SAIMM: 2nd School on Manganese Ferroalloy 2016

School on Manganese Ferroalloy Production 2016 View this email in your browser         ANNOUNCEMENT  The 2nd School on Manganese Ferroalloy Production will build on the collaboration between South Africa and Norway, and between role players within the South African manganese industry, by including a larger number of local participants. The focus of the event will be the identification of technoeconomic challenges faced by role players in the South African manganese industry, and finding ways to address these challenges. MAIN PRESENTER Merete Tangstad Professor at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).Merete took her Master degree and PhD degree at NTNU. In the following years, she worked for Elkem and Eramet, mostly within ferromanganese and silico-manganese production, and mainly with research within these processes. Since 2004, she has been a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology within Material Science and Engineering, with the main emphasis on manganese ferro-alloy production, and upgrading metallurgical silicon to solar-grade silicon. Merete is co-author of the definitive textbook on manganese ferroalloy production. TOPICS Commercial production Overview of manganese production in South Africa Manganese raw materials - mineralogy and other properties Geology, and mining, of the Kalahari manganese ore body Overview and fundamental thermodynamics Slag fundamentals Pre-reduction zone Cokebed zone Electrical current paths and resistance in furnace Energy consumption Lining concepts in the manganese ferroalloy production Environmental considerationsts WHO SHOULD ATTEND Hydrometallurgical plant managers and metallurgists Equipment and reagent suppliers to the hydrometallurgical industry Hydrometallurgical technology development companies Mining industry consultants Research and academic personnel EXHIBITION/SPONSORSHIP Sponsorship opportunities are available. Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Co-ordinator. For more information Click Here Yolanda Ramokgadi Conference Co-ordinator, Tel: 27 (11) 834-1273/7 Facsimile 27 (11) 838-5923 E-mail: yolanda@saimm.co.za Website: www.saimm.co.za

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