The Coalition for Eco Efficient Comminution (CEEC) is encouraging the submission of ground-breaking examples of innovation for the CEEC Medal.
The CEEC Medal is awarded each year to the author or authors of the most outstanding recently published article, or case study that presents innovative approaches to eco-efficient comminution practice.
This year’s CEEC Medal marks the 10th year that medal winners will be celebrated.
CEEC chief executive officer Alison Keogh said the coalition is pleased to have already seen some great work emerging during the pandemic and she encourages those who have published to put their work forward.
“We want to hear of new exciting work we might not yet know about. People can contribute articles they’ve seen from around the world to help lead change across industry, help us scour the world and nominate work they’re aware of,” she said.
Improving efficiency in comminution and mineral processing is more important than ever as mining companies commit to decarbonisation on the path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
“With COP26 imminent, now is the time to share your work via CEEC and help all of industry understand the emerging options and tools available now to reduce mining’s environmental footprint,” Ms Keogh added.
“Sharing cutting edge knowledge helps mine sites lower their environmental impact and operational costs while improving value for shareholders. We are proud to champion collaboration, share innovative advances and support step changes through the worldwide CEEC Medal initiative.”
The medals can be awarded to authors in two categories: Operations and Technical Research.
CEEC are welcoming applications that can show improvement and innovation advances in the energy, emissions and water efficiency of comminution and mineral processing, as well as financial benefits resulting from that improvement.
Submissions must be of a standard suitable for technical review and must have been written or presented after March 1, 2020. Nominations are reviewed by the CEEC Medal Evaluation Committee for applicability, supporting research and documentation, prospective impact, potential energy savings and presentation style.