We were pleased to attend ICSOBA 2024 in Lyon, represented by Dan Manché in a successful and engaging event! The conference provides an excellent platform for collaboration and networking within the bauxite, alumina and aluminium industries. Dan had the privilege of chairing the Precipitation session for the alumina stream, which featured a particular emphasis on recent advancements in AI and…

Last month, we had the pleasure of presenting at the 2024 SK/MB Canadian Mineral Processors Regional Conference in Saskatoon. Kevin Heppner presented on modelling rare earth element solvent extraction (REE SX) using the TCE interface in SysCAD with PHREEQC. The presentation, co-authored by Brett Schug, highlighted a methodology for accurately predicting REE SX plant performance using a combination of thermodynamic…

We are very pleased to announce that SysCAD has joined the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) as an Affiliate Partner! Through this exciting partnership, SysCAD will support HILT CRC’s mission to de-risk decarbonisation pathways for industries such as alumina, iron/steel, and cement—working together toward a carbon-neutral future. As part of this partnership, SysCAD will provide in-kind…

Earlier this month we had the opportunity to present at the Geochemical Modelling: PHREEQC and Beyond conference and course in Washington, DC. PHREEQC is a thermodynamic package developed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for aqueous geochemical calculations. Kevin Heppner presented “PHREEQC in SysCAD – Applications in Mineral Processing”, demonstrating surface complexation, ion exchange, and solubility calculations in PHREEQC via the…

We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at the International Mineral Processing Congress – IMPC 2024 – in Washington, DC, September 29 – October 3, 2024. We invite you to visit John McFeaters, Tanai Marín and Brett Schug at the SysCAD booth to discuss the benefits of using SysCAD plant simulation software for the design, operation and…

We are looking forward to presenting and exhibiting at AusIMM Critical Minerals Conference 2024 next week, 26-28 August in Brisbane, Australia. Critical Minerals 2024 centres on the significant role of mining and processing of minerals essential to clean energy technologies for a more sustainable future. From rare earth processing to lithium and uranium extraction, SysCAD supports simulation of a wide…

Power up your simulations with seamless integration of mineral processing models! We are excited to announce the release of the new SysCAD Met Dynamics Add-On, developed in collaboration with Scott Munro at Met Dynamics. With this new feature, SysCAD becomes even more versatile as a single platform for detailed simulation across applications in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, water treatment, utilities…

Bringing the heat to process simulation! We are pleased to announce that we will be attending the MOLTEN 2024 conference in Brisbane, Australia, June 17-19. Join us at our booth to discover how SysCAD is used for pyrometallurgical process modelling. Explore our embedded Gibbs Free Energy Minimiser (GFEM), specialised species database for high-temperature applications, state-of-the-art ChemApp interface with seamless connectivity…

We are pleased to announce our participation in ALTA 2024, taking place in Perth, Western Australia, from May 27-31. Please join us as our colleague Brett Schug presents “Thermodynamic Modelling of Rare Earth Solvent Extraction”, coauthored by Kevin Heppner. This paper and presentation explores a fundamental first-principles approach for modelling rare-earth element (REE) separation by solvent extraction. This approach is…