INTRODUCTION

The International Council for Applied Mineralogy Congress(ICAM)is the most important regular gathering of applied mineralogists.The ICAM2013,to be held at Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST)in Mianyang,China,on07-10July,is our 11th meeting.It has been 32 years since the inaugural meeting in Johannesburg,South Africa in1981and 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

The International Council for Applied Mineralogy Congress(ICAM)is the most important regular gathering of applied mineralogists.The ICAM2013,to be held at Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST)in Mianyang,China,on07-10July,is our 11th meeting.It has been 32 years since the inaugural meeting in Johannesburg,South Africa in1981and 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