The deadline for submissions of short proposals is a month away, on May 20.
The underground research requirements for 2009 cover two focus areas – welfare of community and employees and profitability.
Welfare broaches areas such as health and safety, and environment and the community.
Profitability could include increased productivity, increased automation capability, equipment and systems reliability, and reduced costs.
Besides underground, research will also be centred on open cut, coal preparation, technical market support and minesite greenhouse gas mitigation.
