Overview
Background
Rosie Blannin is a geologist and resource engineer with a strong basis in fieldwork, sampling, characterisation, geometallurgy and geostatistical modelling of mine waste deposits. Rosie graduated with a BSc in Geology from the Imperial College London (2016) and an MSc from the EMerald Erasmus Mundus Masters (2018), a program focused on characterisation, processing and modelling in georesources engineering and undertaken at research institutions across Belgium, France, Sweden and Germany. After completing her MSc, Rosie undertook her PhD at Helmholtz Institute Freiberg as part of the SULTAN European Training Network for the Remediation and Reprocessing of Sulfidic Mining Waste Sites. In particular, Rosie has developed a method to assess the optimum sampling density and configuration for resource assessment of tailings deposits. Additionally, she has implemented geostatistical modelling methods to improve the quality of grade-tonnage estimates for tailings deposits and has performed geometallurgical modelling to evaluate recoverable metal contents as well as the potential for acid mine drainage.
Currently, Rosie is working as a Research Officer at the W.H. Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre, SMI. She is involved in projects focused on sampling, characterisation and modelling of mine waste deposits across Australia.
Availability
- Dr Rosie Blannin is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctoral (Research) of Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, Technische Universitat, Bergakademie Freiberg
Works
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2025
Conference Publication
Process Mineralogy of Historical Sn Mine Waste: Recovery of W, In, and Sn from the Herberton Mineral Field, Australia
Chingwaru, Steve Jason, Mejías, Olivia, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Blannin, Rosie (2025). Process Mineralogy of Historical Sn Mine Waste: Recovery of W, In, and Sn from the Herberton Mineral Field, Australia. Society of Economic Geology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26-29 September 2025. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
2025
Conference Publication
Secondary prospectivity of mine wastes from the Thalanga, Highway-Reward and Balcooma volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits
Blannin, Rosie, Gomes, Allan Silva, Chingwaru, Steve, Bhowany, Kam and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Secondary prospectivity of mine wastes from the Thalanga, Highway-Reward and Balcooma volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits. Society of Economic Geology, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 September 2025.
2025
Other Outputs
Defining Queensland’s secondary prospectivity - pyrite resources: performance of additional data collection (mineralogical analysis) – Milestone 3
Blannin, Rosie, Jennings, Elin, Adoko, Collins and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Defining Queensland’s secondary prospectivity - pyrite resources: performance of additional data collection (mineralogical analysis) – Milestone 3. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2025
Conference Publication
Critical metal endowment and environmental behaviour of the Elverdton tailings, Western Australia
Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam, Curi Rivera, Pamela and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Critical metal endowment and environmental behaviour of the Elverdton tailings, Western Australia. Goldschmidt 2025, Prague, Czechia, 6-11 July 2025.
2025
Other Outputs
Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Kuridala slag study
Jennings, Elin, Blannin, Rosie and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Kuridala slag study. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
2025
Other Outputs
Exploration of new economy metals in Queensland’s mine waste: Synthesis
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita and Blannin, Rosie (2025). Exploration of new economy metals in Queensland’s mine waste: Synthesis. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland.
2025
Other Outputs
Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia: Elverdton tailings
Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia: Elverdton tailings. Perth, WA, Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia.
2025
Other Outputs
Defining Queensland’s Secondary Prospectivity -Pyrite resources: Review and ranking of MIWATCH database to identify prospective sites for further study
Blannin, Rosie, Leon Cortes, Tomas, Fox, Nathan and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2025). Defining Queensland’s Secondary Prospectivity -Pyrite resources: Review and ranking of MIWATCH database to identify prospective sites for further study. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - University of Queensland.
2024
Conference Publication
Identifying resources of critical metals in Queensland's mine waste - The MIWATCH approach
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Jackson, Laura, Blannin, Rosie, Colombi, Francesco, Gomes, Allan and K'ng, Lexi (2024). Identifying resources of critical metals in Queensland's mine waste - The MIWATCH approach. Digging Deeper, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 November 2024.
2024
Other Outputs
Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia - Nifty site report [DRAFT]
Blannin, Rosie and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia - Nifty site report [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Mt Isa Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements Research Centre
Forbes, Liza, Evans, Tom, Nell, Kristy, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Blannin, Rosie, Arslan, Unzile Yenial, Mejias, Olivia, Anasah, Eric O. and Valenta, Rick (2024). Mt Isa Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements Research Centre. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2024
Conference Publication
Critical metal signatures of mine wastes produced from Australian volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits
Blannin, Rosie, Gomes, Allan Silva, Bhowany, Kam, Ng, Lexi K., Jackson, Laura, Mejias, Olivia and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Critical metal signatures of mine wastes produced from Australian volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits. International Applied Geochemistry Symposium 30th Edition, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 14-18 October 2024.
2024
Journal Article
A quantitative particle-based approach for the geometallurgical assessment of tailings deposits
Blannin, Rosie, Frenzel, Max, Tolosana-Delgado, Raimon, Bachmann, Kai, Escobar, Alexandra Gomez, Pereira, Lucas and Gutzmer, Jens (2024). A quantitative particle-based approach for the geometallurgical assessment of tailings deposits. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4 (1) 10102. doi: 10.3389/esss.2024.10102
2024
Other Outputs
Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Thalanga mine [DRAFT]
Blannin, Rosie, Silva Gomes, Alla and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Thalanga mine [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Geometallurgical resource assessment for tailings storage facilities
Blannin, Rosie (2024). Geometallurgical resource assessment for tailings storage facilities. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Geosciences, Geoengineering and Mining, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36381.73447
2024
Other Outputs
Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Jumna mine [DRAFT]
Blannin, Rosie and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Cobalt and other critical metals in tailings of major mineral deposits in north Queensland: Jumna mine [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Mine waste sampling and analysis: Golden Range tailings, Western Australia [DRAFT]
Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam, Jackson, Laura, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Patias, Daniel and Thorne, Jane (2024). Mine waste sampling and analysis: Golden Range tailings, Western Australia [DRAFT]. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Mt Isa Tailings Reprocessing Study Initiation- Phase A1 Stream 1 report
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Fox, Nathan, Jackson, Laura and Blannin, Rosie (2024). Mt Isa Tailings Reprocessing Study Initiation- Phase A1 Stream 1 report. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Conference Publication
3D geostatistical modelling for estimating the resource potential of tailings storage facilities
Blannin, Rosie, Frenzel, Max, Tolosana-Delgado, Raimon and Gutzmer, Jens (2024). 3D geostatistical modelling for estimating the resource potential of tailings storage facilities. Australian Mine Waste Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-7 February 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia
Blannin, Rosie, Bhowany, Kam and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2024). Mine waste sampling and characterisation in Western Australia. Australian Mine Waste Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-7 February 2024.
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