symposium. With that, I am happy to announce that the next PbZn symposium in
2023 will be organized and held by NFSoc in China.
Lead–Zinc 2020 will provide an international forum for the lead and zinc processing industries bringing together operators, engineers, and researchers to
exchange information regarding all aspects of current processing technologies for
primary and secondary lead and zinc, as well as emerging technologies for both
metals. The symposium scope extends from process fundamentals to operational
practices and also includes the important aspect of environmental issues. At the
operation's level, comprehensive reviews of the major applications of both metals
are outlined. Emphasis will be placed on the recent commercial developments with
less energy intensive technologies which are in harmony with environmental
conservation. At the research level, the emphasis is placed on a better understanding
of existing technologies and the development of new processing concepts.
Environmental concerns that are associated with the processing of both metals are
considered, along with acceptable treatment and handling of by-products, wastes,
and bleed streams by the industry. A highlight of the conference will be a series of
plenary lectures by industry leaders offering overviews of economical, environmental, and marketing topics.
The proceedings volume of the Lead–Zinc symposium is the culmination of
more than one year of work, which includes the preparation of the papers by the
authors, as well as editing and reviewing by the editors and volunteers. The proceedings volume contains papers from 20 countries divided into three plenary
sessions and 20 technical sessions and is a reflection of all aspects of lead and zinc
processing, including the global business trends of the metals, plant operations,
fundamental developments, emerging technologies, and environmental considerations. It is the editors’ sincere hope that the proceedings volume will remain a
valuable record of the Lead–Zinc 2020 symposium and that it will become a
standard reference for the processing of lead and zinc.
The production of the proceedings volume was a major undertaking, and many
individuals were involved over the course of several months. The editors would like
to extend their sincere appreciation to Dr. Stuart Nicol, Dr. Alexandra Anderson,
and Josh Montenegro (all Gopher Resources); Dr. Christina Meskers and her team
at Umicore; Fiseha Tesfaye/Abo Akademi University; Dr. Prabhat Tripathy/Idaho
National Laboratory; and Dr. Dean Gregurek/RHI Magnesita GmbH for volunteering and their valuable work in reviewing papers, as well as Kelcy Wagner and
Trudi Dunlap from TMS for their assistance in the production of the proceedings
volume of the Lead–Zinc 2020 symposium.
Andreas Siegmund
Conference Chair
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2023 will be organized and held by NFSoc in China.
Lead–Zinc 2020 will provide an international forum for the lead and zinc processing industries bringing together operators, engineers, and researchers to
exchange information regarding all aspects of current processing technologies for
primary and secondary lead and zinc, as well as emerging technologies for both
metals. The symposium scope extends from process fundamentals to operational
practices and also includes the important aspect of environmental issues. At the
operation's level, comprehensive reviews of the major applications of both metals
are outlined. Emphasis will be placed on the recent commercial developments with
less energy intensive technologies which are in harmony with environmental
conservation. At the research level, the emphasis is placed on a better understanding
of existing technologies and the development of new processing concepts.
Environmental concerns that are associated with the processing of both metals are
considered, along with acceptable treatment and handling of by-products, wastes,
and bleed streams by the industry. A highlight of the conference will be a series of
plenary lectures by industry leaders offering overviews of economical, environmental, and marketing topics.
The proceedings volume of the Lead–Zinc symposium is the culmination of
more than one year of work, which includes the preparation of the papers by the
authors, as well as editing and reviewing by the editors and volunteers. The proceedings volume contains papers from 20 countries divided into three plenary
sessions and 20 technical sessions and is a reflection of all aspects of lead and zinc
processing, including the global business trends of the metals, plant operations,
fundamental developments, emerging technologies, and environmental considerations. It is the editors’ sincere hope that the proceedings volume will remain a
valuable record of the Lead–Zinc 2020 symposium and that it will become a
standard reference for the processing of lead and zinc.
The production of the proceedings volume was a major undertaking, and many
individuals were involved over the course of several months. The editors would like
to extend their sincere appreciation to Dr. Stuart Nicol, Dr. Alexandra Anderson,
and Josh Montenegro (all Gopher Resources); Dr. Christina Meskers and her team
at Umicore; Fiseha Tesfaye/Abo Akademi University; Dr. Prabhat Tripathy/Idaho
National Laboratory; and Dr. Dean Gregurek/RHI Magnesita GmbH for volunteering and their valuable work in reviewing papers, as well as Kelcy Wagner and
Trudi Dunlap from TMS for their assistance in the production of the proceedings
volume of the Lead–Zinc 2020 symposium.
Andreas Siegmund
Conference Chair
vi
Preface