We welcome Steinert as the 3rd sponsor of Physical Separation '22

One hundred and fifty years ago miners had two methods available to upgrade ores, gravity concentration and hand sorting. With the advent of flotation and the need to treat more finely disseminated ore bodies hand-sorting rapidly declined in importance, although gravity concentration is still the method of choice when mineralogical properties allow.

Gravity concentration will be a major topic at Physical Separation '22 in May, but so will sorting, as modern electronic sorters are playing an increasingly important role in reducing energy and water requirements on modern mines. 

Sensor technology enables fully automated sorting of materials whose differences would otherwise only be representable using complex analyses. New methods of induction or x-ray technology offer ideal conditions for clean metal concentrates or valuable metal-free residues and for standards of efficiency, and one of the leading companies in this field is Steinert, who we welcome as a sponsor to Physical Separation '22.

Steinert joins Hudbay Minerals and Gravity Mining as sponsors, our Media Partners International Mining and Imformed, and our Industry Advocates the Coalition for Eco-Efficient Comminution (CEEC), the Cornwall Mining Alliance and the Critical Minerals Association.

Although the formal deadline for abstracts has passed, we still invite submissions if you would like to present at the conference, which will be held online from May 9-11.

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