[4] In a 1961 letter from the University of Queensland (UQ), to the inaugural secretary of AMIRA, Beryl Jacka, detailed the foundational aspirations of the new organisation.
[4] In that year, Jim May was appointed AMIRA's first full time CEO in which he served in this capacity until his retirement in 1994.
In that time, May initiated the ‘AMIRA model’ in which research and development (R&D) collaborative methods were introduced throughout the organisation.
Some of those countries that AMIRA has and maintains strong connections is Chile, South Africa and the United States to name a few.
Moreover, as the organisation began to branch further out from its beginnings in Melbourne, the company moved its base to Perth, Western Australia, to be closer to the mineral industry in the state.