ICPC XXI 2025: International Coal Preparation Conference XXI 2025 Sun City Sun City, South Africa, October 12-16, 2025

The Conference Technical Committee invites authors to submit abstracts (maximum 500 words) on any aspect of coal preparation and utilisation to:

Attention: The Editor

technical@icpc2025.com

The number of papers will be limited and selected on merit and for the balance of the program. Papers will only be considered on the basis that at least one author will be attending the conference to present the paper. Abstracts must be received by 30 September 2024. If you have not received confirmation of receipt of your abstract within one week of submission,please re-send your abstract, attaching a copy of your original outgoing email.

CONFERENCE DETAILS

“ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE COAL PREPARATION:INNOVATIONS, CHALLENGES AND BESTXXI ICPC PRACTICES”

SOUTH AFRICA 2025

12 - 17 October 2025

Sun City Conference Centre, North West Province

The planned conference program will see three days of parallel sessions,providing the opportunity for around 100 papers.Should there be sufficient interest some specialist panel sessions on plant operations may also be conducted. More details regarding the conference are available from the ICPC 2025 website.The 2025 ICPC will attempt to increase the focus on operational excellence and improve the participation of coal preparation practitioners; to achieve this aspiration the following are proposed:

• Identify examples of the successful application of current best technology applied across the full spectrum of coal preparation.

• Assist in the dissemination of information regarding the development and implementation of new technologies which show demonstrable promise in advancing the efficiency and ease of operation of coal processing plants

• Support management, reporting and control techniques that ensureongoing improvements in the maintenance and operation of the coalprocessing plant

The following broad topics are planned:

• Coal resources and industry overview

• Innovative coal preparation plant designs

• Coking coal processing

• Gravity concentration

• Dry coal processing

• Crushing, grinding, sizing and screening

• Fine coal treatment, flotation and dewatering

• Automation, control and IT

• Management of washery wastes and effluents

• Environmental impact, climate change and sustainable development

• Reprocessing of wastes

• New opportunities and developments in the coal market