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The opinions here are solely those of MEI's Dr. Barry Wills (www.linkedin.com/in/barrywillsmei), author of Mineral Processing Technology, Founding Editor of Minerals Engineering.
"MEI is the glue that holds the minerals industry together" (Prof. John Ralston, South Australian Scientist of the Year).

Saturday, 8 April 2017

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Why good technical English is essential for journal papers
SME 2017: report on mineral processing news and people
Flotation Chemistry v Flotation Physics
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World Rankings of Minerals & Mining Universities- a very strange list indeed!
People news from both sides of the pond
A Rising Star: Przemyslaw B. Kowalczuk
International Women in Mining Photo Competition
Are these WASET conferences just a scam?
Return to Chingola
Memories of Complex Ores '97, Bulawayo
The launch of the latest book on Process Mineralogy
Process Mineralogy '17 conference diary
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