Water, Air and Land: Sustainability Issues in Mineral and Metal Extraction (WALSIM)

Chair(s): C. Jia, University of Toronto - R. Rao, McGill University

Technical Program schedule is subject to change.
Final program will be posted as of July 1, 2008.

 

The quest for a better quality of life by growing world population has driven the demand for metals and minerals to a record level. Satisfying this demand intensifies the challenges associated with waste production, water and land use and air quality.  How to maximize the value of natural resources in harmony with the environment is a central question to be addressed in this symposium. We will continue to search for viable solutions in waste minimization, utilization and recycling. We will examine the technical options for reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, as well as the opportunities in water treatment and recycling.  Join us as we bring together leaders and practitioners from developing and developed countries. Major Areas:

• Recycling of metals from post-consumer materials (e.g. electronics, discarded batteries)
• Recovery of metals and other values from industrial by-products (e.g. spent catalysts, slags)
• Greenhouse gas management
• Emission reduction of air pollutants (e.g. SO2, NOx, PM, Hg)
• Wastewater treatment and reuse
• Recovery of chemicals and reagents from process waters
• Treatment, processing and reuse of tailings
• Acid mine/rock drainage
• Mining site remediation and land reclamation

PROCEEDINGS

The proceedings of the symposium will be published in CD form and will be available at the meeting. All papers will be refereed and edited prior to final acceptance and publication.

ORGANIZING COMMITTTEE

Charles Jia / Chair
University of Toronto
Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
200 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5
Tel.: (416) 946-3097
Fax: (416) 978-8605
Email: cq.jia@utoronto.ca


S.R. (Ram) Rao / Co-chair
McGill University
Mining, Metals and Materials Engineering
3610 University Street
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B2
Tel: 1-514-398-4755, ext. 0332
Fax: 1-514-398-4492
Email: Ram.Rao@mcgill.ca


Chris Pickles / Co-chair
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
Email: pickles-c@mine.queensu.ca

Mike Sudbury / Co-chair
Consultant
Oakville, Ontario
Email: msudbury@cogeco.ca

Lucky Amaratunga/ Co-chair
Laurentian University
Sudbury, Ontario
Email: jasper@isys.ca

Stephane Brienne / Co-chair
Teck Cominco
Trail, BC
Email: stephane.brienne@teckcominco.com

T. T. Chen / Co-chair
CANMET
Ottawa, Ontario
Email: tchen@nrcan.gc.ca

International Representatives

Prof Kazuki Morita
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Email: kzmorita@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Prof Qingcai Liu
Chongqing University
China
Email: liuqc@cqu.edu.cn

Sponsored by: The Environment Section of the Metallurgical Society of CIM,                    Consortium on Sustainable Materials (COSM)