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| Heavy Minerals Conference 2025 |
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Heavy Minerals Conference 2025 |
114 days left
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| 13th International Heavy Minerals Conference |
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Monday, August 18, 2025 - Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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| Venue: Sun City Resort,
Rustenburg,
South Africa |
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The HMC series of conferences is traditionally focused on mining and processing of heavy minerals. Whilst this conference will still focus on these important aspects, new challenges and opportunities calls for the evolution of the industry.There is a shift in focus to move closer to some of the strategic downstream industries with a focus on improved integration and value chain optimisation. This conference will aim at involving these key downstream industry players to facilitate dialog and knowledge sharing around technical areas where these value chain improvements can be explored. Further to optimizing current value chains, with the recent changes in the global geopolitical landscape, a strong interest for strategic minerals including rare earth elements provide new opportunities for the industry. Development in these provide additional value from the current resources mined. It however requires evolution in how industry approaches geological characterization through to mining and processing to incorporate the rare earth element bearing mineral extraction alongside current value chain.
To support the themes already highlighted for the conference, generational knowledge transfer needs to be effectively addressed to ensure the workforce of the future is enabled to lead the industry evolution. The development of technical professionals entering the industry workforce ranging from traditional training and exposure pathways to new approaches including Artificial Intelligence is seen as a key enabler for the future of the heavy minerals industry.
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Website: https://www.saimm.co.za/saimm-events/upcoming-events
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