Improved XRD specimen preparation method for accurate morphological quantification of platy gangue minerals: A case study of talc
D. Dodoo, S. Usher, P.J. Scales, A.D. Stickland (University of Melbourne and ARC Centre of Excellence on Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, Australia), N.A.S. Webster (ARC Centre of Excellence on Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals and CSIRO Mineral Resources, Australia), S. Huang, N. Owen (CSIRO Mineral Resources, Australia) and L. Forbes (ARC Centre of Excellence on Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals and JKMRC, Australia)

Determination of the main variates controlling chemical and mineralogical processes in the cementation of mine tailings
A.J. Diosdado-Aragon, M. Caraballo, M. Valenzuela, J.M. Davila, M.A. Camacho, I. Mendoza (University of Huelva, Spain) and M. Ruiz-Rodrigue (University of Huelva and Atalaya Mining, Spain)

Mineralogical comparison of dust exposure across multiple operations in Europe that process primary and secondary sources of copper
M. Kelvin (XPS and Queen’s University, Canada) , Y. Gopalapillai (International Copper Association, Canada), S. Verpaele (Begian Center for Occupational Hygiene, Belgium), S. Brindle, D. Peters (XPS-Industry Relevant Solutions, Canada), M. Leybourne and D.L. Matthews (Queen’s University, Canada)

Evaluation of energy dispersive X-Ray diffraction for rapid mineralogical analysis in mining
B. Schummer and M. Firsching (Fraunhofer EZRT, Germany)

Enhancing mineral processing efficiency: a feasibility study on the detectability of various minerals using Dual-Energy X-ray Imaging in XRT Sorting
M. Firsching, J. Leisner (Fraunhofer EZRT, Germany) and R. Spencer (Gemstone Research Systems Ltd, UK)

Process mineralogy of high-grade rare earths from northeast of Brazil
D. Uliana, H. Queiroz, G.P. Nery, G. Darin and C. Ulsen (Polytechnic School of University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Minor and trace elements in sphalerite from the North Pennine Orefield, UK
D. Currie (British Geological Survey, UK)

Facies classification of the UG2 Split Reef at Booysendal Platinum, Eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa
C. Hlongwani, K.S. Viljoen, A.J.B. Smith (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) and D.H. Rose (University of Johannesburg and Mintek, South Africa)

MLA characterization to metal recoveries from an iron sulfide ore
P. Escalante, J. Oliva, H. Anticoi and C. Hoffmann (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)

Application of a multi-gravity separator for preconcentration of the Nechalacho rare earth deposit
C. Marion, J. Paris, T. Grammatikopoulos, R. Li, O. Kökkılıç, R. Langlois, N. A. Rowson, and K. E. Waters (McGill University, Canada)

Tracking nickel-bearing mineral’s floatability to improve nickel recoveries in Platreef ore
J. Ngwane and C. Carelse (Mintek, South Africa)

Using mineralogical characterization for predicting breakage properties of rock particles
P. Lois-Morales, F. Stocker and S. Samur (University of Chile, Chile)