Technical Program
online 9-27 November
The emphasis of this carefully crafted program is practical rather than academic, and the themes running through the conference are the various aspects of technology and project development. We are pleased to partner with CSIRO Mineral Resources for the In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Conference and Curtin Gold Technology Group for the Gold-PM Conference. The Uranium-REE Conference, In-Situ Recovery Conference and Uranium Ore Processing short course are organised in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The program will be presented 8:00am to 4:30pm in Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). All presentations and panel discussions will be available for on-demand viewing from the day of presentation until March 2021. The detailed presentation schedule will be published in September.
| Nickel-Cobalt-Copper | Next Generation Laterite Processing Metso Outotec (Finland) |
| Nickel-Cobalt-Copper | Silica Issues Versus Copper Solvent Extraction Plant Design BASF (South Africa/Australia) Chemaf (DRC), MMG Kinsevere (DRC) |
| Uranium-REE | Case Study: Concentration of Uranium Eluate Using Nanofiltration on an ISR Plant in Kazakhstan Chimerical Technology (South Africa), Orano Mining (France) |
| Uranium-REE | Sulfuric Acid Baking of Monazite for Rare Earths ANSTO Minerals (Australia), Murdoch University (Australia) |
| In-Situ Recovery | Directional Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing for ISR Applications CSIRO Energy (Australia) |
| Gold-PM | ReCYN III – The New Generation of Gold Plants - Replacing Carbon GreenGold Technology (Indonesia) |
| Lithium & Battery Technology | Lithium-Ferro-Phosphate (LFP) – The Safe Lithium-Ion Battery Lithium Australia, VSPC (Australia) |
| Lithium & Battery Technology | The Effect of Impurities on the Calcination of Spodumene Curtin University (Australia) |
ALTA 2020 Online includes five separate technical conferences. The preliminary program includes 110 papers from 18 countries, with more in progress. Abstracts will be added as received.
The Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Conference is held over three days from Tuesday 10 November to Wednesday 12 November. The program includes 45 papers plus the Hydromet Processing of Ni-Co-Cu Sulphides panel discussion.
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The Uranium-REE Conference, organised in co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), are held on Wednesday 18 November. The program includes 16 papers plus the Application of Membranes panel discussion.
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| Opening Address Martin Fairclough International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Austria | The Role of Unconventional Uranium Resources |
| Keynote Address Darryl Butcher, BDB Process | Australia | Review of Membrane Technology as a Process Tool |
| ALTA Metallurgical Services | Australia | Vanadium Boom Driving Revival of By-Product Vanadium Recovery from Uranium Ores |
| ANSTO Minerals | Australia | Application of Membranes in U and Li Recovery |
| ANSTO/Murdoch University | Australia | Sulfuric Acid Baking of Monazite for Rare Earths |
| BDB Process | Australia | Application of Nanofiltration at Langer Heinrich |
| Chimerical Technology/Orano Mining | South Africa/ France | Case Study: Concentration of Uranium Eluate Using Nanofiltration on an ISR Plant in Kazakhstan |
| FSBI Hydrospetzgeologia (IAEA sponsored) | Russia | Numerical Modeling of Uranuim Transport in Fractured Media |
| Genesys International | UK | Preventing Gypsum Scaling of Minewater RO/NF/UF Membranes |
| Greenland Minerals | Australia | Greenland Rare Earths |
| LANXESS | Germany/Australia | A Guide for Testing Ion Exchange Resins |
| MinAssist | Australia | Overview of Tiris Uranium Project (preliminary title) |
| Monash University/RMIT University | Australia | Minerals Criticality Assessment from an Australian Perspective |
| Northern Mineral/OLI Systems | Australia/USA | Rare Earth Concentrate Processing and Purification Comparison and Optimization Using OLI Simulation |
| Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden (UIT) | Germany | Uranium ISR Developments |
The annual ALTA In-Situ Recovery Conference, is recognised as the leading forum for ISR globally. The 2020 event, organised in partnership with CSIRO Mineral Resources and in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be held on Thursday 19 November. The program includes 16 papers plus the Application of ISR panel discussion.
