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Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite
Associate Professor

Steven Micklethwaite

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Overview

Availability

Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leeds

Works

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66 works between 2004 and 2024

1 - 20 of 66 works

2024

Journal Article

Causal network topology analysis: Characterizing causal context for risk management

Lin, Yifei, Seligmann, Benjamin J., Micklethwaite, Steven and Lange, David (2024). Causal network topology analysis: Characterizing causal context for risk management. Risk Analysis. doi: 10.1111/risa.14337

Causal network topology analysis: Characterizing causal context for risk management

2023

Journal Article

Structural inheritance in amagmatic rift basins: manifestations and mechanisms for how pre-existing structures influence rift-related faults

Samsu, Anindita, Micklethwaite, Steven, Williams, Jack N., Fagereng, Åke and Cruden, Alexander R. (2023). Structural inheritance in amagmatic rift basins: manifestations and mechanisms for how pre-existing structures influence rift-related faults. Earth-Science Reviews, 246 104568, 1-31. doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104568

Structural inheritance in amagmatic rift basins: manifestations and mechanisms for how pre-existing structures influence rift-related faults

2023

Journal Article

Failure of load-bearing dyke networks as a trigger for volcanic edifice collapse

Thiele, Samuel T., Cruden, Alexander R. and Micklethwaite, Steven (2023). Failure of load-bearing dyke networks as a trigger for volcanic edifice collapse. Communications Earth and Environment, 4 (1) 382, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-01046-3

Failure of load-bearing dyke networks as a trigger for volcanic edifice collapse

2023

Journal Article

Complex sulfur speciation in scapolite – implications for the role of scapolite as a redox and fluid chemistry buffer in crustal fluids

Hamisi, Jonathan, Etschmann, Barbara, Tomkins, Andrew, Pitcairn, Iain, Pintér, Zsanett, Wlodek, Adam, Morrissey, Laura, Micklethwaite, Steven, Trcera, Nicolas, Mills, Stuart and Brugger, Joël (2023). Complex sulfur speciation in scapolite – implications for the role of scapolite as a redox and fluid chemistry buffer in crustal fluids. Gondwana Research, 121, 418-435. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2023.05.005

Complex sulfur speciation in scapolite – implications for the role of scapolite as a redox and fluid chemistry buffer in crustal fluids

2023

Other Outputs

Bowdens Silver - Research Review and Recommendations

Micklethwaite, Steven, Cook, Nicholas and Rybak, Nikodem (2023). Bowdens Silver - Research Review and Recommendations. Brisbane, Queensland: The University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute.

Bowdens Silver - Research Review and Recommendations

2023

Conference Publication

Complex Orebodies Analysis: A Multidisciplinary Application to the Izok Lake Corridor Project in the Canadian Arctic

Micklethwaite, S., Verster, I., Seligmann, B.J., Antonio, C., Hilden, M., Hernandez-Santin, L., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S.A., Kuyuk, A., Kalantari, H.B., Sasmito, A.P., Cote, C., Ziemski, M., Car, M., Lamb, A., Erskine, P., Runge, K. and Valenta, R.K. (2023). Complex Orebodies Analysis: A Multidisciplinary Application to the Izok Lake Corridor Project in the Canadian Arctic. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: 26th World Mining Congress.

Complex Orebodies Analysis: A Multidisciplinary Application to the Izok Lake Corridor Project in the Canadian Arctic

2023

Conference Publication

Integration will take you forward: causal networks as a new approach to address inherent problems with risk management practice in mining organisations

Seligmann, B.J., Micklethwaite, S., Forbes, G., Lin, Y., Trendle, J., Bowdidge-Calvert, C., Verster, I., Antonio, C., Ziemski, M. and Hernandez-Santin, L. (2023). Integration will take you forward: causal networks as a new approach to address inherent problems with risk management practice in mining organisations. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: 26th World Mining Congress.

Integration will take you forward: causal networks as a new approach to address inherent problems with risk management practice in mining organisations

2023

Other Outputs

Final Report: Digital Earth Phase 2 - GeoResGlobe Integration

Micklethwaite, Steven, Vellacort, Ethan and Ufer, Natasha (2023). Final Report: Digital Earth Phase 2 - GeoResGlobe Integration. Brisbane, Queensland: The University of Queensland, The Sustainable Minerals Institute.

Final Report: Digital Earth Phase 2 - GeoResGlobe Integration

2023

Other Outputs

Selection of HSI and MSI analysis approaches based on review-study available: Milestone report

Koerting, Friederike, Asadzadeh, Saeid, Savinova, Ekaterina, Micklethwaite, Steven, Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos, Kouzeli, Evlampia, Lindblom, David, Buckley, Simon and Hildebrand, Justus Constantin (2023). Selection of HSI and MSI analysis approaches based on review-study available: Milestone report. Nygårdstangen, Bergen: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre.

Selection of HSI and MSI analysis approaches based on review-study available: Milestone report

2023

Other Outputs

Hardware and software specification report

Bohman, Axel Fredrik, Koerting, Friederike, Paulsen, Andreas Werner, Sivertsen, Agnar, Stødle, Daniel, Buckley, Simon, Trim, Simon, Micklethwaite, Steven, Savinova, Ekaterina, Kanellakis, Christoforos, Nikolakopoulos, George, Sumathy, Vidya and Vidman, Andreas (2023). Hardware and software specification report. Nygårdstangen, Bergen: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre.

