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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).

Wednesday, 19 July 2017

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In conversation with Osvaldo Bascur
Are these WASET conferences just a scam?
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