Send abstracts to Al Deurbrouck at adeurbrouck@juno.com before September 5, 2007.  The Program Committee will review all abstracts received and put together the technical program.

The Journal of the Coal Preparation Society of America (CPSA) is looking for articles and news items of interest to the coal preparation community. Articles can be technical in nature or of broad general interest such as a discussion of industry trends. Articles about the construction of new coal cleaning plants or upgrades to existing plants are always of interest. Please send news items, articles, or ideas for articles to Dave Akers at dakers@cq-inc.com or call 724 459-4815. Also, comments or suggestions about the Journal are always welcome.

The biennial South African Coal Processing Society (SACPS) Conference and Exhibition will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in September this year in parallel with Pittsburgh International Coal Conference. It is the first time that an event of this magnitude will take place in Africa for the coal industry.

Speakers that you can look forward to hearing

Top international experts in all facets of the coal industry will address the world coal industry.

Ernst Venter, Executive General Manager of Coal at Exarro Resources Ltd will be hosting the opening technical address covering the whole coal chain. His experience in southern Africa's coal and its related industries is unprecedented.

Various appointments from managing coal beneficiation at the coal face of Grootegeluk Coal Mine through to his present position, where he handles Exxaro's strategy development and execution for its Coal Division, has made Ernst Venter one of the most prominent coal experts today.

Further technical papers that will be presented by the international community will be from Dr Peter Bethell, Barbara Arnold, Hulky Springer, Chris Barbie and Richard Woodward, all from the United States, Paolo Bozzato from Italy, Dave Osborn from the United Kingdom, and a whole host of top coal processing experts from South Africa. See the attachment of the Technical Programme for further information.

Conference Tours

Take the opportunity to visit one of the highly informative tours at this year's biennial South African Coal Processing Society (SACPS) Conference and Exhibition.

Meet delegates and speakers from many corners of the globe at this international event that is being held in parallel with the Pittsburgh International Coal Conference. It is the first time that an event of this magnitude, that focuses on coal, will take place in Africa.

The following tours are on offer and we hope that you are able join us.

 Tour No. 1

 Middelburg Mine

• Middleburg Mine produces up to 17 million saleable tonnes of coal per year  
• Its principal products are power station grade coal for Eskom's nearby Duvha Power station and high quality export grade products for the seaborne steam coal markets
• The highlights include a tour of the export plant and the newly commissioned middlings plant

 Goedehoop Colliery

• This colliery produces up to 8.8 million saleable tonnes of coal per year
• The principal products are high quality export grade products for the seaborne coal markets
• Highlights will include a tour of the plant including the discard retreatment plant and the newly commissioned flotation plant

 Tour No. 2

 Landau Colliery

• This tour features a tour of the plant and the on-site water treatment facilities

Anglo Coal/BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Mine Water Treatment Plant

• Visit the joint venture water treatment plant used for treating arising mine water from a number of the local mines to a potable standard for the supply to the city of Witbank

 Leeuwpan Colliery

• Leeuwpan Colliery is situated in the Delmas area and treats run of mine coal with jigging technology
• The mine is currently building a -1mm fines beneficiation section

 Tour No. 3

 Kumba - Grootegeluk

• Exxaro Resources (Grootegeluk), open-pit coal mine producing 18,8Mtpa of thermal and semi-soft coking coal. Through the world's largest beneficiation complex (8 000 tph ROM) and Matimba, the largest direct dry cooling coal power station in the world. This tour is a drive through tour with overnight at Safarilands Game Lodge.
• Through its Grootegeluk Colliery, Kumba, in effect, controls the future of the Waterberg coal field near Lephalale (formerly Ellisras), which will dominate SA's coal sector in about 20-30 years when reserves on the existing Witbank and Mpumalanga coal fields run out.
• Grootegeluk supplies coal to the Matimba power station. The mine itself underlines the Waterberg field's potential. Grootegeluk is SA's lowest-cost coal producer and has the biggest coal beneficiation capacity in the world, with the ability to produce 18 types of coal.  

 Conference Golf Day

Please note that the Golf day is on Friday, September, 14 2007. Should you wish to play, please advise us as soon as possible.

Registration Forms
Golf Entry Form
Technical Program
Conference
Conference Registraion form
Call For Papers

To register, please complete the registration forms attached and forward it to
Ann Robertson - annrobertson@absamail.co.za.

To register for the Conference Golf Day, please indicate this on the registration form and complete the golf entry form and forward it to smartalk@global.co.za

Should you wish to take a post conference break and visit any of our spectacular game parks or beautiful destinations within South Africa information and side tours are available from Raquel.Richardson@renniestravel.com.