A000210 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2000-03-16 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000210b.htm corporateBody Australian Mineral Development Laboratories (AMDEL) AACR2 1959 1987 Start Place Frewville, South Australia, Australia End Place South Australia, Australia Location Business locations included: Flemington Street, Frewville, South Australia 5063 with other offices in Victoria, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory . Industrial or Scientific Research Resources Metallurgy Mineralogy or Mining AMDEL was an independent, non-profit contract research and technical consulting organisation serving the mineral and associated industries. Formed under "The Australian Mineral Development Laboratories Act" (No.20 of 1959), South Australia, the Council managing AMDEL consisted of seven members: two appointed on the nomination of the Prime Minister; two appointed on the nomination of the Minister of Mines, South Australia; and three appointed on the nomination of the Australian Mineral Industries Research Association Limited. Under the "Australian Mineral Development Laboratories (Repeal and Vesting) Act" (No 29 of 1987), South Australia, AMDEL's undertaking was transferred to AMDEL Limited, a public company registered in South Australia. AMDEL was funded by Australian government sources, private industry sources and foreign sources. The organisation published the Amdel Bulletin and the Amdel Annual Report The objectives of Amdel were to provide (1) the latest facilities and advanced techniques for the analysis and evaluation of metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits; (2) experienced scientific and support staff to carry out analysis and evaluation programs; (3) a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to projects. The range of projects and programs supplied by Amdel included: mineral lease evaluation; exploration management; chemical, mineralogical and statistical analysis; ore reserve estimation and mine planning; laboratory and pilot-scale metallurgical evaluation; techno-economic feasibility studies; process design; project management and plant commissioning. 1973 1973 Award - Prince Philip award for industrial design - for the development of a radio-isotope on-stream analysis system for the mining industry. [AMDEL was associated with its design and development] Australian Mineral Industries Research Association Limited (AMIRA) (1959 - )

Under the AMDEL Act, AMIRA appointed 3 of the 7 AMDEL Councillors

 Whitehead, Sylvia Gladys (1921 - 2012)

Petrologist 1968 - 1981

 McLennan, Ian Munro (1909 - 1998)

First Chairman 1960 -

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 'Australian Mineral Development Laboratories (AMDEL)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Australian Mineral Development Laboratories (AMDEL) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Ian Munro McLennan - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Ian Munro McLennan - Records 78/95 1937 - 1977 Aust. Inst. of Mining and Metallurgy (McL. President 1951, 1957, 1972) minutes 1961-1973; reports 1959, 1967-1972; correspondence 1937-1976; conference material 1953-1972. Aust. Mineral Development Lab. (McL involved since its inception in 1960): minutes 1961-1962, 1970-1971; reports 1970-1976; correspondence 1959-1966, 1970, 1974-1977; finance 1947-1977. Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation (McL. Chairman since 1961): minutes 1970; report to Board of Governors 1969; correspondence 1961-1976; finance 1967-1976; material from other organisations 1960-1977. 4 m, 24 boxes