Research Institute of Comprehensive Exploration of Mineral Resources Russian Academy of Sciences

V. A. Chanturiya, Chief Executive, e-mail: vchan@mail.ru

The National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”

V. A. Bocharov, Non-ferrous and Less-Common Metals Ore Benefication Department Professor

International conference “Plaksin's Readings — 2011” occurred in the city Verkhnyaya Pyshma in the 19–24 of September, 2011. The reports, consecrated to scientific basis and modern processes of complex processing of hard-beneficiation mineral raw materials in the conditions of sophistication of mineralogical composition and increasing of demands for providing ecological safety of development of mineral resources have been done. Short overview of the reports has been presented.