RSE "NC KPMS RK" held the "Enrichment" session at the 25th Anniversary World Mining Congress

From June 19 to 22, 2018 at the EXPO Convention Center Astana hosted the 25th Anniversary World Mining Congress. The main objective of the Congress is to promote global innovations and exchange experience with mining industry experts from all over the world, develop science and stimulate international scientific and technical cooperation for progress in the mining and processing industry, discuss the most pressing issues of the mining and processing industry and find solutions, improve industrial safety and improve environmental protection measures.

RSE "National Center for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan", being a member of the National Organizing Committee, held a session "Enrichment" within the framework of the All-Russian State Committee with the participation of large mining and processing enterprises and scientific organizations of Kazakhstan, as well as countries of the near and far abroad.

During the session, the following key topics were discussed:

• Modern problems of complex processing of poor, hard-to-enrich ores and man-made raw materials and ways to solve them.
• Innovative directions of complex processing of secondary raw materials.
• Issues of raw material quality management in the process chain.
• The gold mining industry: the state, problems and prospects of the industry.
• Experience in implementing equipment at enrichment plants using new technologies and highly efficient equipment to achieve guaranteed technological performance.
• Automation of technological processes and equipment.

The session was divided into the following subsections:

• Technological mineralogy;
• Industrial innovations;
• Conceptual issues of mineral processing;
• Automation, robotization;
• Stubborn gold.

The session was moderated by: Abdurasul Aldashevich Zharmenov session Chairman, General Director of the RSE NC KPMS RK, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan), Lyudmila Sergeevna Bolotova, Head of the Laboratory of Precious Metals of the Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK" GNPOPE "Kazmehanobr" (Kazakhstan).

The session featured 36 speakers from 13 countries: Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, the USA, Finland, France, and South Africa.

The speakers represented 29 organizations, including:

Scientific organizations 7:

• AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland)
• Scientific and technical union of mining, geology and metallurgy (Bulgaria)
• McGill University (Canada)
• MIPT Center for Engineering and Technology (Russia)
• Kazmehanobr (Kazakhstan)
• Vniitsvetmet (Kazakhstan)
• KHMI named after J.Abishev (Kazakhstan)

Production organizations 22:

• FLSmidth (Australia)
• Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH (Austria)
• Engineering Dobersek GmbH (Germany)
• ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Germany)
• Outotec GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
• ENA - Eurasia Market Areas, Outotec (Finland)
• BGRIMM Technology Group (China)
• AXTER SAS (France)
• Outotec (USA)
• BIOX Outotec RSA (South Africa)
• Polyus Management Company LLC (Russia)
• Kvadrat Plus (Russia)
• NPK "Mekhanobr-technika" (Russia)
• NPO ERGA (Russia)
• Thermo Techno Engineering (Russia)
• Polymetal Management Company JSC (Kazakhstan)
• JSC "AK Altynalmas" (Kazakhstan)
• Balkhash Geological Artel LLP (Kazakhstan)
• Engineering firm Oriental Co.Ltd (Kazakhstan)
• JV Inkai (Kazakhstan)
• KazGidroMed LLC (Kazakhstan)
• RGGold LLP (Kazakhstan)

The following speakers spoke on behalf of the RSE "NC KPMS RK":

Mukhtar Aidarkhan Akhuanuly, Head of the Ore Dressing Laboratory, Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK" KHMI named after Zh.Abishev, topic "Thermomagnetic enrichment and dephosphoration of lignite ores and concentrates";

Alibek Sailaubayevich Baysanov, Head of the Laboratory of Pyrometallurgical processes, Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK" KHMI named after Zh. Abishev, topic "The state and prospects of processing ferromanganese ores of the Republic of Kazakhstan";

Yerbol ZhaksylykulyShabanov, Head of the laboratory of "Ferroalloys and reduction processes", Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK" KHMI named after Zh.Abishev, topic "Technology of smelting nickel-chromium-containing cast iron from substandard nickel ores of Kazakhstan";

Larisa B. Kushakova, Head of the Department. laboratory of technological testing of mineral raw materials, Branch of RSE "NC KPMS RK" Vniitsvetmet, topic "Technical and environmental aspects of processing man-made raw materials of mining and processing enterprises";

Lyudmila Sergeevna Bolotova, Head of the Laboratory of Precious Metals, Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK"GNPOPE "Kazmehanobr", topic "Main directions of processing of resistant carbonaceous arsenic-containing gold-containing sulfide ores and concentrates";

Niyazov Abdulkhai Abdulayatovich, Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK"GNPOPE "Kazmehanobr", topic "The influence of the characteristics of the material composition of gold-polymetallic ore on the choice of the optimal technology of its processing";

Arabaev Rauan Archapievich, Laboratory of precious metals and flotation reagents, Branch of the RSE "NC KPMS RK" Vniitsvetmet, topic "Prospects for the enrichment of resistant gold-mineralized ores of Kazakhstan".