Mineralogy for Metallurgists Workshop
5 September 2010
Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre, Brisbane Australia
Presented by Bill Johnson, Dee Bradshaw and Steve Walters
Objectives:
- To introduce basic mineralogy principles and common mineralogical factors that affect mineral processing.
- To provide understanding of application and selection of commonly used mineralogical techniques
- To provide the participants an overview of process mineralogy
Description and Plan:
The ultimate goal of a mineral processing plant is to recover as much of the target mineral(s) as possible from the ore being treated to achieve the best economics. Selection of the mineral processing techniques and development of the flowsheet are the most important steps in achieving this goal. However, due to the complexity of the ore, the recoveries of valuable minerals may be not satisfactory even when the mineral processing technique(s) are well chosen and the flowsheet is well developed. In other words, minerals of interest can be lost to the tailings for mineralogical reasons. Thus, it is important for metallurgists to understand the impact of mineralogical factors on mineral processing and to know how to solve mineral processing problems through mineralogy studies.
This workshop focuses on practical processing problems encountered in processing various ores (particularly precious and base metals ores), and provides a comparison of commonly used mineralogical techniques and methods for selecting the right method for the problem. The workshop is aimed at metallurgists working in the minerals industry, however mineralogists and other staff working in the industry can also gain benefit from attending. Issues will be provided from a variety of processing options such as gravity separation, flotation, cyanidation and pre-oxidation.
Workshop Duration and Venue:
The workshop will be of one day duration and is intended to be held on Sunday 5th September, 2008 at the Conference venue. The workshop will be presented using Powerpoint slides. Notes from each of the presenters will be provided to participants after workshop.
Number of Participants:
Number of participants: 10 (min). Please note the workshop may be cancelled if the minimum number of participants is not achieved.
