The 10th International Flotation Conference (Flotation '21) is organised by MEI in consultation with Prof. Jim Finch and is sponsored by Promet101, Maelgwyn Mineral Services, Magotteaux, Gold Ore, CiDRA Minerals Processing, Hudbay Minerals, Senmin, Clariant, BASF, Eriez, Nouryon & Festo. Media sponsors are International Mining & Imformed. Industry advocates are the Critical Minerals Association

Flotation '21 features 2 discrete symposia:

November 8-9: Flotation Fundamentals: Physics and Chemistry

Although now over a hundred years old, the fundamental aspects of flotation are still being intensively researched, and new machines developed. This two day symposium will focus on:

• Fundamental reagent and flotation chemistry
• Bubbles, froths, bubble-particle interactions
• Flotation cell hydrodynamics, kinetics and scale-up

November 10-11: Flotation Applications and Plant Practice

This two day symposium focuses on the application of flotation, and will include sessions on:

• Plant Operations, particularly related to new technology, and process mineralogy problems
• Flotation Circuits, and their modelling, simulation, control and optimisation
• Flotation machine developments
• Metallic, non-metallic and coal flotation
• Environmental considerations

ORGANISERS

The conference is organised by MEI in consultation with Prof. Jim Finch.

Jim Finch Jim retired from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, as the Gerald G Hatch Professor Emeritus in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering in 2014. First appointed in 1973, he was promoted to Professor in 1985 and served as Chair from 1988 to 1991. He has held a succession of NSERC Chair awards since 1991. He has co-authored over 350 articles and two books, Column Flotation (1991) and Wills' Mineral Processing Technology Edition 8 (2016), and supervised over 100 post-graduate students. He has received the Gaudin Award from SME, the Alcan Award, Silver Medal, and Innovation Award from MetSoc/CIM, and from NSERC in 2008, as team leader, the Leo Derikx Synergy Award for Innovation. A conference in his honour was held in Sudbury, 2009 and he was elected to the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada in 2002.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Flotation '21 is certified for Continuing Professional Development.