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CASPEO at the Congress of the French Mineral Industries Society 2025
This year, the 74th Congress of the French Mineral Industries Society 2025 will take place from October 15-17 in Orléans. Come to discover CASPEO's approach on sustainable mining!The Congress of the...
Discover FLUIDFLOW software version 3.54: back calculation tool, enhanced slurry modeling and charts
FLUIDFLOW software version 3.54 introduces new powerful tools and improvements to model fluid flow networks faster and more accurately. This release reduces manual work and provides greater...
Join the CASPEO mining roadshow across Québec
From June 3 to 13, 2025, CASPEO will be on the ground across Québec to meet the key players in mining operations and mineral processing. As part of a mission organized by Pôle AVENIA, this roadshow...
INVENTEO metal accounting software update: discover the 2025 new features
CASPEO is proud to unveil major new features for its INVENTEO metal accounting software. Discover the 2025 version.Implement a compliant metal accounting system aligned with your operational...
Webinar on mining water management: effects of water quality on flotation performance
As a worldwide expert in mineral processing, CASPEO is invited by YERMAM, the Turkish Association of Geoscience, Mining and Metallurgy professionals and MPES Mühendislik - Mine and Process...
Join CASPEO at Quebec Mines + Energies 2024 convention
CASPEO will be at Quebec Mines + Energies 2024 convention on November 18-21, 2024 in Québec, Canada. Expanding our mineral processing optimization solutions in Canada CASPEO will exhibit at the...
CASPEO at SIM 2024, the Congress of the French Mineral Industries Society
CASPEO will exhibit at SIM 2024, the Congress of the French Mineral Industries Society on October 2-4, 2024 in Dijon, France. Come to celebrate our 20 years anniversary and discover what's new - and...
CASPEO at XXXI IMPC 2024 International Mineral Processing Congress
CASPEO will be participating as both an exhibitor and a speaker at the IMPC 2024 - XXXI International Mineral Processing Congress. The congress will take place from September 29 to October 3, 2024...
Our process analysis software USIM PAC, BILCO and ECHANT go on subscription
Since January 1, 2024, our process analysis software, USIM PAC, BILCO and ECHANT, are available on an annual subscription basis. Moving from permanent to subscription-based software licensing Since...
CASPEO is at the WCSB11 – the 11th World Conference on Sampling and Blending
CASPEO will be in South Africa to present a paper at the WCSB11, the 11th World Conference of Sampling and Blending. The congress will be held on May 21-23, 2024 in South Africa.Back to South Africa...
CASPEO is proud to announce the launch of CASPEO DAYS 2024, a conference dedicated to exploring the future of mining
CASPEO DAYS 2024 will explore the pivotal role of data reconciliation. It will be focused on the data quality and how to achieve it… On the Path Towards Intelligent Mining!
CASPEO celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024
This year, CASPEO is celebrating its 20th anniversary, marking two incredible decades of innovation, growth, and success in the mining industry. A celebration marked by a conference "On the path...
Master II Internship – Modeling of hydrometallurgical operations: solvent extraction
Offer closed - Position filledCASPEO develops and distributes the USIM PAC software, a static process simulator for the design and optimization of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical plants....
Master II Internship – Processing and exploitation of data generated by automated mineralogical systems
Offer closed - Position filled CASPEO develops and distributes the USIM PAC software, a static process simulator for the design and optimization of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical plants....
Modelling and simulation of solid-liquid separation processes: from process design to optimization
Modeling and simulation of solid-liquid separation and water treatement processes play a pivotal role in the fields of mining, mineral processing, and metallurgy regarding the growing concerns on...
Limited-time offer to celebrate St. Barbara Miner’s Day 2023: get one free access to an online course for the purchase of one CASPEO software
As St. Barbara's Day approaches, CASPEO wishes to celebrate it with you with a special offer. Get one free access to a CASPEO self-paced online course with the purchase of USIM PAC, BILCO or ECHANT...
Join CASPEO at the Senegal International Mining conference and exhibition
CASPEO team looks forward to seeing you in Dakar at the Senegal International Mining conference and exhibition. The 7th edition of SIM Senegal will take place at the Centre international de...
CASPEO at the SIM 2023, the congress of the French Mineral Industry Society
CASPEO team will be happy to meet you in Bordeaux for the 72nd congress of the French Mineral Industry Society, the SIM 2023. The SIM is the reference exhibition for the extractive industry in...
CASPEO is at Procemin-GEOMET 2023 in Chile
CASPEO will be in Chile to present a paper at Procemin-GEOMET 2023, the 19th International Conference on Mineral Processing and Geometallurgy. The congress will be held on October, 4-6, 2023 at the...
Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration: short course on metal accounting in 2023
CASPEO will be part of a panel of mining industry experts presenting a short course on metal accounting at the annual meeting of the the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Nevada...
PhD thesis in mineral processing – Development of a predictive model of mineral concentration operations based on quantitative mineralogy
CASPEO opens a PhD position linked to lithium ore process design and monitoring.
Participation to a new R&D project on by-products recovery from lithium mining: EXCEED
CASPEO is committed to supporting mineral processing plants in finding solutions to ESG challenges. "Sciences to enhance your resources”: the raison d’être of CASPEO is still relevant today. After...
Water balance in mineral processing: interest of the metallurgical approach
Water management is becoming a growing challenge for the mining industry. Thus, it is important to assess mine site water balance issues. Discover an approach based on metallurgical accounting to...
Modelling of water quality impact on flotation performance
Water scarcity pushes the mining industry to review its mineral processing practices. Beyond the reduction of water consumption, the recycling of water is gaining importance. This trend is not...
CASPEO at the SIM 2022, the congress of the French Mineral Industry Society
CASPEO team will be happy to meet you in Marseille (France) for the annual meeting of the mineral industry, from 18th to 21rst October 2022. Organized by the French Mineral Industry Society…
CASPEO is hiring a Process & Software Engineer
Specialized in the improvement of processes applied to mining, bio-industry and waste, CASPEO, an innovative SME, has been contributing to this for nearly 19 years. Involved in national and …
Join CASPEO for an online conference on water quality at IMPC 2022
CASPEO will attend online IMPC Asia-Pacific 2022, the World Conference on mineral processing. The IMPC Asia-Pacific 2022 will be held from August 22-24 at Melbourne. The conference will also be...
CASPEO organizes a short course on metal accounting at COM 2022
CASPEO organizes a short course on metal accounting at the 61st Annual Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2022. The course is presented prior to the start of the conference at the Hotel Bonaventure,...
What strategy can be adopted to solve a sampling problem?
How a theory applied to real world can increase the production performances? Sampling constitutes the main source of measurement error. Among all the components of the overall measurement error, the...
CASPEO launches self-paced online process engineering courses
CASPEO reaches a new milestone by launching an e-learning platform to train mineral engineering professionals to advanced digital solutions for smart mining.
CASPEO at the 10th World Conference on Sampling and Blending (WCSB10)
CASPEO will attend the 10th World Conference on Sampling and Blending (WCSB10). This international scientific conference will take place from May 31- June 2, 2022 at Kristiansand in Norway.The...
CASPEO is looking for a software development engineer
As part of the development of our activities, we are looking for a software development engineer having a first experience in process or industrial engineering sectors.
Mini-series on material balance – Bonus: redundancy and data reconciliation
A bonus to conclude the mini-series on data reconciliation by material balance. Discover an application to a copper ore concentrator.
Mini-series on material balance – Part 5: the material balance as the basis for the metallurgical accounting
In this 5th part, let’s focus on the material balance as a basis for the metallurgical accounting: concepts and techniques.
Mini-series on material balance – Part 4: what should be measured to get a good material balance?
Every measurement has a cost. Multiplying measurements increases the cost. Moreover, the cost increases with the precision sought.
Mini-series on material balance – Part 3: material balance in process control
Material balance is used in process control in two ways: for management and for metallurgical accounting. In this 3rd part, let us focus on material balance used for management.
Mini-series on material balance – Part 2: Material balancing throughout the process life-cycle
In this part 2, discover how material balancing is used throughout the process life-cycle: prediction, plant sizing and designing, process assessment…
Mini-series on material balance – Part 1: the mass balance approach
What is mass balance? Its equations… Discover the first part of CASPEO mini-series dedicated to the material balance in mineral processing.
USIM PAC, the most well-known mineral processing simulation software, is 35 years old
1986 was the year of the Chernobyl nuclear accident… It was also the year BRGM, French national geological survey launched USIM PAC, a powerful process modelling and simulation software dedicated to...
CASPEO at the SIM 2021 exhibition (Mineral Industry Society)
CASPEO team will be happy to meet you in Lille for the annual French Mineral Industry Society, the SIM 2021. The SIM is the reference exhibition for the extractive industry and urban mining in...
Dense medium separation circuit design and optimisation using enhanced process modelling and simulation
USIM PAC process simulator offers the ability to manage, in one tool, the full processing flowsheet and a detailed description of the ore phase in terms of size distribution, density distribution...
Metal accounting – AMIRA code principles
Metal accounting is the process of measuring, recording, and reconciling saleable metal across mining and processing operations. The P754 AMIRA code defines 10 best-practice principles covering...
