Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Afternoon Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
12:30 – 12:50 Opening welcome and conference logistics, Brett Berg, MPD Chair
1. 12:50 – 1:15 From Solubility Curves to Digital Twins: The Journey to Real-time Optimization and Planning for
Salt Pond Evaporation, Diana Miller, OLI Systems
2. 1:15 – 1:40 The Geopolitical Imperative Driving Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chains, Scott Honan, NioCorp
3. 1:40 – 2:05 Commercialization of a New Flotation Technology - The REFLUX Flotation Cell, Swadhin Saurabh,
FLSmidth
Coffee Break: 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: FLSmidth, Kiewit, Moly-Cop USA, NewFields
Bechtel Mining and Minerals, Burns & McDonnell, Hazen Research, Tierra Group International
4. 2:35 – 3:00 Designing and Permitting a Tailings Facility in the Aftermath of the Mount Polley Tailings Dam
Failure, Erin Bennett and Jake Schuff, Sandfire Resources
5. 3:00 – 3:25 Next-Gen Processing Plants: Witnessing Operations Support Networks in Full Swing!, Chase
Bailey, Newmont Corporation
6. 3:25 – 3:50 Pipe Scale at Florence Copper – Alternate Mechanical Solutions to a Chemical Problem, Landon
Lines, Burns and McDonnell
Evening Activities: 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Lake View Terrace (Main)
Hosted Reception: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cocktail Reception Sponsor: SUNDT
Dinner and Socializing: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (prior reservation required)
Dinner Sponsors: Newmont
**Casual Attire Welcome**
Friday, April 26th, 2024
Continental Breakfast and Coffee Service: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: Ausenco, Chemstar, Cyanco, Kalenborn, McClelland Laboratories, Peerless Pumps, Phillips & Jordan, POLYDECK, RMB Products
Morning Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
7. 8:30 – 8:55 Converting Overflow Ball Mills to Open Ended Grate Mills to Reduce Carbon Footprint, Sanjeeva
Latchireddi, EE Mill Solutions
8. 8:55 – 9:20 The Study of the Leaching Behavior and Optimization Kinetics of Chalcopyrite Concentrate in
Spent Medium Ferric Sulfate Bio Acid, Emmanuel Yaw Owusu-Fordjour, University of Utah
9. 9:20 – 9:45 Streamlining Geo-Metallurgy at Los Azules, Jim Sorensen and Michael McGlynn, Samuel
Engineering
Coffee Break: 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: Cornell Pump Company, EE-Mill Solutions, Flottweg, Freeport McMoRan, Hatch, Syensqo
History Tour / Bubbles & Brunch: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Sun Lounge (guest event, prior reservation required)
Sponsors: AMES, Nevada MPD
10. 10:15 – 10:40 Back to Basics: Reforming Foundations, Connie Callahan and Michael Harlan, Freeport McMoRan
11. 10:40 – 11:05 Metal Recovery from Industrial By-Products Using Bromine Compounds, Arturo Hirata, Colorado
School of Mines
12. 11:05 – 11:30 Case Study - Implementation of an Idled Project at the Lucky Friday Mine, Wes Johnson, Hecla
Lunch Break: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM, Rocky Mountain Ballroom CD (prior reservation required)
Sponsors: Samuel Engineering, Intrepid Potash
Keynote: Overview of Current Federal Legislation and Policies Affecting the U.S. Mining Industry– Debra Struhsacker
Afternoon Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
13. 1:15 – 1:40 Heap Leach Pad Acidification Control Using Machine Learning, Wilder Sanchez, Newmont
Corporation
14. 1:40 – 2:05 Unlocking the Future: Sustainable Mineral Processing with Pyrometallurgy, Luis Fernando Aguayo,
Torrez, Colorado School of Mines
Coffee Break: 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: DSS Valves, Energy Fuels, SRK Consulting
Diemme Filtration, Freezer Engineering, Honeywell, M3 Engineering, Paterson & Cooke
15. 2:35 – 3:00 The Brimstone Process: Decarbonizing Cement with an Earth Abundant Rock, Hugo Leandri,
Brimstone
16. 3:00 – 3:25 Monazite Processing: Recovering Value from an Underutilized Source, Philip Keller, Energy Fuels
Evening Activities: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM – Cheyenne Lodge (from west tower lobby via Broadmoor shuttle only)
Hosted Cocktail Reception: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (shuttle service begins at 5:45 PM)
Shuttle Sponsor: Jorgensen Engineering & Technical Services
Cocktail Reception Sponsor: Victaulic
Dinner (plated), Awards and Dancing: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (prior reservation required)
Dinner and Music Sponsor: Weir
Presentation of 2024 Arthur C. Daman Lifetime Achievement Award to Mike McDonald
Presentation of 2024 Colorado MPD Student Paper Award
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
Complimentary Coffee Service: 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: Knight Piésold and Co., Ecolab, Engineered Capital Solutions,
Lhoist North America
Black & Veatch, Brooks and Nelson, Rare Element Resources, Respec, Tsurumi Pump
Morning Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
17. 8:45 – 9:10 Unlocking Vast Stranded Copper Resources, John Uhrie, Jetti Resources
18. 9:10 – 9:35 Gold Deportment Analysis: A Guide to Flowsheet Development and Plant Design, Solly Theron,
Hazen Research, Inc.
19. 9:35 – 10:00 What We Will Need to Know About Sampling, Mick McCaslin, FLSmidth
Bloody Mary Break: 10:00 AM – 10:45, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
(Guests Welcome)
Sponsor: Metso
20. 10:45 – 11:05 The Use of Digital Technologies to Optimize Flotation Reagents in the Plant, Jacques
Bezuidenhout, Nalco Water
21. 11:05 – 11:30 A Hydrometallurgical Approach for the Electrochemical Production of Clean Iron, Michael Caplan,
Electra
11:30 – 11:45 - Lou Cope Best Presentation Award & Closing Remarks
Afternoon Activities:
Golf: 12:30 PM ~ 5:00 PM, East Course (prior registration required)
Sponsors: AMES, Burns & McDonnell, Chemstar, Freezer Engineering, Integrity Mining and Industrial
Kalenborn, Kappes Cassiday, METSIM, POLYDECK, Quadra, Rare Element Resources, RMB Products
Golf Ball Sponsor: Tierra Group International
Golf Reception: Robert Trent Jones Room (Golf Club)