Dion (2021). AEGC Machine Learning Workshop presentation. Australian Exploration Geoscience Conference, Online, 14-17 September 2021.
2021
Other Outputs
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.
2021
Other Outputs
Mining transitions and climate change: a research synthesis to inform CRC TiME strategy
Maher, R., Buchan, R., Littleboy, A., MacLean, K., Molyneaux, L., Stringer, M. and Valenta, R. (2021). Mining transitions and climate change: a research synthesis to inform CRC TiME strategy. Perth, WA, Australia: CRC TiME.
2021
Journal Article
A method for rapid estimation of processing behaviour based on ore texture
Nguyen, Anh, Tungpalan, Kate, Evans, Cathy, Manlapig, Emmy, Jackson, John, Nguyen, Khoi and Valenta, Rick (2021). A method for rapid estimation of processing behaviour based on ore texture. Minerals Engineering, 171 107111, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107111
2021
Other Outputs
Queensland New Economy Minerals Compilation: Rare Earth Elements
Valenta, Rick, Gow, Paul and Connors, Karen (2021). Queensland New Economy Minerals Compilation: Rare Earth Elements. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2021
Conference Publication
Warramunga Province Deposit Atlas program: an update
Valenta, Rick, Gow, Paul, Gunter, Jennifer, Esser, Dave, Aivazpourporgou , Sasha and Connors, Karen (2021). Warramunga Province Deposit Atlas program: an update. Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) 2021, Alice Springs, NT Australia, 20-21 April 2021. Darwin, NT Australia: Northern Territory Geological Survey.
2021
Other Outputs
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
2021
Journal Article
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
2021
Journal Article
Tailings facility disclosures reveal stability risks
Franks, Daniel M., Stringer, Martin, Torres-Cruz, Luis A., Baker, Elaine, Valenta, Rick, Thygesen, Kristina, Matthews, Adam, Howchin, John and Barrie, Stephen (2021). Tailings facility disclosures reveal stability risks. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 5353, 5353. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84897-0
2021
Conference Publication
Extending FaultSeg3D to Minerals Seismic: Part 1 – A synthetic 3D-seismic training-volume generator for preparing data replicating a hardrock terrane to train an automatic-fault-prediction algorithm
Chatterjee, Robindra , Valenta, Richard , McLachlan, Geoffrey and Weatherley, Dion (2021). Extending FaultSeg3D to Minerals Seismic: Part 1 – A synthetic 3D-seismic training-volume generator for preparing data replicating a hardrock terrane to train an automatic-fault-prediction algorithm. Australian Earth Science Convention, Virtual, 9-12 February 2021.
2021
Journal Article
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
2020
Journal Article
Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings
Vaughan, James , Tungpalan, Kate , Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , Fu, Weng, Gagen, Emma , Nti Nkrumah, Philip , Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Erskine, Peter, Gow, Paul and Valenta, Rick (2020). Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings. JOM, 73 (1), 39-53. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04451-7
2020
Journal Article
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
2020
Other Outputs
Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it
Sonter, Laura, Watson, James and Valenta, Richard (2020, 09 02). Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it The Conversation
2020
Journal Article
Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity
Sonter, Laura J., Dade, Marie C., Watson, James E. M. and Valenta, Rick K. (2020). Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4174, 4174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17928-5
2020
Other Outputs
NW Mineral Province Deposit Atlas - Valhalla
Valenta, Rick and Gow, Paul (2020). NW Mineral Province Deposit Atlas - Valhalla. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Regional Geological context of the giant Wafi-Golpu Cu-Au deposit, PNG
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Incorporation of Sustainability Variables in Strategic Mine Planning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Claire Cote
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Doctor Philosophy
Exhaustive Automated Open Pit Mine Stage Design using the Preferred Feasible Tree Algorithm
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Application of Advanced Statistical Methods to Hyperspectral Images in Mineral Exploration
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dion Weatherley, Professor Geoffrey McLachlan
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Doctor Philosophy
Mesoscopic Heterogeneity and Pre-Concentration Potential
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nathan Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
Study of Application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms in Resource Estimation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carlos Spier, Dr Gordon Forbes
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Doctor Philosophy
Open cut strategic mine scheduling through exhaustive mining block exploration
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Footprint of the giant Mount Isa Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nathan Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimization of Geological and Geotechnical Modelling for Cave Design and Cave Establishment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dion Weatherley, Dr Nathan Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
Geometallurgical studies aimed at managing mining waste
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Laura Jackson, Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Orebody Knowledge of VHMS Systems in the Rosebery Mineral Field, Tasmania
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Dr Nathan Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
Multi-scale geometallurgical characterisation of legacy tailings for sustainable critical metal valorisation: A case study exploring the secondary prospectivity of cobalt
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox
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Master Philosophy
The geotechnical characterisation and impact of major geological structures on cave mining.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Mr Andre Van As
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Geometallurgical proxies for comminution using hyperspectral imaging and multi-element geochemistry
Principal Advisor
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