The 9th
International Heavy Minerals Conference (HMC 2013) was held in Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh from 27 to 29 November 2013.
The biennial International
conference is ninth in a series of conferences that focus on the heavy
minerals industry. This International
conference was held for the first time in India by the Mining Engineers
Association of India (MEAI) in collaboration with and support from the
Government of India, other professional organisations and industry.
The Conference theme is: Overcoming
New Challenges.
The aim of HMC 2013
was to discuss the technical, managerial, business opportunities and challenges
facing the sector worldwide. Delegates attended the conference including from
Australia, Canada, Africa, US, China, Vietnam, Srilanka and Europe.
The earlier editions of the conference were held in diverse places
as Cape Town (SA), Jacksonville (US) Fermantle & Perth(Australia) etc. The
first conference held in Kwazulu Natal (SA) and the previous conference held in
Perth.
The Minerals with a density greater than 2.9 g/cm3 are called as
heavy minerals. Examples of heavy minerals include garnet, zircon, tourmaline,
topaz, magnetite, hematite, apatite, kyanite, glauconite, etc.
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