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March 2018
YPLC
MinSouth heat of the Young Persons' Lecture Competition. Short presentations will be given on the following topics: Magmatic controls on the formation of giant porphyry Cu deposits: lessons from modelling Experimental study of halogens partitioning into sulphides: implications for the formation of porphyry-copper deposits Lithium Mining from Pegmatites The Nature and Distribution of Tungsten in Non-ore Minerals within Metasedimentary Rocks (Drakelands Tungsten Deposit, Devon, UK).
Find out more »YPLC Regional Final
The South East Regional final will choose the contestant to go to the 2018 YPLC UK final on 25 April at The Armourers' Hall, London. Join other Members and materials people from the South East for the 2018 YPLC Regional final. Have an enjoyable event, with complimentary food, wine and refreshments. Listen to five high caliber 15-minute presentations on a variety of materials topics including giant porphyry Cu deposits, micro glass blowing, new efficient solar cells, sandwich structures for crash…
Find out more »April 2018
General meeting
Stef Kapusniak, SMD and UMS, underwater mining.
Find out more »Geometallurgy 2017
Geometallurgy is regarded as the process of understanding a mineral deposit in terms of its structure and properties with a view to establishing and optimising its economic value. Geometallurgy 2017 will bring together experts from academia and industrial research institutes, practitioners from operating mines, consultants and contractors, as well as industry bodies, with the aim of increasing the understanding and sustainable extraction of mineral assets. The conference will be held at IOM3, 297 Euston Road, London, and will feature opportunities…
Find out more »MIMinE Annual Safety Seminar
The Midland Institute of Mining Engineers is holding its annual safety seminar at the Holiday Inn, Sheffield. An excellent line up of speakers planned and the preliminary programme is now available at the MIMinE website. Registration is required and forms can be downloaded from http://www.themime.org.uk/events/ Students or Young Members may be eligible for grant aid, so they should request a Grant Application Form from MIMinE. All applicants will be considered.
Find out more »Geometallurgy 2017
Continuation of event from 13 December.
Find out more »YPLC National Final
Time to be confirmed.
Find out more »May 2018
The feasibility of re-use/recycling of mine tailings
Sue Struthers of Skapa Mining Services will give a talk which describes research into the feasibility of recycling mine tailings, using four Australian base-metal mines as case studies. This includes characterisation studies, column leach tests and laboratory trials used to assess extraction of remaining metal values; removal of potential contaminants; and development of various tailings products and topsoil. Recycling flowsheets and economic feasibility studies will be discussed, together with applications and examples of tailings recycling. The concept of ‘Total Project…
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