Uranium is known to occur in over 200 different minerals but most of these do not occur in deposits of sufficient grade to warrant economic extraction. Uranium ore can be extracted by open pit, underground or in-situ mining methods. Uranium mill process flowsheets and unit operations for yellow cake production vary based on chemical and […]
Tunneling Fundamentals, Practice and Innovations is an annual short course for industry professionals that provides a comprehensive overview of tunnel planning, design and construction across all applications and all geologies. Through presentations by the tunneling industry's top-practicing experts combined with one-of-a-kind hands-on labs and demonstrations, this four-day course will provide you with a sound understanding […]
Water is fundamental to mining and mineral industry and widely used for processing and treatment, heating, cooling, dust suppression, etc. Managing water and effluent discharge quality throughout the mine life is key to efficient mining and has a big role in mining environmental impact and footprint. Treatment technologies often must deal with regulatory requirements, environmental […]
World leaders in digital high-speed imaging and explosive education, Vision Research and the Colorado School of Mines, have announced a collaboration to develop a university-level short course on high-speed imaging's wide range of applications with a focus on experimentation with explosives and ballistic applications. The short course is a carefully structured introduction to main topics […]
Westin Bayshore Vancouver
1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, Canada
The CAC conference is where the Canadian and international coal industry gathers each year. Industry leaders and experts offer delegates insights into the Canadian and international coal industry. Stay ahead of the curve by learning about the latest developments and trends in the coal industry and make business connections that will last long after the […]
Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver
655 burrard street, vancouver, british columbia, Canada
AME Speaker Series: Junior Company Playbook - Positioning Yourself for Success AME – in partnership with Women in Mining BC – launches the 2017/2018 Speaker Series with "Junior Company Playbook - Positioning Yourself for Success," a panel discussion about how to position your company for success, including how to turn your technical information into a […]
Poor sampling, compounded by poor laboratory subsampling, leads to questionable geostatistics, and generates severe conciliation problems between the geological model, the mine, and the plant estimates. These problems also affect the price of commodities and the validity of environmental assessments. The result is a huge money loss for the company involved, evolving later in likely […]
McGill University - COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory
3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Instructors: Marcelo Godoy, Newmont Mining Corporation, USA; Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University, Canada; and Guy Desharnais, SGS Canada Inc., Canada Content and Objectives This course is designed according to the latest regulations on public reporting of Mineral Resources. It aims at showing how state-of-the-art statistical and geostatistical techniques help answering the requirements of those regulations in […]
More than 90% of quantitative professionals (inclusive of Engineers, scientists and analysts) use Excel at a basic level. Yet possibly less than 10% would have received any guidance on how to use Excel effectively. Hence many professionals use Excel in a manner that much of their work is not shared effectively with their colleagues leading […]
Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel
999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Who should attend: Lawyers and mining executives. Learning level: All levels Mining continues to be of major importance both in British Columbia and on the international economic stage. This course will focus on the legal and pragmatic implications of current developments affecting practice in this area. Join us for a comprehensive update, both legal and […]
In order to optimize a mineral processing plant there are nine steps required: 1. Collect data (measurement) 2. Collate data (into a database) 3. Flowsheeting 4. Mass Balance 5. Inference 6. Determine Operational Parameter 7. Model fit 8. Simulate 9. Optimise Mass balancing is often taught using least squares minimization. Inference is generally not taught […]
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