Dr Gavin Mudd is a world-renowned scholar in sustainable mining and critical minerals with over 25 years’ experience researching the environmental and sustainability issues of modern mining. Starting from groundwater, his career has expanded to look at environmental impacts of mining, key sustainability trends, life cycle assessment, governance, regulation, global mineral resource assessments and critical minerals. His experience includes how we mine and use almost the entire periodic table.
Moving from academia in Australia, Gavin joined BGS in December 2023 as the director of the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre.
Gavin Mudd’s Biography
- 1995 to 2001: Doctorate (PhD), Geoenvironmental Engineering, Victoria University
- 1991 to 1994: B Eng (Hons) Environmental Engineering, RMIT University
Research interests
- Critical minerals
- Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) – Assessing the minerals crucial for the energy transition and net zero
ORCID: 0000000171151330
Key papers
- Mudd, G M. 2023. A Comprehensive Dataset for Australian Mine Production 1799 to 2021. Nature Scientific Data, 10 (301), 15 p.
- Mudd, G M. 2023. Platinum Group Elements: Critical Resources for Sustainable Technologies. Critical Minerals and Sustainability Transition: A Forward Looking Perspective, Editors van Hullebusch, E D and Isaldar, Elsevier / CRC Press, pp 68–85.
- Mudd, G M and Currell, M J. 2022. Springs of the South-Western Great Artesian Basin, Australia: Balancing Sustainable Use and Cultural and Environmental Values. Threats to Springs in a Changing World: Science and Policies for Protection, Editor Katz, B and Currell, M J, Wiley & Sons and AGU Press, pp 69–84.
- Mudd, G M. 2021. The Resources Cycle: Key Sustainability Issues for the Mining of Metals and Minerals. Encyclopedia of Geology, Editor Robb, L A, Elsevier, Netherlands, Vol. 5, pp 607–620.
- Mudd, G M. 2020. Sustainable/Responsible Mining and Ethical Issues Related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Geoethics: Status and Future Perspectives, Editors Di Capua, G, Bobrowsky, P T, Kieffer, S W, and Palinkas, C, Geological Society of London, UK, Special Publication 508, pp 187–200.
- Jowitt, S M, Mudd, G M, Werner, T T, Weng, Z, Barkoff, D and McCaffrey, D. 2018. Critical Metals – An Overview. Metals, Minerals, and Society, Editor Arribas, A, Society for Economic Geology, Littleton, Colorado, USA, SEG Special Publication No. 21, pp 25–38.
Chapters
- Mudd, G M. 2023. Platinum Group Elements: Critical Resources for Sustainable Technologies. Critical Minerals and Sustainability Transition: A Forward Looking Perspective, Editors van Hullebusch, E D and Isaldar, A, Elsevier / CRC Press, pp 68–85.
- Mudd, G M and Currell, M J. 2022. Springs of the South-Western Great Artesian Basin, Australia: Balancing Sustainable Use and Cultural and Environmental Values. Threats to Springs in a Changing World: Science and Policies for Protection, Editor Katz, B and Currell, M J, Wiley & Sons and AGU Press, pp 69–84.
- Mudd, G M. 2021. The Resources Cycle: Key Sustainability Issues for the Mining of Metals and Minerals. Encyclopedia of Geology, Editor Robb, L A, Elsevier, Netherlands, Vol. 5, pp 607–620.
- Mudd, G M. 2020. Sustainable/Responsible Mining and Ethical Issues Related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Geoethics: Status and Future Perspectives, Editors Di Capua, G, Bobrowsky, P T, Kieffer, S W, and Palinkas, C, Geological Society of London, UK, Special Publication 508, pp 187–200.
- Mudd, G M. 2020. Metals and Elements Needed to Support Future Energy Systems. Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet, Editor Letcher, T M, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp 711–726.
- Jowitt, S M, Mudd, G M, Werner, T T, Weng, Z, Barkoff, D and McCaffrey, D. 2018. Critical Metals – An Overview. Metals, Minerals, and Society, Editor Arribas, A, Society for Economic Geology, Littleton, Colorado, USA, SEG Special Publication No. 21, pp 25–38.
- Critical minerals – resources, mining, supply chains
- Environmental impacts of mining – hydrogeology, surface water, tailings, waste rock, mine rehabilitation
- Sustainability governance – sustainability reporting, environmental impact assessment & management, risk management, responsible mining
- Top Media Performer Award 2022 (RMIT University)
- Mann Redmayne Award for best paper published in Applied Earth Sciences (2015)
- Most-cited paper in Resources Policy (2009-2013) by Elsevier in 2014