Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM) / Материалы 10-го Международного конгресса по прикладной минералогии (ICAM)

The International Council for Applied Mineralogy congress (ICAM) is the most important regular gathering of applied mineralogists. The ICAM 2011, to be held at the Radisson BLU Royal Garden Hotel in Trondheim, Norway, on 1-5 August, is our 10th meeting. It has been 30 years since the inaugural meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1981 and this decenary event perhaps heralds a new era for Applied Mineralogy as we tackle a whole new set of challenges facing our world today.
At our last meeting in Brisbane in 2008, Norway was elected to host the 10th ICAM in 2011 based on their very impressive presentation, which promised a modern conference, including not only beautiful venues, field trips and community support, but also a slick paper free publication scheme, printing-on-demand (PoD) technology, something new to most delegates at that time.<...>