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| Presenting Organisation/s | Click to view abstract | |
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| Keynote Address Leon Faulkner Environmental Copper Recovery | Australia | Opportunities and Challenges for Copper ISR – Kapunda CRC-P as an Example |
| ALTA Metallurgical Services | Australia | In-Situ Recovery of Copper Comes of Age |
| CSA Global Pty Ltd/National Research Nuclear University/ TENEX/ARMZ Holding | Australia/Russia | Informatisation Systems for ISR Mines |
| CSIRO Energy | Australia | Directional Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing for ISR Applications |
| CSIRO Mineral Resources/University of Bergen/King River Resources | Australia/Norway/ Australia | High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography Study of Coarse Leached Particles for In-Situ Recovery Applications |
| CSIRO Mineral Resources | Australia | Automated Ground Water Monitoring (preliminary title) |
| CSIRO Mineral Resources | Australia | The Social Licence to Operate Related to ISR (preliminary title) |
| Curtin University | Australia | Fluid Flow Performance Through Deep Hard Fractured Rock Masses in an In Situ Leaching Potential Mine Site in Western Australia |
| D3 Geochem/Newmont USA | USA | US Bureau of Mines Santa Cruz In Situ Copper Mining Project and Program Overview: Circa 1970 to 1996 |
| Evolution Mining | Australia | Economic Modelling and Application of In-Situ Recovery in Hard Rock Mining |
| Hatch | Australia | ISR - The Permitting Challenge |
| Mining3/CSIRO Mineral Resources | Australia | Expanding the Value Case for Insitu Mning |
| Orica | Australia | Design Options for Underground Leach Systems |
| Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden (UIT) | Germany | Permeability Enhancement (Methods, Modelling) (preliminary title) |
The Gold-PM Conference, organised in partnership with Curtin Gold Technology Group, are held on Wednesday 25 November. The program includes 16 papers plus the Cyanide Alleviation & Alternative Lixiviants panel discussion.
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The Lithium & Battery Technology Conference is held on Thursday 26 November. The program includes 16 papers plus the Trends in Battery Technology panel discussion.
| Presenting Organisation/s | Click to view abstract | |
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| Keynote Address Prof Peter Talbot Institute for Future Environments (IFE), Queensland University of Technology (Australia) | Australia | The Creation and Implications of Australia’s First Lithium-Ion Battery |
| Aalto University | Finland | Finland-based Circular Ecosystem of Battery Metals (BATCircle) |
| ANSTO Minerals/Lithium Australia | Australia | Caustic Conversion of Spodumene - Process Development and Continuious Piloting of the LiENa® Process |
| Arithmetek | Canada | Recovery of Lithium from Smackover Brine |
| CSIRO Mineral Resources/Neometals | Australia | Value Added Product Recovery from Spodumene Leach Residue |
| Curtin University | Australia | The Effect of Impurities on the Calcination of Spodumene |
| Envirostream Australia | Australia | Lithium Battery Recycling and the Opportunities |
| Lithium Australia/VSPC Limited | Australia | Lithium-Ferro-Phosphate (LFP) – The Safe Lithium-Ion Battery |
| Malvern Panalytical | The Netherlands/ Australia | Accurate Mineralogical Analysis for Efficient Lithium Ore Processing |
| MetEng/METSIM International | Australia/USA | Lithium Process Development Using METSIM and OLI Systems |
| METS Engineering | Australia | Analysis of The Bald Hill Lithium Project Failure |
| Metso Outotec | Finland | Update of Novel Direct Leach Process (preliminary title) |
| Monash University | Australia | Trends in Lithium Battery Anode Development |
| University of Lorraine | France | Lithium-ion Battery Technology with a Special Focus on French Developments |
Conference Opening |
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 | Dr Jacques Eksteen Chief Operating Officer and Research Director, Future Battery Industries CRC (Australia) Professional Bio A Research-Based Strategy for Establishing Australia as a Leading Player in the Emerging Global Battery Industry |
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Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Keynote |
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 | John Neale Technical Specialist, Mintek (South Africa) Professional Bio Bioleaching of Nickel and Cobalt - The Progress and The Potential |
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Uranium-REE Opening |
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 | Martin Fairclough Uranium Specialist, Uranium Resources and Production International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (Austria) The Role of Unconventional Uranium Resources |
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Uranium-REE Keynote |
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 | Darryl Butcher Director, BDB Process (Australia) Professional Bio Review of Membrane Technology as a Process Tool |
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In-Situ Recovery Keynote |
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 | Leon Faulkner Managing Director, EnviroCopper Ltd (Australia) Professional Bio Opportunities and Challenges for Copper ISR – Kapunda CRC-P as an Example |
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Gold-PM Keynote |
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 | Karel Osten Independent Consultant, METTKO Pty Ltd (Australia) Professional Bio POX – Has it Reached its Full Potential, or is There Still Room for Improvement for Treating Refractory Gold Ores? |
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Lithium & Battery Technology Keynote |
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 | Prof Peter Talbot Institute for Future Environments (IFE), Queensland University of Technology (Australia) Professional Bio The Creation and Implications of Australia’s First Lithium-Ion Battery |
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We are excited to offer three new short courses presented by experienced senior experts in their field. ALTA 2020 now includes six short courses, providing significant learning opportunities across a range of key topics.
- A-Z of Copper Ore Leaching (9 November) presented by ALTA Metallurgical Services
- The ART of HPAL - The Way to Success (13 November) presented by Dr Naoyuki Tsuchida and Fumio Iwamoto (ex Sumitomo) *NEW
- Uranium Ore Processing (17 November) presented by ALTA Metallurgical Services
- SX and its Application to Copper, Uranium & Nickel-Cobalt (20 November) presented by ALTA Metallurgical Services
- Design of Successful Bulk Flow Systems for Hydromet Operations (23-24 November) presented by Jenike & Johanson *NEW
- Lithium Processing (27 November) presented by METS Engineering *NEW
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