Corporate Body

CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining (1993 - )

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From: 1993
Floreat Park, Western Australia, Australia
Functions: Industrial or scientific research, Metallurgy and Mineralogy or mining
Website: http://www.dem.csiro.au/
Reference No: CA 4852
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Floreat Park, Western Australia

Summary

Formerly the Division of Exploration and Geosciences, the Division of Exploration and Mining was established in 1993. Exploration and Mining provides the science and technology to enable access to Australia's mineral resources that is safe, economic and sustainable.

Timeline

1940 - 1958 CSIR/O Division of Industrial Chemistry
       c. 1958 - 1960 CSIRO Cement and Ceramic Section
             1927 - 1966 CSIRO Mineragraphic Investigations
             1960 - 1962 CSIRO Cement and Refractories Section
                   1962? - 1970 CSIRO Division of Applied Mineralogy
                         1971 - 1984 CSIRO Division of Mineralogy
                               1984 - 1985 CSIRO Division of Mineralogy and Geochemistry
                                     1985 - 1987 CSIRO Division of Minerals and Geochemistry
                                           1988 - 1993 CSIRO Division of Exploration and Geoscience
                                                 1993 - CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining

Controlling Corporate Bodies

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Participates in

Related People

Hill, Robin (1941 - )
Assistant Chief ? - 2004
Hobbs, Bruce Edward (1936 - )
Chief of the CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining

Date: 1993 - 2000
Phillips, Geoffrey Neil
Chief from 2001 - 2004
Smith, Raymond Ernest (Ray)
Chief Research Scientist 1993 - 1998

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-500653. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 4852; CSIRO, Division of Exploration and Mining. Registration of entity: 1 October 1987', in Record Search, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204852. Details

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