MEI Online #431

Hello Everyone,

It's not too late to send in abstracts for Computational Modelling '19 and Physical Separation '19, but Barry is starting to put the programmes together so be quick! If you would like to submit an abstract, please contact Barry to let him know. If you are coming to Falmouth this June, and have the chance to stay over the weekend, then you may want to take part in the Walking with Poldark tour organised by Cornish Lithium Ltd on Saturday 15 June, before spending the evening in one of Falmouth's pubs listening to some nautical tunes at the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival.

Barry's Blog:
* An invitation to 'Walk with Poldark' after Physical Separation '19
* The 2019 Canadian Mineral Processors Conference
* The MEI Blog: 10 years old today
* Responsible mining: evidently not in Minas Gerais

Best regards,
Amanda
linkedin.com/amandawills
facebook.com/MEIConferences
Twitter @MEIChat

Minerals Engineering Conferences
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Final Call for Papers: Computational Modelling '19
* Final Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19
* Call for Papers: Flotation '19
* First Announcement: Comminution '20
* First Announcement: Biomining '20
* First Announcement: Sustainable Minerals '20
* First Announcement: Hi-Tech Metals '20
* First Announcement: Process Mineralogy '20

Analytical Techniques & Applied Mineralogy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Process Mineralogy '20
* FLSmidth Acquires IMP Automation Group
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Minerals Engineering Vol.130
Analytical Techniques & Applied Mineralogy is sponsored by FEI

Biotechnology
~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Biomining '20 * Recently Refereed Publication:
Minerals Engineering Vol.130

Comminution
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* First Announcement: Comminution '20
* CEEC’s Global Reach Boosted by New Directors and Advocates
* Recently Refereed Publications:
Minerals Engineering Vol.130
Journal of Cleaner Production Vol.211

Comminution is sponsored by Russell Mineral Equipment

Computer Applications
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Final Call for Papers: Computational Modelling '19

Electrometallurgy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.183

Environmental Issues
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* First Announcement: Sustainable Minerals '20 * MGX Minerals Announces Oilsands Lithium Extraction and Wastewater Treatment System Deployments
* Natural Resources: First Agreement Between BRGM and University of Cape Town
* Vale Investing US$390 Million in Implementation of Dry Stacking Tailings Disposal Tech from 2020
* Responsible Mining: Evidently not in Minas Gerais
* Vale Looks to Decommission Upstream Tailings Dams Following Brumadinho Breach
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Journal of Cleaner Production Vol.211

Froth Flotation
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* Call for Papers: Flotation '19
* Recently Refereed Publications:
Minerals Engineering Vol.130
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Vol.564

Froth Flotation is sponsored by FLSmidth

General Minerals Engineering
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Conference Announcement: Mineral Engineering Conference MEC 2019
* How Portable Processing is Shaking up Mineral Beneficiation

Gravity Concentration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Final Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19

Hydrometallurgy
~~~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Biomining '20
* Maelgwyn Minerals’ Leachox Refractory Gold Process hits the Gold Standard
* Recently Refereed Publications:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.183
Minerals Engineering Vol.130
Journal of Cleaner Production Vol.211

Magnetic/Electrical Separation
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* Final Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19

Materials Handling
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* Weir Minerals Enhances Pump Maintenance with Adjustment Technology

Pyrometallurgy
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* Recently Refereed Publication:
Minerals Engineering Vol.130

Reagents
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* Recently Refereed Publications:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.183
Minerals Engineering Vol.130

Reagents is sponsored by Axis House

Sizing, Classification & Sorting
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* Final Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19

Solid-Liquid Separation
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* Final Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19

Solid-Liquid Separation is sponsored by FLSmidth

Plant Operations
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* Outotec to Deliver Filtration Technology for a Lithium Processing Plant in Australia
* Trafigura JV to Build $2.8bn Metal Smelter in Saudi Arabia

Plant Operations News Australasia is sponsored by Magotteaux

Plant Operations News Europe is sponsored by Holman-Wilfley

People News
~~~~~~~~
* Join the Minerals Engineers LinkedIn Group
People News Australia is sponsored by JKMRC & JKTech

