ALTA 2023 KEYNOTE & FEATURED ABSTRACTS
We are pleased to make the first two world class Keynote Abstracts available for viewing. We will post the others they are received.
Opening Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Keynote Abstract:
“Heap Leaching – Low Cost, Low Co2 Technology for Recovering Nickel And Cobalt Products from Laterite Ores”
Anne Oxley: Technical Director, Brazilian Nickel, UK, who are developing the Piauí Nickel Project (PNP) heap leach operation in NE Brazil to be the first large scale commercial nickel and cobalt heap leach facility in the world.
Gold-PM Keynote Abstract:
“Chloride – A Precious Metals Leaching Medium Yet to Reach its Potential”
Dr Mike Adams: Chief Technical Officer Lifezone Limited, Isle of Man, whose chloride based hydrometallurgical Kell technology is is being commercially applied at the Kell Plant under construction at Sedibelo Platinum’s Pilanesberg Platinum Mine.
Featured Abstracts
These featured abstracts are samples of the high quality ALTA 2023 Program. Others will be progressively added.
“2023 Update on the Terrafame Nickel Operation”
Anti Arpalahti: Chief Technical Officer, Terrafame Ltd, Finland.
“Carbon Negative Nickel and Cobalt Production from Nickel Saprolite Ores”
Professor David Dreisinger: Director, Atlas Materials, USA.
“The Kabanga Hydrometallurgical Nickel Sulphide Project”
Dr Mike Adams: Chief Technical Officer Lifezone Limited, Isle of Man.
“Nolans Rare Earths Project: Innovative Recovery and Purification of Phosphoric Acid by VSEP Nanofiltration”
Lourdes Valle: Process Engineering Manager Nolans Rare Earths Project – Arafura Resources, Australia & Landon Graham: Lab & Pilot Engineering Manager at New Logic Research, USA
“Introducing the Third Force In Metallurgy”
Melinda Moore: CEO, Viinca Technologies, UK.
“Solving Scale Problem in Process Tanks with Swirl Flow Agitation”
Bon Nguyen: CSIRO Mineral Resources, Australia.
“Modelling of Multicomponent Ion Exchange in Lithium Ion Battery Recycling”
Toblas Wesselborg, Junior Researcher, LUT University, Finland.
“Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Lithium Production: Combining Process Modelling and Life Cycle Assessment for Integrated Decision Making”
Mike Dry: Owner, Arithmetek Inc., Canada & Laurens Tijsseling, Director, Minviro, UK.
“Development of a Dry Rare Earth Fluorination Process from Carbonates”
Dr Inbanathan Govender: Process Specialist, Metal Refining Engineers, South Africa
“Review of Potential Fracturing Methods (Microwaves, High-Voltage Pulses and Cryogenic Fluids) for Access Creation in Low-Permeability Hard Rocks for In Situ Metal Recovery”
Sahar Kafashi: Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Australia
Rare Earth Production from an Australian Clay Hosted Deposit
Jess Page: Manager Data Analytics, Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec, Australia
Update on Meta Nickel Gordes Operation
Orhan Yilmaz: Meta Nickel, Turkey
Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA) – A New Liberation Technology
John Lee: Disa Technologies, Canada
How Synchrotron Analysis can Provide New Insights into Uranium and Rare Earth Element Chemistry
Jessica Hamilton: Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), Australia
Driving Stagewise Developments of Gold Projects with the Jameson Concentrator and Albion Process
Kelvin Roche: Glencore Technology
Economic and Environmental Assessment of Underground In-Situ Leaching Processes Utilising Drill and Blast to Achieve High Permeability
Peter Dare-Bryan: Orica Mining Services, Australia
Simulating Mass and Chemisty Balance in a Direct Lithium Extraction Process
A.J. Gerbino: OLI Systems, USA
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ALTA 2023
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