SHORT COURSE - Geometallurgy and Applied Mineralogy

This course takes place at:

Xstrata: Nickel Room, Xstrata Process Support
6 Edison Rd., Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada, P0M 1S0

Driving Instruction for XPS are: From downtown Sudbury take the Kingsway [ HWY 17 East ] to Falconbridge Road. Turn left onto Falconbridge Road and follow this to the end in the town of Falconbridge. Turn left in front of the Xstrata Nickel Security gate, then turn immediately right to the XPS building Visitor parking is along the front of the building as you approach.


Bus Shuttle details click here!

Topics and Presenters: (updated July 20 2009)

DAY 1 - Principles of Geometallurgy and Applied Mineralogy


• Introduction to geometallurgy (C. Hamilton, Activation Labs)
  
• The value of data from image analysis (C. Martin, Blue Coast Metallurgy Ltd.)
  
• Use of geostatistics in geometallurgy (G. Turner-Saad, SGS Lakefield Research Services)
  
• Ore body characterization I. Introduction and principles for geometalllurgy (P. Sylvester, Inco Innovation Centre, Memorial University)
  
• Ore body characterization II. Voisey’s Bay Case Study (M. Huminicki, Brandon University)
  
• Image analysis applied to mineral processing and metallurgy (R. Lastra, CANMET)
  
• Precious metal minerals: Mineral processing and metallurgy (L. Cabri, Cabri Consulting).
  
  
  DAY 2 - Practical Aspects of Image Analysis and Quantitative Mineralogy
  
  
• MLA and QemSCAN (C. Hamilton, Activation Labs)
  
• Sample preparation methods for image analysis (M. Shaffer, Inco Innovation Centre, Memorial University)
  
• New methods for mineral separation: electric-pulse disaggregation and hydroseparation (L. Cabri, Cabri Consulting)
  
• Process mineralogy at Xstrata Process Support (P. Whittaker, Xstrata Process Support)
  
• Tour of XPS Facilities (Extractive Metallurgy, Mineral Processing - Mineral Science))

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