Xstrata Technology Services

• Process Diagnosis using Quantitative Mineralogy, Presentation No. 8, (1.34 Mb), by Kormos, L.J., Oliveira, J., Fragomeni, D., Whiteman, E., (XPS) and Carrion, J. (Xstrata Copper - Antamina)

• Stratified Sampling of Drill-Core, Presentation No. 11, (468 Kb), by Lotter, N.O. (XPS)

• Laboratory Testwork of Mixed Xanthates for the Raglan Ore, Presentation No. 16, (818 Kb), by Deng, T., Yu, S., Lotter, N.O., (XPS) and Di Feo, A.

• Asset Optimisation Through Process Control at Xstrata Alloys – Eland Platinum – “Optimal Doesn’t Always Rhyme with Capital”, Presentation No. 26, (791 Kb), by Bouchard, J., Émond, M., (XPS) and Monnapula, R., and Molelekeng, N. (Xstrata Alloys - Eland)

• Design and Implementation of Advanced Automatic Control Strategy Based on Dynamic Models for High Capacity SAG Mill  Presentation No. 28, SAG Mill, Presentation, (734 Kb), by Yutronic, I. (CMDIC - Collahuasi) and Toro, R. (Honeywell - Chile)

• The Formulation and Use of Mixed Collectors in Sulfide Flotation, (532 Kb), by N. Lotter (Xstrata Process Support) and D. Bradshaw (JKMRC)

• The Formulation and Use of Mixed Collectors in Sulfide Flotation, (532 Kb), by N. Lotter (Xstrata Process Support) and D. Bradshaw (JKMRC)

• Towards the optimization of flotation column operation, (2 MB), by A. Desbiens, R. del Villar, M. Maldonado (Laval University); and J. Bouchard (Xstrata Process Support). 
• Modern (Pyrometallurgical) Process Control - COM2009 - Pyrometallurgy of Nickel Short Course, by P. Nelson, Xstrata Process Support.
• Integrated Modelling of a Smelter Off-Gas Cleaning System, by H. Shang (Laurentian University), P. Nelson (Xstrata Process Support), and B. Salt (Xstrata Ni - Sudbury Smelter)
• Optimization of the Xstrata Nickel Sudbury Smelter Converter Aisle Using Discrete Event Simulation, by P. Coursal and P. Mackey (Xstrata Process Support)
• A New Metallurgical Model of the Horne Smelter of Xstrata Copper, by N. Tripathi, P. Coursal, P. Mackey (Xstrata Process Support), and S. Morissette (Xstrata Cu - Horne Smelter)
• Geometallurgy Short Course - COM2009 - Process Mineralogy at Xstrata Process Support, by Peter Whittaker, Xstrata Process Support.

• Process Development and Growth of Non-Ferrous Metals Production - The Role of Pilot Plants, by A. Barnes, P. Mackey (Xstrata Process Support), and G. Alvear (Xstrata Technology)

• Mine Wide SCADA System, Nickel Rim South Mine, (4.5 MB) by E. Bartsch Xstrata Nickel

• Developments in Process Control (with particular reference to comminution and flotation), (7 Mb), by P. Thwaites, Xstrata Process Support
• Stirred Milling Technology, (5 Mb), by M. Young, Xstrata Technology

2009 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit

• High-Confidence Flotation Testing at Xstrata Process Support, (2.19 Mb) , by N.O. Lotter and D. Fragomeni , Xstrata Process Support

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS 2009) - 138th  Annual Meeting

• Advanced Metallurgical Modelling of Ni-Cu Smelting at Xstrata Nickel Sudbury Smelter, (1 Mb), by, N. Tripathi, P. Coursal, P. Mackey, of Xstrata Process Support; and M. Kreuh, D. Tisdale of Xstrata Nickel

41st Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP) Conference

• Self Self-optimizing Grinding Control for Maximizing Throughput while Maintaining Cyclone Overflow Specifications, (676 Kb) , by E. Nunez, Xstrata Process Support
• Advancing Asset Performance at the Montcalm Operation, (1.34 Mb), by D. Fragomeni, Xstrata Process Support and Xstrata Copper
• Plant Scale Trial of Isobutyl Xanthate at Raglan Concentrator using Reference Distributions, (862 Kb), by N.O. Lotter, Xstrata Process Support

VIII International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes & Salts

• Slag chemistry of the Mitsubishi S and CL furnaces at the Xstrata Copper Kidd Metallurgical Site, (676 Kb) , by Pascal Coursol Xstrata Process Support