Eriez® Offers Content from Advanced Flotation Seminar

Eriez® Flotation hosted a virtual seminar in September on the application of chemistry and electrochemistry for flotation process optimization, featuring mining industry leader Barun Gorain, Ph.D., founder and managing director of ORE2METAL. “We offered this complimentary event to help further our mission to advance the field of flotation through education and product innovation,” says Eriez Vice President of Global Flotation Business Eric Bain Wasmund, Ph.D. Wasmund explains the seminar was open to select external mining industry professionals and Eriez employees. “The seminar was well attended by prominent experts in the field from some of the foremost mining operations in the world,” he says. According to Wasmund, this seminar is first in a series the company will host. “We are so fortunate that Dr. Gorain agreed to present and share his incredible insight and experience on this complex topic with our team,” says Wasmund. “Dr. Gorain’s career achievements are truly extraordinary and undoubtedly have served to advance the minerals processing field,” he adds. Dr. Gorain has more than 25 years of experience in precious and base metals plant operations, capital projects, and in technology and innovation roles. He has worked in senior strategic roles spanning various global mining companies. Some of his earlier key roles include Chief Technology Officer for Hindustan Zinc (Vedanta Resources), Director with Barrick Gold based in Toronto and as a Group Leader at Teck in British Columbia. His most recent accomplishments include underground mine digitalization & automation, building a world-class Collaboration Centre integrating multiple mines, mills, smelters and power plants, enhancing ore to metal recoveries through Milling Excellence, along with various patented metallurgical process innovations converting marginal ores into profitable operations.