The 6th International Flotation Conference (Flotation '13) is organised by MEI in consultation with Prof. Dee Bradshaw and Prof. Jean-Paul ('J-P') Franzidis. It is sponsored by FLSmidth, Magotteaux and Aminpro Chile. Media sponsors are International Mining the Gold & Minerals Gazette.

Flotation '13 features 2 discrete symposia:

November 18-19: 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

The keynote lecture will be given by Prof. Kari Heiskanen, of Aalto University, Finland.

Kari Heiskanen

November 20-21: 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

The keynote lecture will be given by Dr. Dariusz Lelinski, Global Flotation Technology Manager, FLSmidth, Salt Lake City.

Dariusz Lelinski

Previous Conferences

"Congratulations on Flotation 07. It was an excellent meeting."
Prof. Graeme Jameson, University of Newcastle, Australia

Read the conference reports from past Flotation conferences and see the technical programmes and view the delegate lists too. Flotation '11: Report ¦ Programme ¦ Delegate List Flotation '09: Report ¦ Programme ¦ Delegate List Flotation '07: Report ¦ Programme ¦ Delegate List Flotation '03: Report ¦ Programme ¦ Delegate List Flotation 2000: Report

Delegates at Flotation '11

"The MEI Flotation conferences now seem to have a firm foothold in the international calendar and the variety of papers [at Flotation 09] was just as good as in 2007."
Martyn Hay, Eurus Mineral Consultants, South Africa

"This conference [Flotation 07] will go down in the history of flotation as a point of reference when flotation turned a new page and moved on to its next level of knowledge and best practice."
Dr. Norman Lotter, Xstrata Process Technology, Canada

More testimonials

Organisers

The conference is organised by Minerals Engineering International (MEI) in consultation with Prof. Dee Bradshaw and Prof. Jean-Paul ('J-P') Franzidis.

Dee Bradshaw Dee Bradshaw is a professorial research fellow at the JKMRC at the University of Queensland, Australia, where she is involved in a number of projects focussed on process mineralogy and flotation chemistry characterisation and optimisation. She has worked closely with industrial partners and has published widely, and especially in Minerals Engineering and has been a strong supported of MEI conferences.

Dee Bradshaw

J-P Franzidis J-P Franzidis holds the South African National Research Foundation Chair in Minerals Beneficiation at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where he directs the Minerals to Metals Initiative. He is actively involved in flotation research, particularly in modeling of floatability and froth performance, in collaboration with the flotation research groups at JKMRC, McGill University, University of Newcastle and Hacettepe University.

J-P Franzidis

Continuing Professional Development

Flotation '13 is certified for Continuing Professional Development.