ZEISS Workshop on New Developments in Automated Mineral Analysis
Join us for a pre-conference workshop to discuss the latest developments in the use of automated mineralogy software across 2D and 3D throughout the mining value chain.
Sunday 18th November 2018 | 1.00 pm – 4.30 pm
The Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town
Workshop Agenda
1:00 |
Afternoon tea and welcome |
Dr. Ben Tordoff, Business Sector Manager, ZEISS |
1:15 |
Addressing complex ore bodies with new features in Mineralogic Mining v1.6 |
Shaun Graham, ZEISS Mining Team, UK |
1:45 |
An introduction to Python and it’s power in mineralogy data analysis |
Dr. Pieter Botha, CEO, Hippo Geosciences, Australia |
2:15 |
Automated Mineralogy – its use in Site Selection, Metallurgical Test Design and Plant Optimisation |
Nick Wilshaw, CEO, Grinding Solutions, UK |
2:45 |
Maximising the value of mineralogy, a staple rather than luxury to the Metallurgists’ diet |
James Strongman, Director, Petrolab, UK |
3:15 |
The Forgotten Power of Optical Petrography: A call for Bringing Back a Classic Technique to Augment Automated Electron- and X-ray based Imaging and Analysis of Geomaterials |
Prof. Alan R Butcher, Geological Survey of Finland |
3:45 |
X-ray microscopy and 3D image analysis for applications in beneficiation |
Dr. Desh Chetty, Head of Research, Mintek Mineralogy Division |
4:00 |
Panel discussion topic: Next generation technology requirements and research themes to address modern mineral processing challenges in industry and academia |
Chair: Dr. Megan Becker, Associate Professor, Centre for Mineral Research, University of Cape Town Panelists: |
4:30 |
Process Mineralogy 2018 welcome reception |
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