The Scope

The symposium will cover past, present and future developments in mineral processing, with a focus on how past practices have influenced current operations and the trajectory of technology development.

Topics will include, but are not limited to:

• Comminution
• Physical separation, particularly gravity separation and the nugget effect
• Flotation
• Dewatering
• Tailings management and reprocessing of historic tailings
• Environmental considerations such as deleterious elements

Papers of particular interest to mineral processing operations in Atlantic Canada are encouraged.