CIM Montreal 2019
28/04/2019 - 01/05/2019
CIM Convention 2019 is all about “I”: Innovation, Intelligence, Information, Impact, Influence…These watchwords will connect professionals from all fields of mining during this three-day convention featuring more than 200 technical oral presentations by industry thought leaders. Focusing on mining operations, the technical program streams will deliver case studies and best practice lectures on Sustainable Mining, Innovation, Automation and Data, Rocks to Resources, Health and Safety, and People and Communities.
"When commodity prices were strong and rising, mining companies could afford minor inefficiencies in their plants. That is rarely the case in these days of lower-grade deposits, lower metal prices and economic pressure from every direction. “We have to do better with lower costs,” said Philip Thwaites, manager of process control for XPS Consulting & Testwork Services. “If you’re not efficient, you’re not going to be around. And our industry can be a lot more efficient.” According to Thwaites, measurement is the cornerstone of control and efficiency. “If you have a poor measurement, or no measurement, you can’t do good control,” he explained. But this is changing. More and more mining companies are conscious of improved measurements and endorsing control, automation and next-generation technologies. What is more, there has been significant progress in automated instruments recently. These measure crucial parameters in the processing circuit and equipment to allow operators to monitor and adjust process control as needed."
Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco, CIM, October 2015