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Nickel Processing '12
November 14-15, 2012
Cape Town, South Africa
Download the pdf brochure: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/brochure.pdf
This, the 3rd International Symposium on Processing of Nickel Ores & Concentrates (Nickel Processing '12), is organised by Minerals Engineering International in consultation with Dr Norman Lotter.
Nickel-bearing ores are seldom in the league of mega-tonnage such as occur in the porphyry copper deposits. The scale and life-of-mine of nickel operations are thus much more limited, and one has to maximize the asset worth by processing efficiency rather than volume. Whereas the nickel market has started to stabilize after the recession of 2008/9, it will be a while before we see the record highs of a few years ago when the metal price peaked at $25/lb. Although nickel operations are often complemented by other payable metals such as copper and the platinum-group elements, under the current market conditions, every gain that can be sustainably made on recovery and grade enhances the business case. It is intended that the conference will attract contributions from experts around the world, to provide a forum for discussion of common problems and possible performance opportunities.
The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers and plant operators, to discuss all aspects of the physical and chemical processing of nickel ores, copper-nickel ores and laterites, and nickel concentrates, including:
* Froth Flotation and other beneficiation methods
* Bio and Hydrometallurgy
* Pyrometallurgy
* Environmental aspects of nickel processing and smelting
Call for Papers
Papers are invited for presentation at Nickel Processing '12. All papers must be written and presented in English, the official language of the conference.
Abstract Submission
Short abstracts, of no more than 150 words, should be sent to Dr. Barry Wills by email (bwills@min-eng.com) by the end of June 2012.
Draft Papers
If accepted, draft papers will be required. These will form the unrefereed Proceedings, which will be available to delegates on a CD-ROM at the conference. Copyright on these papers belongs to the individual authors, and not to MEI.
Final Papers
Final papers should be submitted no later than one month after the end of the conference. Authors have two options:
1. Submission to Minerals Engineering, the world's number 1 journal in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, with the highest impact factor, and rated a maximum A* by the Australian Research Council. These will be refereed, and, if accepted, published in a special Computational Modelling issue of the journal. Corresponding authors will receive one complimentary copy of this special issue. All other delegates may purchase the special issue from Elsevier Science Ltd at a discounted rate.
2. Submission to the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM). The Journal is a recognized Department of Higher Education and Training accredited journal, with ABC accreditation by the Audit Bureau of Circulation of South Africa. The content of the Journal comprises Transactional and Journal papers. Transactional papers are of a very technical nature and are subject to stringent reviewing procedures while journal papers are of a more general and practical nature and go through a less severe reviewing process. Papers can be sent to the SAIMM publications coordinator, Caron Lance at caron@saimm.co.za.
More info: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/
Venue: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/venue.html
Programme: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/prog.html
Registration: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/reg.html
Exhibition: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/exhibit.html
Sponsorship: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/spons.html
November 14-15, 2012
Cape Town, South Africa
Download the pdf brochure: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/brochure.pdf
This, the 3rd International Symposium on Processing of Nickel Ores & Concentrates (Nickel Processing '12), is organised by Minerals Engineering International in consultation with Dr Norman Lotter.
Nickel-bearing ores are seldom in the league of mega-tonnage such as occur in the porphyry copper deposits. The scale and life-of-mine of nickel operations are thus much more limited, and one has to maximize the asset worth by processing efficiency rather than volume. Whereas the nickel market has started to stabilize after the recession of 2008/9, it will be a while before we see the record highs of a few years ago when the metal price peaked at $25/lb. Although nickel operations are often complemented by other payable metals such as copper and the platinum-group elements, under the current market conditions, every gain that can be sustainably made on recovery and grade enhances the business case. It is intended that the conference will attract contributions from experts around the world, to provide a forum for discussion of common problems and possible performance opportunities.
The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers and plant operators, to discuss all aspects of the physical and chemical processing of nickel ores, copper-nickel ores and laterites, and nickel concentrates, including:
* Froth Flotation and other beneficiation methods
* Bio and Hydrometallurgy
* Pyrometallurgy
* Environmental aspects of nickel processing and smelting
Call for Papers
Papers are invited for presentation at Nickel Processing '12. All papers must be written and presented in English, the official language of the conference.
Abstract Submission
Short abstracts, of no more than 150 words, should be sent to Dr. Barry Wills by email (bwills@min-eng.com) by the end of June 2012.
Draft Papers
If accepted, draft papers will be required. These will form the unrefereed Proceedings, which will be available to delegates on a CD-ROM at the conference. Copyright on these papers belongs to the individual authors, and not to MEI.
Final Papers
Final papers should be submitted no later than one month after the end of the conference. Authors have two options:
1. Submission to Minerals Engineering, the world's number 1 journal in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, with the highest impact factor, and rated a maximum A* by the Australian Research Council. These will be refereed, and, if accepted, published in a special Computational Modelling issue of the journal. Corresponding authors will receive one complimentary copy of this special issue. All other delegates may purchase the special issue from Elsevier Science Ltd at a discounted rate.
2. Submission to the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM). The Journal is a recognized Department of Higher Education and Training accredited journal, with ABC accreditation by the Audit Bureau of Circulation of South Africa. The content of the Journal comprises Transactional and Journal papers. Transactional papers are of a very technical nature and are subject to stringent reviewing procedures while journal papers are of a more general and practical nature and go through a less severe reviewing process. Papers can be sent to the SAIMM publications coordinator, Caron Lance at caron@saimm.co.za.
More info: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/
Venue: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/venue.html
Programme: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/prog.html
Registration: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/reg.html
Exhibition: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/exhibit.html
Sponsorship: www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/spons.html