Water Effects with the Neo-Marvin Orebody - Emerging insights
CEEC International’s Global Water Initiative (GWI) has reached a major milestone with the completion of the Neo-Marvin Porphyry Case Study, presented at a meeting on June 12, 2025. This work explores the integration of water use, sourcin...
17-Jun-2025
The Future of Comminution Workshop Program
View the program for The Future of Comminution workshop, 30 March 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa.
18-Mar-2025
Water Effects with the Neo-Marvin Orebody - Emerging Insights
This presentation was presented by Whittle Consulting to the Global Water Initiative sposnors, research partners and CEEC International Directors and advocates on December 5th, 2024.
CEEC GWI Enterprise Optimisation Case Study
This ca...
13-Dec-2024
Water supply, reuse and recycling - how geology and geography affect choices
Laurie Reemeyer (P.Eng.)
Principal Consultant, Resourceful Paths
Large Left Lateral Leaps for Environmental Professionals: Sustainable Water Stewardship
American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA), 2024 Annual...
06-Dec-2024
PIONEERING COARSE PARTICLE FLOTATION – TRANSFORMATIVE INSIGHTS FROM FIVE YEARS OF OPERATION
C. Haines1*, L. Vollert2, W. Downie3, I. Heath4, R Ghattas 5
1Superintendent – Metallurgy, Newmont Cadia Operation, New South Wales, Australia (*Presenting author: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)2Principal Met...
28-Nov-2024
2024 CEEC International Annual Report
CEEC International has released its Annual Report for the 2023-24 financial year, which includes updates on CEEC’s activities and events from the year.
21-Nov-2024
Improved classification with the Cavex® DE hydrocyclone for mill circuit, coarse particle flotation, and tailings applications
J J Hanhiniemi1,2, J Heo3, N Weerasekara4, E Wang5, H Thanasekaran6 and A Kilcullen7
MAusIMM(CP), Director of Engineering, Weir Minerals, Brisbane Qld 4000. Email: jeremy....
20-Nov-2024
CAN WE SHIFT TO A NEW PARADIGM OF FLEXIBILITY IN MINING AND PROCESSING TO BUILD MINES POWERED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE VARIABLE INPUT OF RENEWABLES?
* M.S. Powell1,2, A. Reynolds3, S. McCrae4, J. Agnew5, R. Bracey5, D. Way5, C. Phasey6, T. Littlechild7, D. Manning7
Sustainable Minerals Institute, Univ...
09-Jul-2024
Trade-Off Realities in HPGR vs. SAG Milling—A Practical Comparison of Tropicana and Gruyere Comminution Circuits
*I.A. Lovatt, M. Becker and B. Putland1, R. Radford2, J. Robinson3
Orway Mineral Consultants Level 5, 1 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 6004
Gold Fields Level 4, 235...
09-Jul-2024
The Impact of Media Embodied Carbon Emissions on Regrind Technology Selection
Bianca Foggiatto (1), Jocelyn Quinteros (1), Grant Ballantyne (1), Sam Crane (1), and Sergio Lagos (2)
Ausenco Services, Australia
Ausenco, Chile
*This paper was presented at Procemin-Geomet 2022 Conference, 5-7 O...
09-Jul-2024
Improving Energy Efficiency and Reducing Carbon Footprint at the FMR Greenfields Mill Operation
S Latchireddi (1), R Latchireddi (1), P Fallon (2), B Tully (2), and B Hooper (1)
EEMS Australia, Unit 19/12-16 East Victoria Park WA 6101, Australia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FMR Greenfie...
09-Jul-2024
Evaluation of a novel electrode design for high voltage pulse ore pre-concentration
Daniel Lay, Fengnian Shi, Christian AntonioJulius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 4068 QLD, Australia
*This paper was pub...
09-Jul-2024
Review and Optimization of the Hudbay Constancia Comminution Circuit
*M. Medina1, G. Sotomayor1, V. Manchego1, J. Bonilla1, W. Valery2, R. Valle2, K. Duffy2, E. Wang2, C. Plasencia2
Hudbay Perú SAC, Hudbay Minerals Av. Jorge Chávez 235 Dpto 701, Lima, Lima 18
Hatch Pty Ltd. 61 Petrie Terrace, B...