Commodities
~~~~~~~~~
New items in:
* Aluminium - Refereed Publications
* Antimony - Refereed Publications
* Arsenic - Refereed Publications
* Calcium Carbonate - Refereed Publications
* Copper - Refereed Publications
* Germanium - Refereed Publications
* Gold - News
* Gold - Refereed Publications
* Indium - Refereed Publications
* Iron - Refereed Publications
* Lead - Refereed Publications
* Lithium - Refereed Publications
* Manganese - Refereed Publications
* Molybdenum - Refereed Publications
* Nickel - Refereed Publications
* Phosphates - Refereed Publications
* Rare Earths & Thorium - Refereed Publications
* Rhenium - Refereed Publications
* Silver - Refereed Publications
* Uranium - Refereed Publications
* Zinc - Refereed Publications

MEI Online Update #430

Hello Everyone,

First off, I need to remind you that the deadline for abstracts for Computational Modelling '19 and Physical Separation '19 is the end of this week. If you would like to submit an abstract but are running late, please contact Barry to let him know. These events will run back-to-back in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK this June.

There is also a Final Call for Papers for Flotation '19. Taking place, as usual, in November in Cape Town at the fantastic Vineyard Hotel, this is the 9th event in a series which just keeps on going from strength to strength. If flotation is your thing then do your best to join us! And if you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Jon asap as there are now only 5 booths left. The exhibition area is integral to this event - the welcome reception, and all lunches and coffee breaks are held there. See the diagram to the right. "It is now widely accepted that this series of Conferences are 'must attend' events for both flotation researchers and practitioners. The great value of attending the Conference is that it provides an excellent forum for an exchange of views among those doing more fundamental research and those from industry who are able to share their successes and challenges with the audience." Cyril O'Connor, IMPC Chairman

And I mustn't forget that there is a First Announcement of Hi-Tech Metals '20 and Process Mineralogy '20, which will take place back-to-back in October 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.

We have had a couple more sponsors join us in the last few weeks. I announced in the last newsletter that regular MEI Conferences sponsor, Zeiss, are sponsoring Flotation '19, and now they have also signed up as sponsors of Comminution '20, Process Mineralogy '20, and Hi-Tech Metals '20.

I'm also very pleased to be able to announce that Hudbay Minerals are sponsoring Physical Separation '19, Flotation '19, and Comminution '20. This is the first time that Hudbay Minerals have sponsored an MEI conference so a big thank you from us all!

Barry's Blog:
* Should journal reviewers be rewarded for their efforts?
* Ying Gu, 1956-2019
* 16th European Symposium on Comminution and Classification
* Sad news from Cape Town on the death of Roger Thomas
* Flotation '19: Call for Abstracts
* Pleasant surprises at the first Cornish Mining Sundowner of the year
* Two important MEI deadlines fast approaching
* Five more companies confirm support of MEI Conferences
* The advantages of publishing your paper in a Minerals Engineering Virtual Special Issue
* The launching of the latest SME Mineral Processing Handbook
* Mountains and Battlefields in KwaZulu-Natal
* We welcome Master Magnets as a sponsor of Physical Separation '19
* IMPC 2020, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 18 - 22 October 2020
* 2018 with MEI
* The last Cornish sundowner of the year, in historic Camborne

Best regards,
Amanda
linkedin.com/amandawills
facebook.com/MEIConferences
Twitter @MEIChat


Minerals Engineering Conferences
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Final Call for Papers: Computational Modelling '19
* Final Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19
* Call for Papers: Flotation '19
* First Announcement: Comminution '20
* First Announcement: Biomining '20
* First Announcement: Sustainable Minerals '20
* First Announcement: Hi-Tech Metals '20
* First Announcement: Process Mineralogy '20

Analytical Techniques & Applied Mineralogy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Process Mineralogy '20
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.182

Analytical Techniques & Applied Mineralogy is sponsored by FEI

Biotechnology
~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Biomining '20
* Conference Announcement: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS) 2019
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.182

Comminution
~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Comminution '20
* Conference Report: CEEC Mt.Isa Workshop
* CEEC Medal Applications Open
* Metso Completes the Divestment of its Grinding Media Business to Moly-Cop
* Crush It! Challenge - Develop the Next Generation of Mining
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Powder Technology Vol.342

Comminution is sponsored by Russell Mineral Equipment

Computer Applications
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Call for Papers: Computational Modelling '19
* New Powder Calibration Report Provides Guidelines for Simulation of Powder Handling Processes Using Discrete Element Modeling
* Even More Particles, Faster with EDEM 2019
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification Vol.135

Environmental Issues
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Sustainable Minerals '20
* Russian Project Aims to Clean up Smelting
* Mineworx Joint Venture with Enviroleach Begins Second Phase of Electronic Waste Concentration Plant
* Recently Refereed Publications:
Journal of Cleaner Production Vol.210
Hydrometallurgy Vol.182, 2018

Froth Flotation
~~~~~~~~~~
* Call for Papers: Flotation '19
* Flotation ’19: Call for Abstracts
* Recently Refereed Publications:
Powder Technology Vol.342
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification Vol.135
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Vol.562
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Vol.561
Froth Flotation is sponsored by FLSmidth

General Minerals Engineering
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Hi-Tech Metals '20
* Conference Announcement: BMPC 2019 (XVIIIth Balcan Mineral Processing Congress)
* Conference Announcement: IMPC-EURASIA 2019
* Conference Report: CRC Ore Annual Assembly 2018
* The Launching of the Latest SME Mineral Processing Handbook

Gravity Concentration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Powder Technology Vol.342

