The Laboratory of Excellence RESSOURCES21 and the Lorraine Earth and Environment observatory OTELO, will host in Nancy, France, the 1st International Workshop on the geochemical cycle of nickel, on October 17 to 19, 2017.
This workshop is a call for transdisciplinary submissions. We aim at covering analytical advances in all topics related to low-temperature geochemistry of nickel and allied elements.
Through this conference, we wish to improve our understanding of key questions in the domain of Ni laterites from exploration to mining: Ni mineralogy, including the behaviour of Ni during the serpentinisation and formation of Ni silicate ores (garnierite, talc-like, sepiolite)
The geochemical cycle of elements allied to Ni : Sc, Mn, and Co Geometallurgy of Ni ores, including flotation and hydrometallurgy Ni in soils and plants : phytomining, agromining, including advances in Ni isotope geochemistry, Ni hyperaccumulators, remediation of soils on ultrabasic rocks Ni ecotoxicity and the hydrosphere Open to all interested parties at an international level, we plan keynote lectures, shortcommunications, and a posters session. The meeting and related activities will provide opportunities for friendly exchanges between scientists.
Keynote speakers
Will Hawker (Faculty of Engineering UQ, Australia)
Cristina Vilanova (Universidad de Barcelona, Spain)
Fabrice Colin (IRD New-Caledonia)
France Bailly (CNRT New-Caledonia)
Saeed Farrokhpay (LabEx R21 UL Nancy, France - UQ Brisbane, Australia)
Jean-Paul Ambrosi (CEREGE, France)
Cécile Quantin (GEOPS, Univ Paris-Sud, France)
Richard Herrington (NHM London, UK)
Eric Ramanaidou (CSIRO, Perth, Australia)
Registration deadline by September 1st, 2017
Abstracts as shown in the template are due for September 16th, 2017
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