09-Jul-2024
Mine to Flotation Process Optimization at Chinalco Toromocho OperationDai Fangrong1, Dong Yang1, Alfonso Muñoz1, Walter Valery2, Roberto Valle3, Erico Tabosa2, Joyce Siong2 and Claudia Plasencia3
Minera Chinalco, Peru
Hatch, Australia
Hatch, Peru
*This paper was presented at Procemin-Geomet...
09-Jul-2024
MINE-TO-MILL OPTIMIZATION, PRODUCTION RELIABILITY ENHACEMENT AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES OVER THE LIFE-OF-MINE
Walter Valery 1, Rodrigo Hayashida 2, Roberto Valle 3, Erico Tabosa4, Kristy Duffy 5, Lindon Pyle 6
PhD, Global Director Consulting and Technology, Mining and Minerals Processing, Ha...
09-Jul-2024
MODIFIED BOND AND RITTINGER ENERGY-SIZE RELATIONSHIPS FOR LABORATORY FINE GRINDING A. Jankovic1#, W. Valery1, M. Sederkenny2, K. Duffy1
Hatch, 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane Qld, 4000 Australia
Queensland Alumina Limited, Gladstone, Qld, Australia
*This paper was presented at the 2023 Internatio...
09-Jul-2024
Developing an Advanced Throughput Forecast Model for Minera Los Pelambres
*L. Rodriguez 1, M. Morales 1, W. Valery 2, R. Valle 2, R. Hayashida 2, B. Bonfils 2, C. Plasencia 2
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals S.A. Av. Apoquindo 4001, Piso 18, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Hatch Pty Ltd 6...
09-Jul-2024
Real-Time Estimation of SAG Mill Charge Characteristics for Process Optimization
*P. Toor1, W. Valery1, S. Morrell2, K. Duffy1
Hatch 61 Petrie Terrace. Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
SMC Testing, Kenmore Hills, QLD, 4069, Australia
(*Corresponding author: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)*This paper was...
09-Jul-2024
Integrated Mine-To-Mill Optimization of the Toromocho Operation at Minera Chinalco, Perú
*D. Fangrong1, D. Yang1, A. Muñoz1, W. Valery2, R. Valle2, B. Bonfils2, and C. Plasencia2
Minera Chinalco Perú S.A. Av. El Derby 250, Piso 20, Lima 33, Perú
Hatch Pty Ltd. 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queen...
09-Jul-2024
Mine-to-Mill Optimization and Continuous Improvement of Lundin Mining's Chapada Operation in Brazil
*G. Evangelista1, A. Moreira1, F. Moura1, I. Souza1, F. Resende1, P. Henrique1, J. Corsini2, A. Ribeiro2, W. Valery3,R. Valle3, R. Hayashida3, B. Bonfils3, K. Duffy3, and C. Plasencia3
Lundin Mini...
09-Jul-2024
Review and Upgrade of the Throughput Forecast Model of Minera Los Pelambres
Francisco Abbott1, Liduvina Rodriguez1, Michel Morales1, Walter Valery2, Roberto Valle3, Rodrigo Hayashida4, Benjamin Bonfils2, Kristy-Ann Duffy2 and Claudia Plasencia3
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile...
09-Jul-2024
Throughput forecast modelling over the Life-of-Mine
L Brennan1, W Valery2, Y Quan3, B Bonfils4, T. Farmer5, R Hayashida6, A Jankovic7, K Duffy8
Process Engineer, Hatch, Brisbane QLD 4000. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Global Director – Consulting and Technology, Hatch, Brisbane QLD 4000. Ema...
09-Jul-2024
Future (and Present) Trends in Flotation Circuit Design
L Pyle1, E Tabosa 2, S Vianna3, S Sinclair4, W Valery5
Minerals Processing Engineer, Hatch, Brisbane, Qld, 4000. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Senior Process Engineer, Hatch, Brisbane, Qld, 4000. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Senior Proces...
09-Jul-2024
Water consumption assessment in mineral processing integrating weather information and geometallurgical modeling
Carlos Morana (a), Willy Krocht (b), Julian M. Ortiz (c)
Escuela de Ingeniería Civil de Minas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Curicó 3340000, Chile
Department of Minin...
