Cover. -- Title Page. -- Copyright. -- Contents. -- Preface. -- Contributing Authors. -- Introduction. -- Supply and Demand: Innovation Drivers in the MineralsIndustry. -- Rules of Engagement for the Innovator in the MineralsIndustry. -- History of Innovations in Extractive Metallurgy. -- Comminution. -- Mine to Mill Value Chain Optimization. -- Innovations in Comminution Equipment: Crushers, High Pressure Grinding Rolls, Semi-Autogenous Grinding, BallMills, and Regrind Mills. -- Innovations in Comminution Modellingand Ore Characterisation. -- Innovations in Comminution Instrumentation and Control. Advances in Discrete Element Method Application to GrindingMillsThe Future of Comminution. -- Separations. -- Innovations in Flotation Processing Technology-The Next HundredYears. -- Major Innovations in the Evolution of Flotation Reagents. -- Innovations in Froth Flotation Modeling. -- Innovations in Flotation Plant Practice. -- Ore Sorting. -- Magnetic Separation. -- Innovations in Electrostatic Separation. -- Density-Based Separation Innovations in Coal andMinerals Processing Applications. -- Innovations in Dense Medium Separation Technology. -- Innovations in Coal Processing. A Review of Industrial Innovations in Phosphate ProcessingMineral Sand Separations. -- Innovations in Liquid/Solid Separation for MetallurgicalProcessing. -- Hydrometallurgy. -- Innovative Strategies for Copper Hydrometallurgy. -- Innovations in Gold and Silver Extraction and Recovery. -- Innovations in Zinc and Lead Hydrometallurgy. -- Innovations in Nickel and Cobalt Hydrometallurgy. -- The Bayer Hydrometallurgical Alumina Process Evolution andInnovations. -- Rare Earth Hydro- and Pyrometallurgy. -- Biohydrometallurgy Innovations-Discovery and Advances. -- Uranium Processing Practices, Innovations, and Trends. Innovations in HydrometallurgyPyrometallurgy. -- Brief Overview of Some Innovations in Pyrometallurgy. -- Innovations in Copper Smelting-Keys to Productivity andEfficiency. -- Innovations in Zinc and Lead Pyrometallurgy. -- Technology Advancement in the Refining of PlatinumGroup Metals. -- Metallurgical Innovations in the Iron and Steel Industry. -- Mineralogy and Analytical Chemistry. -- Innovations in Process Mineralogyand Laboratory Automation. -- Innovations in Measurement of Mineral Structureand Surface Chemistry in Flotation: Past, Present, and Future. Innovations in Analytical Chemistry-The Key to MetallurgicalAdvancementEnvironmental Innovations. -- The Generation and Treatment of Acid Rock Drainage. -- A Perspective of Innovations in Tailings Management. -- Innovations in Water and Brine Treatment Using MembraneTechnology. -- Innovations in Chemical and Bacterial Water Treatment. -- Innovations in Air Pollution Control. -- Index. -- Back Cover.

Here is the information you need to face the ever-increasing technological, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges of this industry and ensure long-term productivity and growth for your organization. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy presents more than a century of innovation drivers that have advanced the mineral processing industry. Trends, developments, and improvements are discussed in depth, and likely areas for future innovations are explored