Cornish company Petrolab has been a regular sponsor of MEI's Process Mineralogy series, and we thank them for their continuing support with Process Mineralogy '26. And a special thank-you, as the company has also agreed sponsorship of Critical Minerals '26 which immediately follows Process Mineralogy '26. Petrolab also sponsored Critical Minerals '24, the first in this series.
Petrolab Technical Director, James Strongman, said "Petrolab is very proud to continue sponsoring both the Process Mineralogy and Critical Minerals MEI Conferences. The process mineralogy conference is a key date in our calendar; it's an opportunity not only to showcase the work we have been conducting with our clients and technology partners, but also to leverage the invaluable network we have built over the years. The conference has an unrivaled blend of industry, academic research, and technology partners, which really helps to foster innovation and technology development while linking to real world applications. Critical minerals has been a great conference for focusing on an ever-growing, yet particularly challenging field. This is perhaps unsurprisingly where we are seeing the greatest amounts of innovation and diversity in projects. We are particularly excited to see how other groups and technologies are meeting those challenges and opportunities. It is also a conference that brings people for outside the traditional mining and mineral processing industries".
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| Petrolab's James Strongman and Corinne Garner at Process Mineralogy '24 |
Petrolab provides technical support services to the mining, minerals processing and materials industries worldwide and has been operating for over 30 years. They are specialists in the mineralogical investigation of rocks, mineral resources and manufactured inorganic materials by microscopic analysis. High quality interpretative reports help clients evaluate the potential of their mineral resources and solve materials related problems. Headquartered in Redruth, in the centre of the historic tin and copper mining district, Petrolab has close links with local and international companies, such as fellow Process Mineralogy '26 sponsor Zeiss, and offers world class expertise in the mining and minerals processing industries.
A reminder that if you would like to present a paper at either of these conferences, the deadline for short abstracts is the end of next month.



