SHORT COURSE - Pyrometallurgy of Nickel

Duration:	Saturday, August 22nd & Sunday, August 23rd at Laurentian University. Bus Shuttle details click here!
Price:	$700 (students $350) (includes hard copy course notes, lunch on Saturday & Sunday, and refreshments)
Capacity:	60 people. You are not required to be a conference delegate to attend the short courses.
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Main Organizer(s):	Phillip Mackey, Xstrata Process Support, Extractive Metallurgy
	Torstein Utigard, University of Toronto

Topics and Presenters (updated June 30 2009 - Note: There is some flexibility in the timetable to allow for discussion of all topics)

DAY 1

08:30 - 08:50 - Introductions / Overview of Nickel (E. Guerra / P.J. Mackey, T. Utigard )
08:50 - 09:20 - Nickel metallurgy in perspective (W. Davenport, University of Arizona)
09:20 - 09:50 - Overview of Global Markets and Applications for Nickel (W. Elms, Valeinco)
09:50 - 10:10 - COFFEE BREAK
10:10 - 10:20 - Nickel smelting - sulphide and laterite - Introduction (T. Utigard, University of Toronto)
10:20 - 12:00 - Sulphide nickel - Part 1a - Electric furnace smelting (R. Schonewille, Xstrata Nickel)
10:20 - 12:00 - Sulphide nickel - Part 1b - Flash furnace smelting (J. Liu - Valeinco)
10:20 - 12:00 - Sulphide nickel - Part II - Converting and refining issues (R. Schonewille, Xstrata Nickel)
12:00 - 13:00 - LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00 - Laterite nickel - Part II - Drying / Pre-reduction - Design Aspects (S. Kashani-Nejad, Hatch)
13:00 - 15:00 - Laterite nickel - Part I - Drying / Pre-reduction - Kiln & flash systems - plant aspects (M. Prokesch, FLS)
13:00 - 15:00 - Laterite nickel - Part IV - Electric furnace - Design aspects (T. Koehler, Hatch)
13:00 - 15:00 - Laterite nickel - Part V - Some operating considerations for laterite smelters (M.Y. Solar, Consultant)
15:00 - 15:20 - COFFEE BREAK
15:20 - 15:50 - Ferronickel refining (M. Zamalloa, Xstrata Nickel-Falcondo).
15:50 - 16:30 - Questions - discussion on topics intruded during the day (All presenters / participants).
18:30 - 21:00 - OFFICIAL DINNER - to be confirmed in July

DAY 2 - Sunday, August 23 2009
09:00 - 09:20 - Review of Day 1 - discussion (W. Davenport - University of Arizona)
09:20 - 09:50 - Modern process control (P. Nelson, Xstrata Process Support)
09:50 - 10:10 - COFFEE BREAK
10:10 - 10:40 - Trends in environmental regulations - Implications for the mining industry (J. Hooper, Valeinco)
10:40 - 11:10 - New nickel smelting technologies (R. Jones, Mintek)
11:10 - 12:00 - Final discussion / wrap up (All presenters / participants)
12:00 - 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK AND COMPLETION OF COURSE