09-Jul-2024
The Novel EDS Multishaft Mill – A Case Study
B.E. Friedlanda*, T. Chenjeb, C.K. Oberholzera
Energy & Densification Systems, Bryanston, Johannesburg 2191, South Africa
Anglo American – Technology Development, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia
*Corresponding author email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it....
09-Jul-2024
Development of Fine High-Pressure Grinding for Mineral Processing Plants
*Robert McIvor1, Claude Gagnon1, Bern Klein2, & Amit Kumar2
Corem 1180 rue de la Mineralogie Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1N 1 X7
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
(*Correspo...
09-Jul-2024
The environmental and economic case for valuing water recovery and its relationship with tailings storage conservation
Benjamin Cox a*, Sally Innis a, John Steen a, Nadja Kunz a,b
Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada
School of Public Policy and...
09-Jul-2024
The Intersection of Mining and Decarbonisation: Challenges and Opportunities
C Meinke1, L Jackson2, K Erwin3, R Chandramohan4
Operations Optimisation, Senior Process Consultant Ausenco, 401 9th Ave Suite 1430 Calgary AB , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Operations Optimisation, Process Consultant, Au...
09-Jul-2024
Energy Savings and Carbon Footprint Reduction - Jameson vs Conventional Copper Concentrator
CAnderson 1, G Csicsovszki 2, S Crane 3, and G Ballantyne 4
Glencore Technology, Senior Metallurgist, 180 Ann St, Brisbane Qld 4000, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Glencore Technology, Principal Metallu...
09-Jul-2024
Potential and impact of sensor based sorting on the grinding circuit performance for a polymetallic ore
Priscila M. Esteves1*, Lucas Monteiro Correa e Lopes2, Pablo dos Santos Pina2, Wellington Gomes3, Thiago Jatobá3
Steinert Latinoamericana, Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil
Nexa Resources, Aripuanã, Br...
09-Jul-2024
Exploring the economic potential of an electrochemical alternative to managing acid mine tailings
Peter Radziszewski *, Dieter Blum Rampart Detection Systems Ltd, 22242 48 Ave Suite 203, Langley, BC V3A 3N5, Canada
*This paper was published in Minerals Engineering, Volume 191, January 2023, 107968...
09-Jul-2024
Transforming iron ore processing – Simplifying the comminution and replacing reverse flotation with magnetic and gravity separation
Armando F. d. V. Rodrigues a,b,*, Homero Delboni Junior b, Klaydison Silva a,d, James Zhou c, Kevin P. Galvin c, Lev O. Filippov d
Department of Mineral Processin...
09-Jul-2024
Performance Analysis of HRC™ HPGR in Manufactured Sand Production
Júlio Cesar Figueiredo de Almeida 1,2,*, Homero Delboni, Jr. 2, Rafael Bento 3, Alfredo Reggio 2 and Everson Cremonese 2
Metso Outotec, Sorocaba 18087-101, Brazil
Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Sao...
09-Jul-2024
SAG Mill Stability and Control Improvements at the Nova Nickel-Copper Operation
G Gomes-Sebastiaõ1 and P Hudson21. Executive Director, Improve IO Pty Ltd, 5/74 Kent Way, Malaga, WA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2. Senior Metallurgist, IGO Nova Pty Ltd, 85 South Perth Esplanade, WA, paul.hudson@igo.c...
09-Jul-2024
Pinto Valley Mine, Copper Recovery Study with the Novacell™
S Morgan1, P Amelunxen2, B Akerstrom3 and L Cooper41. Technology Manager - NovaCell, Jord International Pty Limited, 40 Oxley Street, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Senior Vice President – Technical Service...
09-Jul-2024
Pilot Testing and Plant Design Comparison of Dry VRM Milling plus Magnetic Separation with AG and Ball Milling plus Magnetic Separation for Grange Resources' Southdown Ore
D David1, C Stanton2, D. Olwagen3, Dr C Gerold4, C Schmitz5, S Baaken6, M Everitt7
FAusIMM CP(Met), Senior Consultant, Woo...
09-Jul-2024
Gravity separation of fine itabirite iron ore using the Reflux Classifier – Part I – Investigation of continuous steady state separations across a wide range of parameters
Armando F.d.V. Rodrigues a,b, Homero Delboni Junior b, Otavia M.S. Rodrigues c, James Zhou d, Kevin P. Galvin d,*
Department...
