Flotation '21: Call for Abstracts

This conference is now online

We still live in a time of great uncertainty, but whatever happens over the next few months, we have absolute certainty that Flotation '21 will take place in November, either as a hybrid event, or totally online.  If hybrid, authors will have the option of presenting live in Cape Town, between November 8-11, or submitting recorded presentations for viewing online. In any case, all presentations will be available on demand for 6 months after the event, via the conference website.

There is now a call for abstracts, which must be submitted online by the end of August. Authors will be notified of decisions on papers during September.

After the conference authors will be invited to submit their papers for peer-review for possible publication in Minerals Engineering. Papers will be handled exclusively by me, as the journal's Editor-in-Chief, and I will take into account discussion at the conference and effectively fast-track the reviewing process.

If your paper is accepted for publication after refereeing, it will be published immediately in the first available regular issue of Minerals Engineering, and included in the Virtual Special Issue of the conference on ScienceDirect. This is an ideal opportunity to present your work to an international audience and have your paper published in a refereed journal of high repute.

We would like to thank our sponsors, who have supported us throughout these difficult times, and welcome two new sponsors, who will be involved with an MEI flotation series conference for the first time.

Newmont is a sponsor of next month's Biomining '21 and is the world's largest gold mining company, with gold mines in Nevada, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Ghana, Argentina, Peru, and Suriname. In addition to gold, Newmont mines copper, silver, zinc and lead.

Cancha was one of the sponsors of last month's Comminution '21. Cancha is an integrated solution for geometallurgical sample selection, result interpretation, prediction modelling and reporting and is used by geologists, miners, metallurgists and geometallurgists to accurately, efficiently and transparently project metallurgical performance for mineral resources. Its unique geostatistical functions are used to ensure that samples are representative. Advanced data science is used to propose domain and regression models for parameters such as recovery, concentrate grade, and tonnage.

Current sponsors

Prof. Jim Finch, Emeritus Professor of McGill University, Canada, has been a long-standing consultant to MEI's flotation series, and we were proud to announce last year that he was the recipient of the IMPC's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Jim will present a keynote lecture at Flotation '21 on the appreciation of the life and work of Prof. Graeme Jameson, of the University of Newcastle, Australia, also a holder of the Lifetime Achievement Award and a regular contributor to the flotation series.

Graeme and Jim at Flotation '15

Few can claim a process or equipment that carries their name. The Jameson Cell is a rare example: an industrial endorsement of Professor Jameson’s already secured academic reputation that sets him apart. Taking the Cell as the unifying theme, Jim's talk will assess Graeme’s contributions to the technology of flotation, from fundamental models and innovative experiments to his continuing quest for the universal flotation machine.

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