Acknowledgments
Two people made the book possible and worked with me (JAF) throughout and thus deserve to be noted first: Dr. Jarrett Quinn who handled much of the correspondence, as well as managing most of Chapters 6, 8, and 14 as well as the first draft of Chapter 3 and the “Flotation Machine” section of Chapter 12; and Dr. Yue Hua Tan who contributed all the artwork, redrawing the originals and creating the new, and organized the supporting documentation and spreadsheets. My sincere thanks to both individuals, who never doubted we would finish.
It was apparent from the start that assistance from experts in the various aspects covered by the book was going to be required for it to be brought up to date. Most of my requests for assistance were enthusiastically met and knowing the time and effort involved I am most grateful for the help, and the book has benefitted accordingly. The contributions were edited to bring some conformity to style, and any errors thus incurred are mine alone. In alphabetical order the contributors are:
Bittner, J, Dr (Separation Technologies): Chapter 13, review of material
Bouchard, J, Prof (Université Laval): Chapter 12, “Control” section
Boucher, D (PhD candidate, McGill University): Chapter 17, “Machine Design” section
Brissette, M (Corem): Chapters 5 and 7, editing and adding new material
Bulled, D (SGS Canada): Chapter 17, “Geometallurgy” section
Cappuccitti, F (Flottec): Chapter 12, editing the “Collector” section; Chapter 15, supplying chemical data
Cunningham, R (Met-Chem): Chapter 7, “Stirred Milling” section
Demers, I, Prof (Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue): Chapter 16
Doll, A (Alex G Doll Consulting): Chapters 5 and 7, editing and adding new material
Emad, M, Dr (Post-doctoral student, McGill University): Chapter 2
Flament, F (Triple Point Technology): Chapter 3, “Mass Balancing” section
Gilroy, T (student, McGill University): Chapter 4, first draft
Grammatikopoulos, T (SGS Canada): Chapter 17, “Applied Mineralogy” section
Hart, B, Dr (Surface Science Western): Chapter 12, “Diagnostic Surface Analysis” section
Jordens, A (PhD candidate, McGill University): Chapter 13
Krishnamoorthy, N, Dr (Research assistant, McGill University): Chapter 15, first draft
Lotter, N, Dr (XPS Consulting & Testwork Services): Chapter 12, “High Confidence Flotation Testing” section
Major, K (KMW Consulting): Chapters 6 and 8, initial review
Maldonado, M, Prof (Universidad de Santiago): Chapter 3, “Control” section
Marcuson, S, Dr (Marcuson and Associates): Chapter 1, “Sustainability” section
McIvor, R, Dr (Metcom Technologies): Chapters 5, 7, and 9, initial review
Mitri, H, Prof (McGill University): Chapter 2, review of material
Morrell, S, Dr (SMC Testing): Chapter 5, review of material
Nesset, J, Dr (NesseTech Consulting Services): Chapter 2, “Self-Heating” section; Chapter 3, “Sampling” section; Chapter 17, “Design of Experiments” section
O’Keefe, C, Dr (CiDRA): Chapter 3, contribution to “On-Line Analysis” section
Pax, R, Dr (RAP Innovation and Development): Chapter 3, “Mineral/Phase Analysis” section
Robben, C, Dr (TOMRA Sorting): Chapter 14, review of material
Schaffer, M (Portage Technologies): Chapters 6 and 7, “Control” sections
Singh, N (Research assistant, McGill University): Chapter 1, first draft
Sosa, C, Dr (SGS Canada): Chapter 17, “Geometallurgy” section
Sovechles, J (PhD candidate, McGill University): Chapter 9
Smart, R, Prof (University of South Australia): Chapter 12, “Diagnostic Surface Analysis” section
Waters, K, Prof (McGill University): Chapters 10 and 11, initial review
Williams-Jones, A, Prof (McGill University): Appendices I and II, update
The book could not have been completed without financial and logistical support. Thanks go to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for the funding to support the McGill team; and to McGill University for the time to devote to the book and the use of the facilities.
Last but never least, JAF would like to thank his wife, Lois, of 42 years for her support with what grew to occupy most of my time over the past 24 months.