THURSDAY JUNE 7th, 2018
07:30 am Registration for participants
SESSION I : OPENING
| 08:30 am | Welcoming Words from the organizing committee |
| 08:45 am | Sensor Based Bulk Sorting for Improved Grade Control and Process Operation. Dr. Bern Klein. University of British Columbia, Canada. |
| 09:10 am | Methodology to evaluate the benefits of grinding control using PST technology for an on-line particle size accurate measurement. Ramón Urquiola. Cidra Minerals Processing. |
| 09:35 am | Maintain the grinding efficiency as well as the mill performance as liners are worn. Olav Mejia. Allnorth Consulting. UBC. |
| 10:00 am | Treating lead-zinc sulphide ore mill wastewaters by dissolved air flotation, for water reuse. Jorge Rubio. Laboratory of mineral and environmental technology. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
| 10:25 am | COFFEE BREAK I sponsored by LABORATORIO PLENGE. |
SESSION II : FLOTATION CELLS AND PROCESS EQUIPMENT
| 11:00 am | Column flotation: contribution to the process and key aspects of design and operation. Rodrigo Nuñez. METSO. |
| 11:25 am | Concept of flotation MixedCircuit ™ MixedRow ™. Vladimir Gonzales. FLSmidth. |
| 11:50 am | Design of efficient flotation circuits using Jameson cell. Rodrigo Araya. Virginia Lawson. Glencore Technology. |
| 12:15 pm | Pre-Concentration of Low Grade Copper Ores by Coarse Particle Flotation. José Concha. ERIEZ. |
| 12:40 pm | Application of Taguchi method for control and optimization of Cu-Mo rougher flotation circuit. Miguel Mayta. University of San Agustin. Southern Peru. |
| 01:05 pm | LUNCH RECESS |
SESSION III : FLOTATION REAGENTS I
| 02:30 pm | Industrial application of AERO® 7260HFP as partial replacement of NaSH in the selective flotation of Cu-Mo. Alexis Campos. Solvay. |
| 02:55 pm | Validation of results at laboratory level of the sulphide and copper oxide flotation, using open cycle flotation techniques with final products. Ramón Sotomayor. RESCO. |
| 03:20 pm | Danafloat collectors for flotation and foam agents. Jorge Jimeno Hernández. Cheminova Danafloat. |
| 03:40 pm | Innovation, development of flotation reagents and trials in plant. Rodolfo Conocc Estrella. Royal Chemical. |
| 04:05 pm | ORFOM® D8 depressant in copper/molybdenum separation operations. Benigno Ramos. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. |
| 04:30 pm | COFFEE BREAK II |
SESSION IV : PLANTS I
| 05:00 pm | Uchucchacua – Flotation evolution in 42 years of operation. Juan Ayala. Royer Rodas. Minas Buenaventura Company – Uchucchacua. |
| 05:25 pm | Particle size effect in column flotation. Percy Rojas. Chinalco Toromocho Mining Company. |
| 05:50 pm | Implementation and optimization of cyanidation tailing flotation. César Jacobo. Julio Ayquipa. Buenaventura Mining Company – Orcopampa. |
| 06:15 pm | Identification and optimization of variables in El Brocal project flotation to create a calculation model of recovery and concentrate quality. Michael C. Rivera Mayta. Fernando Jiménez Chacón. William Cabrera Meza. Sociedad Minera El Brocal. |
| 06:40 pm | Modelling and advanced simulation of copper-molybdenum flotation: Working with minerals. Manuel González. Caspeo. |
| 07:05 pm | WELCOMING COCKTAIL sponsored by MOLYCOP. |
FRIDAY, JUNE 8th, 2018
SESSION V : BASIC ASPECTS AND APPLICATIONS
| 08:20 am | Hematite and quartz flotation using biosurfactants. Carlos Castañeda. Mauricio Torem. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. |
| 08:42 am | Use of aluminum for ettringite precipitation: a thermodynamic and experimental study. Ángel Guerrero Flores. CINVESTAV- IPN. University of Sonora, Mexico. |
| 09:04 am | Application of data reconciliation to improve flotation process evaluation. Manuel González. Caspeo |
| 09:26 am | Depression of pyrite to low pH values in chalcopyrite and sphalerite flotation. Alejandro Lopez-Valdivieso. USLP México |
| 09:48 am | Scale-up of HPGR from Piston Press Testing. Bern Klein. British Columbia University. |
| 10:10 am | Management in Concentration Plants - Capex, Opex, Safety, Environment, Community Relations and Profitability. Joe Pezo. METSO. |
| 10:32 am | COFFEE BREAK III |
SESSION VI : REAGENTS OF FLOTATION II
| 11:02 am | Reagents alternative to xanthate: study of the benzohydoxamate adsorption over galena and pyrite. Martha Elizondo. CINVESTAV- IPN. University of Sonora, Mexico. |
| 11:24 am | XR Reagents: a safe and selective alternative to xanthate. Carmina Quintanar. Solvay. |
| 11:46 am | Improvement in Cu-Mo separation by flotation with new depressant reagents. Jorge Mondragón. Grupo México. |
| 12:08 pm | Flash flotation of coarse native gold using dithiophosphate and dithiocarbamate as replacement of the traditional amalgamation. Alan Daza CIMEX National University of Colombia. |
| 12:30 pm | Use of hydrogen peroxide as depressant of sulphide minerals. Cristian Marquez Sarmiento. QUIMTIA SA. |
| 12:52 pm | Matrix Clarifier “The kidney of mining”. Alfredo Urizar. INGEPRO. Certimin. |
| 01:14 pm | LUNCH RECESS. |
SESSION VII : CIRCUITS, DESIGN AND CONTROL IN PLANTS
| 02:30 pm | Process control: A challenge in flotation of copper sulphide. José Manzaneda. |
| 02:55 pm | Quality assurance for the laboratory rougher flotation test. Magín Torres. SGS. |
| 03:20 pm | Nanobubbles adhesion at particles–bubble interface and the flotation of quartz and apatitic minerals. Jorge Rubio. Laboratory of mineral and environmental technology. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. |
| 03:42 pm | Flotation optimization using characterization methodologies of foam. Dante García. Patricio Velarde. MolyCop. |
| 04:04 pm | Comparison of methodologies of adjustment between Lagrange method and method by interaction of Solver MS Excel, for the reconciliation in balances in the flotation cells. Ernesto Vizcardo. UNSA. Aceros Chilca. |
| 04:30 pm | COFFEE BREAK IV |
SESSION VIII: PLANTS II
| 05:00 pm | Geometallurgy applied to the plant design. Paulo Espinace. SGS. |
| 05:25 pm | A new approach to Flotation Plants. Jorge Menacho. DRM. |
| 05:50 pm | Copper-Lead separation of bulk concentrates. Depression of lead with polysaccharides. Alejandro Lopez-Valdivieso. USLP México. |
| 06:15 pm | Considerations to optimize recovery of minerals in complex deposits of large scale. Hernando Valdivia. Antamina Mining Company. |
| 06:40 pm | Construction, commissioning and start-up of operations in Tambomayo Plant. José Quijahuamán. Kely Santos. Minas Buenaventura Company – Tambomayo. |
| 07:05 pm | Operational guidelines in search for energy efficiency. Eric Ruiz. German Ocaña. MMG Las Bambas. |
| 07:30 pm | CLOSURE COCKTAIL sponsored by AMTEX. |
CONSULTATION FORM
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EACH SESSION INCLUDES
Keynote Lectures, selected papers, technical - commercial presentations
