Call for Papers
International Symposium “Water in Mineral Processing”
In conjunction with the
2012 SME Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA, USA
February 19-22, 2012
The first international symposium on water in mineral processing that intends to promote advanced physical and chemical methods of water purification and recycling to enable recovery of minerals. The symposium will be open to participants from both industry and academia and will focus on innovative water-use and water-purification technologies for mineral processing applications.
Papers on robust new methods of purifying water at low cost, with less energy, and minimized use of chemicals and impact on the environment will be welcome. Since most of the mineral processing operations require high water use to sustain the parameters of selective separation of minerals, the symposium intends to address the needs for sustainable technologies with reduced water consumption and reduced discharge of wastewater. Strong emphasize will also be given to fundamental aspects of the effects of quality of processing water on recovery in mineral separation operations and grade of the products.
Deadlines
Abstract: March 15, 2011
Manuscript: June 30, 2011
Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
Abstracts will be accepted until May 15. However, due to a limited number of sessions the late submissions might not qualify for oral presentation.
More information on the symposium will be available at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) website soon.