Hardware and software specification report

2023

Journal Article

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

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

2023

Other Outputs

From Fold to Gold: Reinterpretation, 3D Visualization and Mineral Systems Analysis of Pine Creek, Northern Territory. Report 2

Mitjanas, Gemma and Micklethwaite, Steve (2023). From Fold to Gold: Reinterpretation, 3D Visualization and Mineral Systems Analysis of Pine Creek, Northern Territory. Report 2. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

From Fold to Gold: Reinterpretation, 3D Visualization and Mineral Systems Analysis of Pine Creek, Northern Territory. Report 2

2023

Other Outputs

From Fold to Gold: Reinterpretation, 3D Visualisation and Mineral Systems Analysis of Pine Creek, Northern Territory. REPORT 1

Mitjanas, Gemma and Micklethwaite, Steve (2023). From Fold to Gold: Reinterpretation, 3D Visualisation and Mineral Systems Analysis of Pine Creek, Northern Territory. REPORT 1. Northern Territory Geological Survey: Northern Territory Geological Survey.

From Fold to Gold: Reinterpretation, 3D Visualisation and Mineral Systems Analysis of Pine Creek, Northern Territory. REPORT 1

2022

Other Outputs

Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes

e Abreu, Susana Brito, Southam, Gordon, Villa Gomez, Denys, Ma, Xiaodong, Vaughan, James, Micklethwaite, Steven, Forbes, Liza and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes

2022

Other Outputs

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

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

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.

Novel ‘Complex Orebodies Approach’ to assess deposit feasibility in minerals processing design

2021

Journal Article

Reactivation of magma pathways: insights from field observations, geochronology, geomechanical tests, and numerical models

Thiele, Samuel T., Cruden, Alexander R., Zhang, Xi, Micklethwaite, Steven and Matchan, Erin L. (2021). Reactivation of magma pathways: insights from field observations, geochronology, geomechanical tests, and numerical models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126 (5) e2020JB021477. doi: 10.1029/2020jb021477

Reactivation of magma pathways: insights from field observations, geochronology, geomechanical tests, and numerical models

2021

Other Outputs

A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: Final Report 5

Seligmann, Benjamin and Micklethwaite, Steven (2021). A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: Final Report 5. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.

A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: Final Report 5

2021

Journal Article

Formation of Mg-carbonates and Mg-hydroxides via calcite replacement controlled by fluid pressure

Duan, Gan, Brugger, Joël, Etschmann, Barbara, Ram, Rahul, Frierdich, Andrew and Micklethwaite, Steven (2021). Formation of Mg-carbonates and Mg-hydroxides via calcite replacement controlled by fluid pressure. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 176 (1) 1, 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s00410-020-01755-4

Formation of Mg-carbonates and Mg-hydroxides via calcite replacement controlled by fluid pressure

2021

Other Outputs

A Complex Orebodies review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project. Project Final Report Executive Summary

Micklethwaite, Steven (2021). A Complex Orebodies review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project. Project Final Report Executive Summary. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.

A Complex Orebodies review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project. Project Final Report Executive Summary

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Towards Zero Waste Mining: The OreSand Knowledge Hub
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Optimising future copper production in the NW Mineral Province -Stage 1 scoping
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    EarthDrone National Drone Infrastructure for the Earth with Cross-Platform Interoperability
    AuScope Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    M4mining: Multi-scale, Multi-sensor Mapping and dynamic Monitoring for sustainable extraction and safe closure in Mining environments (Horizon Europe grant led by NORCE Norwegian Research Centre)
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Critical Metals from Source to Waste - National Data Infrastructure
    AuScope Ltd
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Capital Project Risk Differentiation
    Mount Isa Mines Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Characterisation and Transformation of Phosphogypsum
    The Mosaic Company
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Provision of 2D and 3D interpretation of the Burnside area, Pine Creek Orogen
    Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Diamantina Project - Geological and Structural Update and Extension
    Anglo American Exploration (Australia) Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    3D Decision-Making: Digital Earth-GeoResGlobe Integration (Phase 2)
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    3D Decision-Making: A Seamless "Digital Earth" Visualisation of Queensland (Phase3)
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Drones4waste - A multi-scale, ground-to-air characterisation of waste and rehabilitation, Hercules mine site, Tasmania (304MMGHDRONE)
    MMG Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Review of arsenic treatment technologies
    MMG Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    3D Decision-Making: A Seamless Digital Earth Visualisation of North West Minerals Province, Queensland (Drill Core, Geochemistry and Geophysics)
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2021
    3D Decision-Making: A Seamless Digital Earth Visualisation of Queensland (Geochemistry)
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2021
    A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (304MMGIZOK)
    MMG Australia Limited
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Application of new technologies to rapidly evaluate critical metals in drill core and waste materials

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gregory Webb

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Drones 4 waste: Beyond-visible insight for decision making

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hidden values: maximising hard rock seismic interpretation from exploration to mine design

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of a causal network topology analysis tool for mining and fire safety engineering

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Benjamin Seligmann, Associate Professor David Lange

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How and to what extent can copper metal be substituted by other metals and materials?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Rick Valenta

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