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Billiton Gold Medal

For the best paper published in Transactions C: Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy.

Billiton Gold Medal

The award is no longer available

The Billiton Gold Medal is presented for the best paper published in Transactions C: Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy.

The winner will receive a medal, a certificate and £450.00

Award judging

Nominations for the Billiton Gold Medal are judged by the editors of the Transactions journals.

Past winners

2022
Not awarded

2021
Investigation of microwave reduction of low-grade banded iron ores
Veeranjaneyulu Rayapudi & Nikhil Dhawan

2018
Understanding ferrovanadium smelting through computational thermodynamics modelling
D. R. Swinbourne, T. Richardson & F. Cabalteja

2017
Thermal decomposition behaviour and kinetics of Xinjiang siderite ore
Y.H. Luo, D.Q. Zhu, J. Pan & X.L. Zhou 

2016
Smelting of difficult laterite ores
Maurice Y. Solar & Sina Mostaghel 

2015
Laboratory iron ore sintering studies parts 1, 2 & 3
C. E. Loo & R. D. Dukino

2014
Influence of alumina on physical properties of an industrial zinc-copper smelting slag. Part 1 - Viscosity
S Mostaghel, T Matsushita, C Samuelsson, B Bjorkman & S Seetharaman
Influence of alumina on physical properties of an industrial zinc-copper smelting slag. Part 2 – apparent density, surface tension and effective thermal diffusivity
S Mostaghel, T Matsushita, C Samuelsson, B Bjorkman & S Seetharaman
Influence of alumina on physical properties of an industrial zinc-copper smelting slag. Part 3 – melting behaviour
S Mostaghel, T Matsushita, C Samuelsson, B Bjorkman & S Seetharaman

2013
Kinetics of pre-reduction of manganese ore by CO Mineral
Y B Gao, H G Kim & H Y Son

2012
Penetration behaviour of an annular gas-solid jet impinging on a liquid bath: effect of the annular cross-sectional area
Dr H.Y. Sohn et al

2011
Nickel, copper and cobalt distributions and equilibria in Anglo Platinum furnace slags
L Andrews & P C Pistorius

2010
Recovery of zinc, gallium and indium from La Oroya zinc ferrite using Na2CO3 roasting
P C Holloway & T H Etsell

2009
Phase equilibria in the system FeO-Fe2O3-Al2O3-CaO-SiO2, with applications to non-ferrous smelting slags
E Jak, B Zhao & P Hayes

2008
Indium distribution between FeO-CaO-SiO2 slags and lead bullion at 12,000°C
G B Hoang & D R Swinbourne

2007
Process review and electrochemistry of nickel sulphides and nickel mattes in acidic sulphate and chloridemedia
D M Muir & E Ho

2006
Feasibility of manufacturing phosphoric acid by smelting reduction technology
Z Guo, X Song, D Wang & Z Xu