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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2020
Other Outputs
H2S Study and Mitigation Assessment
Miraldo Ordens, Carlos and Cote, Claire (2020). H2S Study and Mitigation Assessment. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Strategic issues and opportunities for the acquisition of thermal coal mining assets for managed closure
Franks, Daniel, Bainton, Nick, Head, Brian, Côte, Claire, Erskine, Peter, Fidelman, Pedro, Kemp, Deanna and Flomenhoft, Gary (2020). Strategic issues and opportunities for the acquisition of thermal coal mining assets for managed closure. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
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
Review of water valuation methods and application to the proposed Central Region Water Network.
Vink, Suzanna M. and Côte, Claire Madeleine (2020). Review of water valuation methods and application to the proposed Central Region Water Network. . Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2020
Other Outputs
Agua y relaves una mirada de futuro estrategia de gestión hídrica y de relaves det 2050
Bourke, Pam, Corder, Glen, Cote, Claire, Edraki, Mansour, Littleboy, Anna, Mackenzie, Sarah, McIntyre, Neil, Miraldo Ordens, Carlos, Pagliero, Liliana and Vink, Sue (2020). Agua y relaves una mirada de futuro estrategia de gestión hídrica y de relaves det 2050. Santiago, Chile: SMI ICE Chile.
2016
Conference Publication
Water stewardship – a practical handbook for operations.
Ringwood, K, Douglas, B., Cote, C, Harold, M, McIntyre, N and Butcher, M (2016). Water stewardship – a practical handbook for operations.. 5th International Congress on Water Management in Mining., Santiago Chile, 18-20 May 2016. Chile: Gecamin.
2012
Book Chapter
Water accounting in mining and minerals processing
Cote, Claire M., Cummings, Jason, Moran, Chris J. and Ringwood, Kristina (2012). Water accounting in mining and minerals processing. Water accounting: international approaches to policy and decision-making. (pp. 91-105) edited by Jayne M. Godfrey and Keryn Chalmers. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781849807500.00014
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2011
Journal Article
Sustainable development principles for the disposal of mining and mineral processing wastes
Franks, Daniel M., Boger, David V., Côte, Claire M. and Mulligan, David R. (2011). Sustainable development principles for the disposal of mining and mineral processing wastes. Resources policy, 36 (2), 114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2010.12.001
2010
Journal Article
Systems modelling for effective mine water management
Cote, Claire M., Moran, Chris, Christopher James Hedemann and Koch, Christian (2010). Systems modelling for effective mine water management. Environmental Modelling and Software, 25 (12), 1664-1671. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.06.012
2010
Journal Article
Mining, water and human rights: Making the connection
Kemp, Deanna, Bond, Carol J., Franks, Daniel M. and Cote, Claire (2010). Mining, water and human rights: Making the connection. Journal of Cleaner Production, 18 (15), 1553-1562. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.06.008
2010
Journal Article
A method for estimating the potential trading of worked water among multiple mines
Barrett, D, Moran, C and Cote, C (2010). A method for estimating the potential trading of worked water among multiple mines. Mine Water and the Environment, 29 (2), 92-98. doi: 10.1007/s10230-010-0110-8
2010
Conference Publication
Progressing towards sustainability: From water efficiency to water effectiveness at the Collahuasi Mine
Cote, Claire M., Moran, Chris J. and Acosta, Orlanda J. (2010). Progressing towards sustainability: From water efficiency to water effectiveness at the Collahuasi Mine. Water in Mining - 2nd International Congress on Water Management in the Mining Industry (WIM 2010), Santiago, Chile, 9-11 June 2010. Santiago, Chile: Gecamin.
2009
Journal Article
Developing a water accounting framework for the Australian minerals industry
Cote, Claire M., Moran, Chris, Cummings, Jason and Ringwood, Kristina (2009). Developing a water accounting framework for the Australian minerals industry. Mining Technology, 118 (3-4), 162-176. doi: 10.1179/174328610X12682159814948
2009
Conference Publication
A water accounting framework for the Australian minerals industry
Cote, Claire M. and Moran, Chris (2009). A water accounting framework for the Australian minerals industry. 4th International Conference on Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI 2009), Gold Coast, Australia, 6-8 July 2009. Carlton, Vic., Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
2009
Conference Publication
A statistic analytical method to assess the potential for worked water sharing between
Moran, C. J., Barrett, D. J. and Cote, C. M. (2009). A statistic analytical method to assess the potential for worked water sharing between. International Mine Water Conference 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 - 23 October 2009. South Africa: Water Institute of South Africa.
2009
Conference Publication
A statistical analytical method to assess the potential for worked water sharing between mines
Barrett, D. J., Cote, C. and Moran, C. J. (2009). A statistical analytical method to assess the potential for worked water sharing between mines. International Mine Water Conference 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 - 23 October, 2009. Sydney, NS, Canada: International Mine Water Association (IMWA).
2009
Conference Publication
Stable, inert and contained: mine waste disposal and the sustainable development agenda
Franks, D., Boger, D., Cote, C. and Mulligan, D. (2009). Stable, inert and contained: mine waste disposal and the sustainable development agenda. First International Seminar on Environmental Issues in the Mining Industry, Santiago, Chile, 30 September - 2 October 2009. Santiago, Chile: Gecamin.
2009
Conference Publication
A statistical analytical method to assess the potential for worked water sharing between mines
Moran, Chris, Damian Barrett and Cote, Claire M. (2009). A statistical analytical method to assess the potential for worked water sharing between mines. International Mine Water Conference 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, 18th - 23rd October 2009. Pretoria, South Africa: Water Institute of Southern Africa.
2009
Conference Publication
Developing a water accounting framework for the Australian minerals industry
Cote, Claire M., Moran, Chris, Cummings, Jason and Ringwood, Kristina (2009). Developing a water accounting framework for the Australian minerals industry. Water in Mining 2009, Perth, 15 - 17 September 2009. Carlton, Victoria: Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy.
2008
Other Outputs
Understanding leading practice in water management
Cote, C., Moran, C., Gozzard, E., Craven, A. and Shih, J. (2008). Understanding leading practice in water management. Project Number: C16035 Brisbane, QLD, Australia: ACARP (Australian Coal Industry Research Program).
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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