Program | Metallurgy Symposium Day

Metallurgy Symposium Day Program

The Symposium program is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of the advisory committee.

All times are listed below in AEST (Brisbane, Australia).

Thursday, October 22, 2026


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration Opens & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM	Session 1 Welcome and Introduction Stuart Nicol, AusIMM Metallurgical Society What works versus what sounds good. The art and engineering of scale-up Joe Pease, Mineralis Consultants The cleaning stage optimisations: Case studies and lessons learned Maedeh Tayebi-khorami, Core Resources Lead removal during industrial copper fire refining: Thermodynamic process modelling of fluxing strategies Sherly Valentina, The University of Queensland Devil is in the detail David Way, Sedgman Pty Ltd Automating mill relining: Performance over perception Pierre van Rooyen, Russell Mineral Equipment
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM	Session 2 How to use the acoustic emissions from a grinding mill for diagnostics and control Randolph Pax, RAP Innovation and Development Pty Ltd Geometry: A lesson in energy efficiency and component wear Paul Bullock, Glencore Technology Mill liner wear management. Common mistakes & how to avoid disaster Paul Toor, Toornado Metallurgy Thorium removal from REEs by ion exchange Bárbara da Rocha Pereira, The University of Queensland
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM	Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3 SAG Milling: The benefits of bigger balls Ramlan Butar Butar, ME Elecmetal A probability-based simulation of a copper mineral processing plant Stephen Rayward, Midas Tech Optimising CIL carbon performance to improve recovery at PT Citra Palu Minerals Muhammad Dzikra Ulya Soefihara, Ixom Modernising SAG mill performance: Hybrid liners for enhanced efficiency and reliability Ernesto Mori, Tega Industries Breaking down APC SILOS: Pueblo Viejo's journey toward integrated process optimisation Jasper Schaffer, Woodgrove Technologies Inc.
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM	Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 Measurement and modelling of solids suspension in a mechanical flotation cell German Lastra, The University of Queensland TBC Presenter TBC, TBC Presenter TBC, Characterisation and flotation behaviour of copper slag at Mount Isa Mines Jason Begelhole, Glencore TBC Presenter TBC, Closing Remarks Stuart Nicol, AusIMM Metallurgical Society


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration Opens & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM	Session 1 Welcome and Introduction Stuart Nicol, AusIMM Metallurgical Society What works versus what sounds good. The art and engineering of scale-up Joe Pease, Mineralis Consultants The cleaning stage optimisations: Case studies and lessons learned Maedeh Tayebi-khorami, Core Resources Lead removal during industrial copper fire refining: Thermodynamic process modelling of fluxing strategies Sherly Valentina, The University of Queensland Devil is in the detail David Way, Sedgman Pty Ltd Automating mill relining: Performance over perception Pierre van Rooyen, Russell Mineral Equipment
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM	Session 2 How to use the acoustic emissions from a grinding mill for diagnostics and control Randolph Pax, RAP Innovation and Development Pty Ltd Geometry: A lesson in energy efficiency and component wear Paul Bullock, Glencore Technology Mill liner wear management. Common mistakes & how to avoid disaster Paul Toor, Toornado Metallurgy Thorium removal from REEs by ion exchange Bárbara da Rocha Pereira, The University of Queensland
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM	Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3 SAG Milling: The benefits of bigger balls Ramlan Butar Butar, ME Elecmetal A probability-based simulation of a copper mineral processing plant Stephen Rayward, Midas Tech Optimising CIL carbon performance to improve recovery at PT Citra Palu Minerals Muhammad Dzikra Ulya Soefihara, Ixom Modernising SAG mill performance: Hybrid liners for enhanced efficiency and reliability Ernesto Mori, Tega Industries Breaking down APC SILOS: Pueblo Viejo's journey toward integrated process optimisation Jasper Schaffer, Woodgrove Technologies Inc.
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM	Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 Measurement and modelling of solids suspension in a mechanical flotation cell German Lastra, The University of Queensland TBC Presenter TBC, TBC Presenter TBC, Characterisation and flotation behaviour of copper slag at Mount Isa Mines Jason Begelhole, Glencore TBC Presenter TBC, Closing Remarks Stuart Nicol, AusIMM Metallurgical Society


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration Opens & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM	Session 1 Welcome and Introduction Stuart Nicol, AusIMM Metallurgical Society What works versus what sounds good. The art and engineering of scale-up Joe Pease, Mineralis Consultants The cleaning stage optimisations: Case studies and lessons learned Maedeh Tayebi-khorami, Core Resources Lead removal during industrial copper fire refining: Thermodynamic process modelling of fluxing strategies Sherly Valentina, The University of Queensland Devil is in the detail David Way, Sedgman Pty Ltd Automating mill relining: Performance over perception Pierre van Rooyen, Russell Mineral Equipment
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM	Session 2 How to use the acoustic emissions from a grinding mill for diagnostics and control Randolph Pax, RAP Innovation and Development Pty Ltd Geometry: A lesson in energy efficiency and component wear Paul Bullock, Glencore Technology Mill liner wear management. Common mistakes & how to avoid disaster Paul Toor, Toornado Metallurgy Thorium removal from REEs by ion exchange Bárbara da Rocha Pereira, The University of Queensland
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM	Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3 SAG Milling: The benefits of bigger balls Ramlan Butar Butar, ME Elecmetal A probability-based simulation of a copper mineral processing plant Stephen Rayward, Midas Tech Optimising CIL carbon performance to improve recovery at PT Citra Palu Minerals Muhammad Dzikra Ulya Soefihara, Ixom Modernising SAG mill performance: Hybrid liners for enhanced efficiency and reliability Ernesto Mori, Tega Industries Breaking down APC SILOS: Pueblo Viejo's journey toward integrated process optimisation Jasper Schaffer, Woodgrove Technologies Inc.
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM	Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 Measurement and modelling of solids suspension in a mechanical flotation cell German Lastra, The University of Queensland TBC Presenter TBC, TBC Presenter TBC, Characterisation and flotation behaviour of copper slag at Mount Isa Mines Jason Begelhole, Glencore TBC Presenter TBC, Closing Remarks Stuart Nicol, AusIMM Metallurgical Society

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