AMI Precious Metals 2017
THE PRECIOUS METALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (PMDN)

In Association with Platinum 2017

17–19 October 2017 - Conference
20 October 2017 - Technical Tours
 

The Precious Metals Development Network (PMDN) of the DST’s advanced metals initiative (AMI) programme will host the AMI’S annual conference in 2017.

The AMI Precious Metals 2017 conference will be held in association with the SAIMM Platinum 2017 conference.  The Platinum conference series has covered a range of themes since inception in 2004, and traditionally addresses the opportunities and challenges facing the platinum Industry.

The AMI Precious Metals 2017 conference will present a forum where scientists and technologists can come together to learn and discuss the latest advances in precious metals (platinum group metals and gold) science and technology, under the broad themes of:

• Catalysis
• Materials
• Chemistry

Sponsors

Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Co-ordinator
Camielah Jardine
Head of Conferencing
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Email: camielah@saimm.co.za

Objectives

Objectives

To bring together researchers, industry and government stakeholders to share and debate the latest trends, research and innovation in the precious metals field.

• To provide a forum for researchers and industry to present progress made over the past few years on precious metal R&D and applications.
• To promote the activities of the AMI’PMDN.
• To network and share information.

Who should attend

Who should attend

• Platinum group metals and gold mining houses
• Precious metal industrial players
• Government departments
• Science Councils
• Higher Educational institutes
• Anyone involved or interested in precious metals’ R&D

Publications

Publications

All submitted papers will be peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be submitted for publication in a special edition of the Journal of the South African Mining and Metallurgy.

Call for papers

Call for papers

Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English. The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be submitted to:

Camielah Jardine
Head of Conferencing
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Email: camielah@saimm.co.za

Key Dates

Key Dates

3 May 2017                        Submission of abstracts

12 May 2017                      Acceptance of abstracts

19 June 2017                     Submission of final paper

17 October 2017                Student Day

18 - 19  October 2017       Conference

20 October 2017                Technical Visits

Contact

Contact

Camielah Jardine
Head of Conferencing
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Email: camielah@saimm.co.za