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Geometallurgy is a new approach to mineral exploration and production. It integrates aspects of earth and materials sciences to study the relationship between and variability of the physical and chemical characteristics of ore deposits and the response of these factors to specific metallurgical processes.
Internationally used to characterize ore variability, geometallurgy synthesizes aspects of geology, mineralogy, metallurgy, mining, environmental studies, mineral economics and product marketing to create an optimized robust project development solution.
Under the auspices of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG), SGS regularly hosts Geometallurgy workshops that will give participants an introduction to and an overview of the field of Geometallurgy. The courses are aimed at geological professionals working in exploration or mines, plant and corporate metallurgists, engineering consultants, financial analysts and students. It will balance theoretical and practical information with case studies.
The short courses typically cover:
- The interplay of geology, mineralogy, metallurgy and production
- The link between mineralogy and texture and liberation and selectivity
- The importance of High Definition Mineralogy in geometallurgy
- Characterization of ore variability in geomet modeling, mill design and planning
- Production forecasting, mine planning, cash flow and NPV optimization
SGS has a number of confirmed Geomet Short Courses in the coming months:
Upcoming Geometallurgy Courses
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Mines and Money 2009
(London, United Kingdom) |
Monday, November 30th |
We also anticipate courses in the following regions in 2010:
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Vancouver, BC Canada,
Roundup 2010 |
January 18-21, 2010 |
| South Africa |
February 9th & 10th |
| Arizona, USA |
February 2010 |
Toronto, ON Canada,
PDAC 2010 |
March 7-10, 2010 |
| Nevada, USA |
May 2010 |
| Mexico |
3rd Quarter 2010 |
| Colorado, USA |
3rd Quarter 2010 |
If you are interested in attending any of our Geomet courses, please contact us
For more information about the Society of Economic Geologists, please visit their website.
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