Hydrometallurgy
~~~~~~~~~~~
* First Announcement: Biomining '20
* Conference Announcement: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS) 2019
* Development of E3 Metals’ Extraction Technology Improves Lithium Concentration and Recovery
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.182

Magnetic/Electrical Separation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19
* 2018 Marks a Record Year of Sales for Eddy Current Separators

Materials Handling
~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Metso Ships First Batch of Valves with 3D Printed Parts

Reagents
~~~~~~
* BASF and Guangdong Provincial Government Sign Framework Agreement to Establish Verbund Site in Zhanjiang, China
* Recently Refereed Publication:
Hydrometallurgy Vol.182

Reagents is sponsored by Axis House

Sizing, Classification & Sorting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19
* FLSmidth: Completely Re-engineered Trommel Chassis and Screen Media Package

Solid-Liquid Separation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Call for Papers: Physical Separation '19

Solid-Liquid Separation is sponsored by FLSmidth

Plant Operations
~~~~~~~~~~~
* FLSmidth to Expand Hindalco’s Alumina Refinery in Odisha, India
* Zambia’s Largest Manganese Smelter Under Construction by Chinese Firm
* Nordic Gold Completes 1,234 Ounce First Pour
* Jubilee Secures More Chrome Processing Capacity
* ABB Gearless Mill Drive & Digital Services Help Increase Production by 50% at Kinross Tasiast
* Copper Miner Collahuasi Plans $3.2 Billion Investment to Boost Production
* Alba Starts Biggest Furnace in its History
* MACA to Refurbish Adaman’s Kirkalocka Gold Project in Western Australia
* Roxgold Announces Under Budget Completion of Bagassi South Project
* Advanced Milling Control System Yields Productivity Increase at the Asanko Gold Mine

Plant Operations News Australasia is sponsored by Magotteaux

Plant Operations News Europe is sponsored by Holman-Wilfley

People News
~~~~~~~~
* Dr. Ying Gu (1956-2019)
* Major Chinese Award to Prof. Jan Miller
* Dr. Zhiyong Gao Becomes Youngest Vice-Dean at Central South University, China
* Prof. Janusz Laskowski Honoured by Special Journal Issue
* SMI PhD Student Presents at Falling Walls Lab Australia
* Join the Minerals Engineers LinkedIn Group
People News Australia is sponsored by JKMRC & JKTech

Commodities
~~~~~~~~~
New items in:
* Aluminium - News
* Aluminium - Refereed Publications
* Copper - News
* Copper - Refereed Publications
* Diamond - News
* Gold - News
* Gold - Refereed Publications
* Iron - Refereed Publications
* Lithium - News
* Lithium - Conference Announcements
* Manganese - News
* Phosphates - Refereed Publications
* Platinum Group Metals - Refereed Publications
* Quartz - Refereed Publications
* Rare Earths & Thorium - News
* Rare Earths & Thorium - Refereed Publications
* Tungsten - Refereed Publications
* Uranium - Conference Announcements
* Zinc - News
* Zinc - Refereed Publications
* Zirconium - Refereed Publications

MEI Online Update #429

Hello Everyone,

There's been a bit of a wait for this newsletter - my apologies, I've been busy working on Process Mineralogy'18 and Hi-Tech Metals '18, which took place in Cape Town last month. Both events went smoothly, and you can catch up with them by reading Barry's conference diaries (Process Mineralogy '18, Hi-Tech Metals '18) and viewing the photos (Process Mineralogy '18, Hi-Tech Metals '18).

In other conference news, there is now a Call for Papers for Flotation '19, which will be held in Cape Town next November, and a Final Call for Papers for Computational Modelling '19 and Physical Separation '19, which are to be held in Falmouth, UK, next June.

We have also had a number of new sponsors join us in the last few weeks too. Regular MEI Conferences sponsor, Zeiss, are sponsoring Flotation '19, as are Senmin for the 7th time. We also have a new sponsor for Physical Separation '19; Master Magnets are sponsoring for the first time.

Lastly, nominations are invited for the 2018 MEI Young Person's Award

Barry's Blog:
* The importance of mineral processing: the message just isn't getting through
* Nominations invited for 2018 MEI Young Person's Award
* Is CO2 the most maligned gas in history?
* Hi-Tech Metals '18: conference diary
* Prof. Doug Fuerstenau: 90 years old today
* Process Mineralogy '18: conference diary
* The Blue Train: a sobering reminder of the diversity of South Africa
* Final Calls for Abstracts: Physical Separation '19 and Computational Modelling '19
* Day 2 of Hi-Tech Metals '18 and the end of a great week at the Vineyard
* New Faces on the first day of Hi-Tech Metals '18
* Process Mineralogy '18: the final day
* A great evening at Kirstenbosch with Process Mineralogy '18
* Process Mineralogy '18 gets underway
* Process Mineralogy '18 welcome reception follows from Zeiss Workshop
* Recent Developments and Future of Modelling in Mineral Processing
* A very special day of remembrance
* High capacity fine screens: the future for closing grinding circuits
* Exploiting Cornwall's Geothermal Potential

Best regards,
Amanda
linkedin.com/amandawills
facebook.com/MEIConferences
Twitter @MEIChat