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Employment (12)

University of Queensland: Brisbane, QLD, AU

Senior Research Fellow - AMIRA P843 (Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre)
Employment
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

The Mining Journal Ltd: London, London, GB

Assistant Editor (World Tunnelling)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.: Perth, Western Australia, AU

Superintendent Geometallurgy (Resource Strategy)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Bureau Veritas Group: Adelaide, South Australia, AU

Process Mineralogy Manager (Mineral Processing)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

BHP Billiton (Technology): VIC, NSW/SA/WA, AU

Senior Scientist (Technology Group (Process optimization))
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Arup Group Ltd: London, London, GB

Geotechnical/Geological Engineer (Geotechnical and Tunnelling Engineering)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Australian National University: Canberra, ACT, AU

2022-10-01 to present | Honorary Associate Professor (Research Physics)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Rio Tinto: Perth, WA, AU

2022-01-01 to present | Principal - Minerals (Steel Decarbonisation)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Rio Tinto : Perth, WA, AU

2020-03-05 to present | Principal Technology Engagement (Centre of Excellence- Orebody Knowledge)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

University of Queensland: Brisbane, AU

2019-11-01 to present | Adjunct Associate Professor (SMI)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2019-03-04 to 2020-03-04 | Senior Research Fellow (Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Curtin University: Perth, Western Australia, AU

2013-07-01 to 2018-06-30 | A/Dean Teaching & Learning, Senior Lecturer and Researcher (Department of Mining and Metallurgy)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Education and qualifications (5)

University of Adelaide: Adelaide, South Australia, AU

2017-05-12 to 2017-08-05 | Project Management - Online certificate (Management)
Education
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Curtin University: Perth, WA, AU

2014-09-18 to 2015-12-18 | Graduate Certificate in Business (Graduate School of Business)
Education
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

University of Nottingham: Nottingham, Nottingham, GB

2003-09-01 to 2006-12-31 | PhD Mining Engineering (SCh.E.M.E.)
Education
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Camborne School of Mines: Penryn, GB

2000-09-01 to 2001-09-01 | MSc Mining Geology (Geology)
Education
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

University of Leicester: Leicester, Leicester, GB

1995-09-01 to 1999-06-01 | BSc(Hons) Applied Geology (Applied Geology)
Education
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Professional activities (7)

Australian National University: Canberra, AU

2022-10-01 to present | Honorary Associate Professor (Research Physics)
Invited position
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2020-03-05 to present | Honorary Fellow (Australian Centre for Field Robotics)
Invited position
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

University of Queensland: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2019-02-14 to present | Adjunct Associate Professor (Sustainable Minerals Institute - WH Bryan Centre)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Cutin University: Perth, Western Australia, AU

2018-06-30 to present | Adjunct Senior Research Fellow (Western Australian School of Mines)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

MAusIMM: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2017-11-12 to present | Chartered Geologist
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

British Geological Survey: London, GB

2021-03-01 to 2023-01-01
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Society of Economic Geologists: Littleton, Colorado, US

2012-07-01 to 2018-01-01
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Funding (3)

Mineralogical Characterisation of REE Distribution in the Argyle Diamond Deposit and Tailings

2017-07 to 2018-03 | Grant
MRIWA (Perth, Western Australia, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

M467 extension

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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Mineralogical and Lithological Controls on REE Distribution in the Argyle Diamond Deposit

2014-08 to 2017-01 | Award
MRIWA (Perth, Western Australia, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

M467

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Dr Louisa O'Connor

AMIRA P843

Contract
AMIRA (Victoria, Global, AU)
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Works (20)

A Review of Orebody Knowledge Enhancement Using Machine Learning on Open-Pit Mine Measure-While-Drilling Data

Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction
2024-06-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel M. Goldstein; Chris Aldrich; Louisa O’Connor
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A Review of Orebody Knowledge Enhancement using Machine Learning on Open Pit Mine Measure-While-Drilling Data

2024-03-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Daniel Goldstein; Chris Aldrich; Louisa O'Connor
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Geologist in the Loop: A Hybrid Intelligence Model for Identifying Geological Boundaries from Augmented Ground Penetrating Radar

Geosciences
2021-07-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2076-3263
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Strategic and Tactical Geometallurgical Application in an Underground High-Grade Narrow-Vein Gold Operation

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Simon Dominy; Louisa O’Connor; Hylke Glass; Saranchimeg Purevgerel
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Integrating the Theory of Sampling into Underground Mine Grade Control Strategies: Case Studies from Gold Operations

Minerals
2019-04-17 | Journal article
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Dr Louisa O'Connor
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How might we attract more professionals to a career in the resources sector?

AusIMM Bulletin
2019-02 | Magazine article
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Geometallurgy—A Route to More Resilient Mine Operations

2018-12-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2075-163X
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Dr Louisa O'Connor
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Integrating the Theory of Sampling into Underground Mine Grade Control Strategies

Minerals
2018-05 | Journal article
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Towards Representative Metallurgical Sampling and Gold Recovery Testwork Programmes

Minerals
2018-05 | Journal article
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Geometallurgical Study of a Gravity Recoverable Gold Orebody

Minerals
2018-04 | Journal article
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Future direction of mineral resources education

AusIMM Bulletin
2017 | Other
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2-s2.0-85026877900

Contributors: O'Connor, L.
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Dr Louisa O'Connor via Scopus - Elsevier

Geometallurgy - beyond conception

2016-06 | Conference paper
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Sampling and testwork protocol development for geometallurgical characterisation of a sheeted vein gold deposit

2016-06 | Conference paper
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Characterisation of gold from the Nick O'Time shoot (Tarnagulla, Australia) using high-resolution X-ray computed tomography

The Third AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference 2016
2016-06 | Conference paper
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Geometallurgical sampling protocol validation by bulk sampling in a sheeted vein gold deposit

8th AusIMM World Blending and Sampling Conference 2017
2016-05-11 | Conference paper
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

A comparison of 2D and 3D shape characterisations of free gold particles in gravity and flash flotation concentrates

Minerals Engineering
2015-10 | Journal article
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

A comparison of 2D and 3D characterisations of free gold particles in gravity and flash flotation concentrates

2014-11-07 | Conference paper
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

The influence of microwave pretreatment on copper flotation

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-15844367326

Contributors: Sahyoun, C.; Rowson, N.A.; Kingman, S.W.; Groves, L.; Bradshaw, S.M.
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Dr Louisa O'Connor via Scopus - Elsevier

The influence of microwave pre-treatment on copper flotation

Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
2005-01-28 | Journal article
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Latest developments in microwave processing of mineral ores

2004 | Conference paper
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Dr Louisa O'Connor

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Nature reviews. (1)