A brief update on MEI's November conferences

We hope that you will be able to join us in Cape Town in November for two conferences running back to back at the Vineyard Hotel.

Process Mineralogy '24 is back in Cape Town after the event two years ago was held in Spain to avoid the South African Covid restrictions. The 7th in the series, this year we welcome new sponsors AECI Mining Chemicals and Conundrum to our regulars Zeiss, Capstone Copper, Promet101, and Petrolab (see also posting of 7th December 2023). Our media partners are International Mining and Minerals Engineering, and our Industry Advocate is the Critical Minerals Association.

The deadline for abstracts is the end of May. There will be a small exhibition in the coffee and lunches area, and currently 3 booths are available for rental.

The conference dinner will be held at the GOLD Restaurant, which offers an authentic African experience. So much more than just an African restaurant, a night at GOLD is an immersive experience that will take you on a 14-dish taste-safari paired with traditional Mali puppets and entertainment.

Immediately following Process Mineralogy '24 will be the two day Critical Minerals '24, a new MEI conference (see posting of 11th December 2023). This is sponsored by Promet101, AECI Mining Chemicals, Capstone Copper, Steinert and Conundrum, with media partners International Mining and Minerals Engineering and industry advocates the Critical Minerals Association and the Coalition for Eco-Efficient Comminution (CEEC).

The latest sponsor, Steinert, is a provider of sensor-based sorting technology to the mining industry and is also a sponsor of Physical Separation '24 this year.  Ines Roth, of Steinert's Marketing Management, Germany said "Due to the energy transition, exponential growth in critical minerals is expected by 2050. Hence mining companies are extensively involved in finding and developing new resources of such critical minerals. Mining is expected to experience an incredible growth phase and this growth phase is not just with regards to the volume of rock which is expected to be moved but also the mix of minerals which are being and will be mined in the future. Combustion engine vehicles have a different metal mix requirement compared to electrical vehicles for example. Electrical vehicles require critical minerals such as: graphite, lithium, cobalt, nickel, and REE, where as conventional combustion vehicles do not require these".

The deadline for abstracts is the end of May and there will be a very small exhibition, with currently one booth available for rental.

The conference dinner on the first night will provisionally be at South Africa's oldest wine estate, Groot Constantia a short coach drive from the Vineyard Hotel.

Groot Constantia

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