Wednesday at Physical Separation '24

The final day of the conference, with 10 presentations on the physical separation of clays, iron ores, ilmenite, chromium and tin, and a last chance to talk to the exhibitors during the coffee and lunch breaks.

Represented at an MEI Conference for the first time, Consulmet is a specialist South African engineering group focused on fast-tracked design and construction of minerals processing plants, particularly in remote locations and developing countries. Consulmet has delivered greenfield and brownfield projects in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe and South America for BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, mid-tier and junior mining companies. Consulmet's Nico Van Vuuren and Ryno Pieters are shown below talking to Nicolene Roux, of Fraser Alexander, South Africa.

South Africa's Mintek has a strong presence at the conference, with seven delegates, shown below in a brief respite from the rain that has arrived today.

Gravitas Minerals is also exhibiting for the first time. This South African company has developed unique mineral processing processes, the Kalahari Process for iron ore and manganese processing, the Optima Process for coal processing and the ChromEx Process for chrome and ferrochrome.

In the photo below Tebogo Kale and Franco van de Venter (right) of Gravitas are talking to Kerneels Muller, Fred Bibbey and Schalk Bekker, of Tugela Mining and Minerals, South Africa, also specialising in innovative mineral processing techniques.

In closing the conference Amanda thanked the sponsors once more, as well as the exhibitors, chairpersons, authors and the delegates who have made this such a special event. After inviting everyone to Physical Separation '26, which will be held at the Vineyard again from April 20-23, 2026, we said all our goodbyes with final drinks in the conference foyer and terrace.

The remaining delegates at the end of the Farewell Drinks

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