09-Jul-2024
DETERMINING WATER LOSS IN MINERAL PROCESSING - A THERMODYNAMIC APPROACH
Peter Radziszewski
Rampart Detection Systems
ABSTRACT
With increasing competition for water resources and the potential impact on the environment, the mining industry’s focus as expanded to include water in addition...
08-Jul-2024
The Global Water Initiative - Roadmap
The Global Water Initiative is a collective industry effort to address water-related challenges through collaboration and research.
This Roadmap is a comprehensive guide outlining the intended pathways. This document is intended for stakeholders, including sp...
24-Apr-2024
Operational Debottlenecking of the Cadia 40-Foot SAG Mill Through Constraint Mapping Analysis
*C. Geoghegan1 and C. Haines1*C. Geoghegan1 and C. Haines1
Newcrest Mining Limited
Cadia Mine Site, Cadia Road, Orange NSW 2800
(*Corresponding author: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
*This paper wa...
05-Mar-2024
The Versatility of Stirred Milling in Innovative Comminution FlowsheetsThe Versatility of Stirred Milling in Innovative Comminution Flowsheets
*B. Foggiatto1, H. Mclver1, G. Ballantyne1, P. Thorn², A. Paz², & E. Zhmarin²
¹ Ausenco Services Pty LtdLevel 6, 189 Grey Street, South Brisbane QLD 41...
26-Feb-2024
Will AG Milling Make A Comeback?
*M. S. Powell1, A. N. Mainza2, L. M. Tavares3, M. Yahyaei4, D. K. Weatherley4, A. Vien5, M. Mular5, &G. R. Ballantyne6
1 Liner Design Services, 241 Jesmond Rd, Fig Tree Pocket, 4069, Queensland, Australia
2 Centre for Minerals Research (CMR), Dept of...
23-Feb-2024
BLINDED BY PERCEPTION, DRIVEN BY EXPECTATION, MISLED BY OMISSION
Roger Doyle
Audax Enterprises Pty. Ltd., PO Box 395, Bunbury. Western Australia. 6231
Tel: 08 9731 2455 / Fax: 08 9731 2466 / email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
MAKING THE MOST OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA RAINFALL
There are two major water...
19-Dec-2023
AusIMM sat down with Reuben Joseph MAusIMM, President, APAC/Africa at Ausenco (an AusIMM Major Partner). We wanted to find out a bit more about Reuben’s career journey, the importance of ongoing professional development, and Ausenco and AusIMM's partnership to help build technical capability and dev...
15-Dec-2023
Commercialisation Pathway for Low Energy Gyratory Rolls Crusher Technology
M Drechsler1, W Skinner2
1. Mark Drechsler, Director, CBSM Mining Services Pty Ltd, Adelaide SA 5167, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2. William Skinner, Research Professor, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, M...
15-Dec-2023
CEEC International has released its Annual Report for the 2022-23 financial year, which includes updates on CEEC’s activities and events from the year.
21-Nov-2023
Commercialisation pathway for low energy wet/dry gyratory rolls crusher comminution technology
Mark Drechsler a, William Skinner b c
aDirector, CBSM Mining Services Pty Ltd, Adelaide, SA 5167, Australia
bFuture Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Maw...
07-Nov-2023
Pilot Testing Comparison of VRM Milling with AG and Ball Milling, each in Combination with Magnetic Separation, for Grange Resources' Southdown Magnetite Ore
D David1
FAusIMM CP(Met), Wood Australia, Perth, Australia
*This paper was presented at MEi Communution 23 Conference held 17-20...
25-Oct-2023
Pre-concentration by screening - a cost-effective approach to testing and evaluation
N Clarke1 and A Barros2
1. Principal Consultant, Imtech Pty Ltd, Perth WA 6009. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2. Professional Senior de Metalurgia, Minera de Cobre Quebradona, Medellin, Colombia. Email: abarros@An...
20-Sep-2023
PRESENTATION - Potencial and Impact of Sensor Based Sorting on the Grinding Circuit Performance for a Polymetallic Ore
Priscila M. Esteves1*, Lucas Monteiro Correa e Lopes2, Pablo dos Santos Pina2, Wellington Gomes3, Thiago Jatobá3
¹ Steinert Latinoamericana, Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil
²Nexa Res...
18-Sep-2023