Overview
Background
Undertaking integration research to achieve sustainable water management
Claire Cote has extensive experience in the description, understanding and analysis of the water systems of mining and mineral processing operations. She led an Australian Coal Association Research Program study that benchmarked water use in the Australian coal mining industry and the development of a water accounting framework for the minerals industry. She has carried out audits of water issues faced by copper mines in Northern Chile and has assisted mining companies in developing their long-term water strategies.
She combines her technical knowledge with an awareness of the broader context of social responsibility and sustainability. Her main interest lies in undertaking integration research to achieve sustainable water management. Reaching agreement about water management at regional scale can be an intensely political process because all water users have interests. It requires adoption of an approach that combines the description and understanding of technical mine water aspects with other scientific, social science and economic skills. Claire is currently developing projects that aim at better integrating various system components, such as water, energy, ecosystem health, community values and human rights considerations.
Availability
- Dr Claire Cote is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, Grenoble Institute of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Examining reported company commitments to water stewardship: Working beyond the mine?
Robertson, Jacqui, Côte, Claire and Stevens, Shona (2024). Examining reported company commitments to water stewardship: Working beyond the mine?. Resources Policy, 96 105193, 105193. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105193
2024
Other Outputs
STRATÉGIE ET PERFORMANCE DES PLANS DE GESTION DES EAUX SUR MINE EN NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE
Cote, Claire, Montaufier, Jean-Charles, Herreman, Kevin, Allenbach, Michel, Mardhel, Vincent, Dupaigne, Timothée and Jinakoa, Nora (2024). STRATÉGIE ET PERFORMANCE DES PLANS DE GESTION DES EAUX SUR MINE EN NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE. Nouméa, New Caledonia: CNRT Nickel et son Environnement.
2024
Journal Article
Regional post-mining land use assessment: An interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach
Worden, Sandy, Svobodova, Kamila, Côte, Claire and Bolz, Pascal (2024). Regional post-mining land use assessment: An interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach. Resources Policy, 89 104680, 104680. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104680
2023
Journal Article
Mining-related environmental disasters: A High Reliability Organisation (HRO) perspective
Howe, Layla, Johnston, Susan and Côte, Claire (2023). Mining-related environmental disasters: A High Reliability Organisation (HRO) perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 417 137965, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137965
2023
Conference Publication
Shifting post-mining land use planning from mine site to regional scale
Worden, Sandy, Svobodova, Kamila and Cote, Claire (2023). Shifting post-mining land use planning from mine site to regional scale. AusIMM Life of Mine Conference 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-4 August 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Developing a regional data catalogue to support the technical assessment of post-mining land use
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Bolz, Pascal, Pagliero, Liliana, Shaygan, Mandana, Edraki, Mansour and Erskine, Peter (2023). Developing a regional data catalogue to support the technical assessment of post-mining land use. AusIMM Life of Mine Conference 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-4 August 2023. Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
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.
2022
Other Outputs
Dynamically transforming environmental assessment through a shared analytics framework: Bowen Basin case study
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Asmussen, Pascal and Gentle, C (2022). Dynamically transforming environmental assessment through a shared analytics framework: Bowen Basin case study. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: CRC TiME.
2022
Other Outputs
Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Zavala Garcia, Consuelo, Chrystal, Robynne and Asmussen, Pascal (2022). Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CRC TiME.
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
2022
Other Outputs
Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining
Chrystal, Robynne , Asmussen, Pascal and Côte, Claire (2022). Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Other Outputs
Post-mining land uses
Beer, Andrew, Haslam-McKenzie, F, Weller, S, Davies, A, Côte, Claire Madeleine, Ziemski, Marcin, Holmes, K and Keenan, Julia C. (2022). Post-mining land uses. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: CRC TiME.
2022
Other Outputs
Synthesis Report to the Department of Environment and Science
Côte, Claire Madeleine and Stevens, S (2022). Synthesis Report to the Department of Environment and Science. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute .
2021
Other Outputs
Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines
Chrystal, Robynne , Côte, Claire, Asmussen, Pascal and Shaygan, Mandana (2021). Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
2021
Other Outputs
Review of current water accounting at Kenmare’s Moma Titanium Minerals Mine: Pilivili Site
Chrystal, Robynne , Cöte, Claire and Genova, Paulina (2021). Review of current water accounting at Kenmare’s Moma Titanium Minerals Mine: Pilivili Site. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland .
2021
Other Outputs
Baseline works for mine rehabilitation and closure collaboration project
Worden, Sandy, Côte, Claire, Svobodova, Kamila, Arratia-Solar, Andrea, Everingham, Jo-Anne, Asmussen, Pascal, Edraki, Mansour and Erskine, Peter (2021). Baseline works for mine rehabilitation and closure collaboration project. Brisbane, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/6c92886
2021
Other Outputs
A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: Final Report 3 - Water Assessment
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Garcia Zavala, Consuelo and McIntyre, Neil (2021). A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: Final Report 3 - Water Assessment. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2021
Other Outputs
Hydrological and geochemical processes and closure options for below water table open pit mines: Final report Project 3.3
Cook, P.G., Black, S., Cote, C., Kahe, M.S., Linge, K., Oldham, C., Ordens, C., McIntyre, N., Simmons, C. and Wallis, I. (2021). Hydrological and geochemical processes and closure options for below water table open pit mines: Final report Project 3.3. Adelaide, Australia: CRC TiME.
2021
Other Outputs
Review of the Åknes hydrogeology project report and calculations
Miraldo Ordens, Carlos, Kahe, Maryam and Cote, Claire (2021). Review of the Åknes hydrogeology project report and calculations. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: UQ.
2020
Other Outputs
Moranbah post-mining land use collaborative project - Baseline Works
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Everingham, Jo-Anne, Svobodova, Kamila, Worden, Sandy, Asmussen, Pascal, Shaygan, Mandana, Paz, Anat, Pagliero, Liliana, Edraki, Mansour and Erskine, Peter (2020). Moranbah post-mining land use collaborative project - Baseline Works. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Claire Cote is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Environmental, social and governance water-related risks for lithium mining in South America for the next decades
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sandy Worden
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the application of High Reliability Organisation principles to environmental management in the mining industry
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Design of a framework to optimise the process of Post-Mined Land-Use planning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Knights, Dr Eleonore Lebre
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Doctor Philosophy
Incorporation of Sustainability Variables in Strategic Mine Planning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rick Valenta
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Doctor Philosophy
Remediation of metal-rich mine-affected water with passive systems, testing the role of hyper-accumulator plants for improved efficiency
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mansour Edraki, Dr Robynne Chrystal
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Doctor Philosophy
A Novel Hydro-Economic Modelling for Sustainable Mine Water Management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Knights, Dr Micah Nehring
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