Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Afternoon Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
12:30 – 12:45 Opening welcome and conference logistics, Brett Berg, MPD Chair
1. 12:45 – 1:15 From Solubility Curves to Digital Twins: The Journey to Real-time Optimization and Planning for
Salt Pond Evaporation, Diana Miller, OLI Systems
2. 1:15 – 1:40 Learnings from Cerro Verde Woodgrove Direct Flotation Reactor Commissioning, Michael Snihurowych, Freeport
3. 1:40 – 2:05 Commercialization of a New Flotation Technology - The REFLUX Flotation Cell, Swadhin Saurabh,
FLSmidth
Coffee Break: 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: FLSmidth, Kiewit, Bechtel Mining and Minerals, Burns & McDonnell, Hatch, Hazen Research,
Ausenco, Peerless Pumps, Respec
4. 2:35 – 3:00 Designing and Permitting a Tailings Facility in the Aftermath of the Mount Polley Tailings Dam
Failure, Erin Bennett and Jake Schuff, Sandfire Resources
5. 3:00 – 3:25 Next-Gen Processing Plants: Witnessing Operations Support Networks in Full Swing!, Chase
Bailey, Newmont Corporation
6. 3:25 – 3:50 Pipe Scale at Florence Copper – Alternate Mechanical Solutions to a Chemical Problem, Landon
Lines, Burns and McDonnell
Evening Activities: 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Lake View Terrace (West)
Hosted Reception: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cocktail Reception Sponsor: SUNDT
Dinner and Socializing: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (prior reservation required)
Dinner Sponsors: Newmont
**Casual Attire Welcome**
Friday, April 26th, 2024
Continental Breakfast and Coffee Service: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors Moly-Cop USA, NewFields, Freeport McMoRan, Freezer Engineering, Honeywell, M3 Engineering,
RMB Products, McClelland Laboratories
Morning Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
7. 8:30 – 8:55 Converting Overflow Ball Mills to Open Ended Grate Mills to Reduce Carbon Footprint, Sanjeeva
Latchireddi, EE Mill Solutions
8. 8:55 – 9:20 The Study of the Leaching Behavior and Optimization Kinetics of Chalcopyrite Concentrate in
Spent Medium Ferric Sulfate Bio Acid, Emmanuel Owu-Forfjour, University of Utah
9. 9:20 – 9:45 Streamlining Geo-Metallurgy at Los Azules, Jim Sorensen and Michael McGlynn, Samuel
Engineering
Coffee Break: 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: Nevada MPD, DSS Valves, Cornell Pump Company, Engineering Capital Solutions, Flottweg, Chemstar, Cyanco, Rare Element Resources
History Tour / Bubbles & Brunch (guest event): 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, Sun Lounge (prior reservation required)
10. 10:15 – 10:40 Back to Basics: Reforming Foundations, Michael Harlan and Connie Callahan, Freeport
11. 10:40 – 11:05 Metal Recovery from Industrial By-Products Using Bromine Compounds, Arturo Hirata, Colorado
School of Mines
12. 11:05 – 11:25 Case Study - Implementation of an Idled Project at the Lucky Friday Mine, Wes Johnson, Hecla
Lunch Break: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM, Rocky Mountain Ballroom CD (prior reservation required)
Sponsors: Samuel Engineering, Intrepid Potash
Keynote: Overview of Current Federal Legislation and Policies Affecting the U.S. Mining Industry– Debra Struhsacker
Afternoon Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
13. 1:15 – 1:40 Heap Leach Pad Acidification Control Using Machine Learning, Wilder Sanchez, Newmont
Corporation
14. 1:40 – 2:05 Unlocking the Future: Sustainable Mineral Processing with Pyrometallurgy, Luis Fernando Aguayo,
Torrez, Colorado School of Mines
Coffee Break: 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: Jorgensen Engineering & Technical Services, Paterson & Cooke, Tierra Group International,
Kalenborn, Phillips & Jordan
15. 2:35 – 3:00 The Brimstone Process: Decarbonizing Cement with an Earth Abundant Rock, Hugo Leandri,
Brimstone
16. 3:00 – 3:25 Monazite Processing: Recovering Value from an Underutilized Source, Phillip Keller, Energy Fuels
Evening Activities: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM – Cheyenne Lodge (from west tower lobby via Broadmoor shuttle only)
Hosted Cocktail Reception: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (shuttle service begins at 5:30 PM)
Cocktail Reception Sponsor: Metso
Dinner (plated), Awards and Dancing: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (prior reservation required)
Dinner and Music Sponsors: Weir
Presentation of 2024 Arthur C. Daman Lifetime Achievement Award to Mike McDonald
Presentation of 2024 Colorado MPD Student Paper Award
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
Complimentary Coffee Service: 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Sponsors: SRK Consulting, Knight Piésold and Co., Ecolab, EE Mill Solutions, Lhoist North America,
Black & Veatch, POLYDECK, Tsurumi Pumps
Morning Session – Rocky Mountain Ballroom AB (West)
17. 8:45 – 9:10 Gold Deportment Analysis: A Guide to Flowsheet Development and Plant Design, Solly Theron,
Hazen Research Inc.
18. 9:10 – 9:35 A Hydrometallurgical Approach for the Electrochemical Production of Clean Iron, Michael Caplan,
Electra
19. 9:35 – 10:00 What We Will Need to Know About Sampling, Mick McCaslin, FLSmidth
Bloody Mary Break: 10:00 AM – 10:45, Rocky Mountain Foyer (West)
Spouses/Significant Others Welcome
Sponsor: Victaulic
20. 10:45 – 11:05 The Use of Digital Technologies to Optimize Flotation Reagents in the Plant, Jacques
Bezuidenhout, Nalco Water
21. 11:05 – 11:30 Energizing the Mining Industry into the Future, Eben Nordahl, Black Hills Energy
11:30 – 11:45 Lou Cope Best Presentation Award & Closing Remarks
Afternoon Activities:
Golf: 1:00 PM ~ 5:00 PM, East Course (prior registration required)
Sponsors: Burns & McDonnell, Conveyors, Inc., Freezer Engineering, Kalenborn, METSIM, Rare Element Resources, RMB Products,
Golf Ball Sponsor: Tierra Group International
Golf Reception: Robert Trent Jones Room (Golf Club)
