Presentations

Thursday                             12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday                                     8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday                                8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MINERAL PROCESSING DIVISION

COLORADO SME SECTION

74^th Annual Meeting

May 1^{st -} May 3^rd, 2025 at The Bro^admoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado

“Mineral Processing’s Got Talent”

Thursday, May 1^st, 2025

Afternoon Session – Broadmoor Main Ballroom

               12:30 – 12:45  Opening welcome and conference logistics, Brett Berg, MPD Chair

1.             12:45 – 1:10  Mantoverde Heap Leach Operation: Using Dynamic Talent to Understand Cu/Co Chemistry – Dylan

    Everly – Metsim International & Diana Miller – OLI Systems

2.             1:10 – 1:35           South32 Hermosa – A Big Mine with a Small Footprint – Nathan Eiselein - South32 Hermosa -Taylor

3.             1:35 – 2:00           Enhance Closed-Circuit Pilot SAG Mill Performance: Insights from Real-Time Monitoring and

   Automation – Jaclyn Kogler - Metso

4.             2:00 – 2:25           Jord’s Innovation Journey - The NovaCell Flotation Technology – Oliver Whatnall - Jord International

Coffee Break:  2:25 PM – 2:50 PM, Pompeiian Room

Sponsors: AMES, Energy Fuels, NewFields

Bechtel Mining and Minerals, Jord International, Hazen Research, M3

 5.             2:50 – 3:15           Optimization of Lead Nitrate Dosage in Gold Extraction – Jennifer Thogerson - Newmont

6.             3:15 – 3:40           High-Pressure Slurry Ablation – Not a One Trick Pony – Uranium Remediation to Traditional

                                  Flowsheet Improvement – Jordan Dick - Disa Technologies, Inc

7.             3:40 – 4:05           Metcelerate: Equipping Engineers and Empowering Organizations – Bob Seitz - Metcelerate   

Evening Activities: 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Lake Terrace Dining Room (Main)

Hosted Reception: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Cocktail Reception Sponsor: SUNDT

Dinner, Casino Night and Socializing:  7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (prior reservation required)

Dinner Sponsors: Newmont

**Casual Attire Welcome**

Friday, May 2^nd, 2025

Continental Breakfast and Coffee Service:  7:30 AM – 8:30 AM, Pompeiian Room

Sponsors: Diemme Filtration, EE Mill Solutions, Hatch, Kiewit, Nalco Water, Orion Resource Partners, Syensqo

Morning Session – Broadmoor Main Ballroom

8.             8:30 – 8:55           Stibnite: The Mineral, The Mine, The Metallurgy – Christopher Dail - Perpetua Resources

9.             8:55 – 9:20           Improving Mineral Processing Through Preferential Breakage, Attrition Scrubbing, & Sortation - The      

   Bear Lodge Rare Earth Project - Carl Gorski, Colorado School of Mines

10.          9:20 – 9:45   Bear Lodge – The Cornerstone of the Domestic Rare Earth Supply Chain – Jaye Pickarts – Rare

                     Element Resources Inc                      

11.          9:45 – 10:10 Lime Optimization in Mineral Processing – Chris du Plessis - Lhoist

Coffee Break:  10:10 AM – 10:35 AM, Pompeiian Room

Sponsors: Burns & McDonnell, DSS Valves, Lhoist

Cornell Pump Company, Freeport McMoRan, Tierra Group International

History Tour / Bubbles & Brunch: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Sun Lounge (guest event, prior reservation required)

Sponsor: FLSmidth, NV MPD

12.          10:35 – 11:00    Investing in the Next Generation of Engineers and Designers – Vanessa Samuel - Samuel

                          Engineering

13.          11:00 – 11:25    Tailings Take Center Stage: Showcasing the Hidden Talent of Pyrrhotite - Matthew Mettler,

                          Colorado School of Mines

14.          11:25 – 11:50    Using Traditional Hydromet and EW Processes for High Impurity Iron Ore – Simon Wandke –

                          Electra

Lunch Break:  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Lake Terrace Dining Room (prior reservation required)

Sponsors: Disa Technologies, Moly-Cop USA, Samuel Engineering

Keynote: Forward Thinking to Tackle the Challenges in Attracting and Retaining Qualified Labor – John Wilmot, General Manager, Colorado Operations – Climax Molybdenum

 Afternoon Session – Broadmoor Main Ballroom

15.          1:45 – 2:10   How Successive Ramp-Up Curves Lead to a Ramp Down Curve – Mike Blois - Orion Resource

                     Partners

16.          2:10 – 2:35           Evaluating Field-Effect Separation on Rare Earth and Critical Metals - Benjamin Shroeder - University

                     of Utah

17.          2:35 – 3:00   Switchable Frother Technology- Let froth sing to your beat (pH!)– Tarun Bhambhani - Syensqo    

Evening Activities: 5:20 PM – 12:00 AM – Cheyenne Lodge (from west tower lobby via Broadmoor shuttle only - shuttle service begins at 5:20 PM)

6:30 PM SHARP – 12:00 AM - Plated Dinner & Awards, followed by Games, Dancing, and Photo Booth (prior reservation required)

Dinner and Music Sponsor: Weir

Hosted Bar: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Shuttle Sponsor: Jorgensen Engineering & Technical Services

DJ & Photobooth Sponsor: SRK Consulting

Cocktail Reception Sponsor: Victaulic

Presentation of 2025 Arthur C. Daman Lifetime Achievement Award to Steve Hearn

Presentation of 2025 Colorado MPD Student Paper Award

Saturday, May 3^rd, 2025

Complimentary Coffee Service:  8:00 AM – 8:45 AM, Pompeiian Room

Sponsors: Black & Veatch, Capitol Engineering, Eriez, Flottweg, Intrepid Potash, Kalenborn,

Knight Piésold and Co., Paterson & Cooke, Respec, Sandvik

Morning Session – Broadmoor Main Ballroom

18.          8:45 – 9:10     Dynamic Process and Hydraulic Simulation of Tailings Dewatering Plants on SysCAD – Fangyu Liu –

                       Hatch Ltd.

19.          9:10 – 9:35             Marked Ball Madness: Multiple Vendor Comparison – Michael Harlan – Climax Molybdenum –

                       Freeport McMoRan

20.          9:35 – 10:00   Maximizing Net Metal Production in Copper Cons with Coarse Particle Flotation – Erich Dohm - Eriez

Bloody Mary Break:  10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, Pompeiian Room

(Guests Welcome)

Sponsor: Metso

1.          10:45 – 11:10    An Alternative Grind Study Procedure: Faster and Cheaper – Juan Alcalde – Newmont

22.          11:10 – 11:35    Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management - Its Application to Owners, Operators,

                          Designers and Stakeholders – Matt Fuller – Tierra Group International

11:35 – 11:45 - Lou Cope Best Presentation Award & Closing Remarks

 Afternoon Activities:

Golf:  1:00 PM ~ 5:30 PM, East Course (Prior registration required)

Sponsors: AMES, Ausenco, Brooks & Nelson, Chemstar, Honeywell, Jord International, Kalenborn,

Kappes Cassiday, METSIM, Paterson & Cooke, Phillips & Jordan, Quadra, Tierra Group International

Golf Food & Beverage Sponsor: Jord International

Golf Ball Sponsor: Tierra Group International

Golf Reception: Robert Trent Jones Room (Golf Club)