How INVENTEO can help you to implement a true metal accounting system compliant with AMIRA code P754 principles
Metallurgical accounting aims to obtain the most complete and accurate picture of a plant performance in order to guide decision making. A metal accounting system relies on production and inventory...
CASPEO adds business intelligence capabilities to its metal accounting solution INVENTEO
As an expert in processes of the mineral industry, CASPEO enhances production and inventory data beyond data reconciliation and mass balance by delivering accurate, timely and valuable insights to...
Case studies – How design hydraulic fire protection systems with FLUIDFLOW software
Engineers use FLUIDFLOW pressure drop software to design and develop sprinkler systems, deluge systems, foam solutions systems, firewater ringmain systems. Let's discover FLUIDFLOW hydraulic...
Game – Win one free hour of metallurgical accounting consulting
Need to design or to optimize your metal balance? Win a free metal accounting consulting session with CASPEO experts. Take advantage of their skill and more than 15 years of experience on...
SMEP webinar – Metallurgical accounting: introduction to basic principles and main applications
As a worldwide expert in metal accounting, CASPEO is invited by the Society of Metallurgical Engineers of the Philippines (SMEP) to animate a webinar series. These webinars aim to introduce...
Webinar – Optimize piping networks sizing for non-Newtonian fluids
Learn how to calculate accurately pressure drops for fluids with non-Newtonian rheology with FLUIDFLOW software. Join our French webinar, December 3th, 2020. The sizing of piping networks and...
Sensitivity analysis of a grinding-flotation plant with the USIM PAC process simulator
Simulation is now widely used in many process industries. This paper presents the interest of process simulation for studying the sensitivity of mineral processing plants. USIM PAC process simulator...
CASPEO at the French mineral processing congress SIM 2020
The SIM's next French mineral processing congress and exhibition will be held in Angers (France) from 6 to 9 October 2020. CASPEO team will be delighted to meet you in Angers for the annual SIM...
Non-Newtonian fluids – The importance of rheology in piping networks design
The characteristics of slurry viscosity are defined by its rheology which describes the deformation and flow behaviour of materials, both fluids and solids. It applies to fluids which exhibit...
Webinar – How to size aeraulic piping networks with FLUIDFLOW software
Learn how to calculate pressure drops for compressible fluids.Watch the replay of the webinar held in May 7th, 2020 (in French). Size piping networks and associated equipment for flows of...
Gas pressure drop calculation: how to go beyond ideal gas law
Many equations used for the solution of gas flow in pipelines do not take into consideration rigorously the deviation of natural gas from ideal gas behaviour. For low-pressure gas flow, the error is...
USIM PAC, a new kind of process simulation software
1995 - Another souvenir... Paper presented at EUROSIM congress in Vienna - It explains USIM PAC process simulator original approach based on the material description. USIM PAC is the only software...
Mineral processing simulation, a new step of the simulation-based approach: the supervisor
Back to the future - Paper presented at IMPC 1995 congress in San Francisco - It describes the new level of simulation implemented in USIM PAC simulator 30 years ago: the supervisor. A simulation...
CASPEO at the J3P day on hydrometallurgy
CASPEO will participate at the next J3P scientific day on hydrometallurgical processing - Nancy (France), November 28, 2019. Hydrometallurgical processes for metal recovery and recycling In a...
CASPEO is participating to Geologia, Geoscience exhibition
Geologia is the French exhibition where students and geoscience companies meet. Join CASPEO in Nancy (France), November 14, 2019. The place where students and geoscience companies meet Every year,...
CASPEO at the Congress of the French Society of Process Engineering
CASPEO will be at the Congress of the French Society of Process Engineering, the SFGP - Nantes (France), October 15-17, 2019. The French Society of Process Engineering brings together at the French...
CASPEO at the 68th French mineral industry society congress, SIM
Join CASPEO at the SIM congress (congress of the French mineral industry society) - Montpellier (France), October 1-4, 2019. The SIM exhibition (Exhibition of the Congress of Mineral Industry...
CASPEO also unveils new website to celebrate its 15th anniversary.
After launching a new logo during the summer, we reveal this week our new website to celebrate our 15th anniversary. The new website reflects the new identity and the new positioning of CASPEO. It...
CASPEO unveils new logo to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Let’s go beyond process simulation!
We reveal this week a new logo. To celebrate our 15th anniversary, we give a new interpretation of CASPEO identity. New logo, new identity, new website to reflect what we are today. Let's go beyond...
A new hydrometallurgical processing route for copper recycling
Discover the abstract of the paper presented at Copper 2019 conference.The aim of the European CEReS project was to develop an innovative copper recycling route based on the coprocessing of coal...
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