Sponsored by the Extraction & Processing Division of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), and co-sponsored by the Metallurgical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petrolium (CIM) and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), this conference will be the Fifth International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy.

Now held every 5 years, this symposium is the preeminent forum for the exchange of recent scientific and technological developments impacting the state-of-the-art of hydrometallurgy science and technology. This conference is being held in conjunction with the Metallurgical Society of CIM, 2003 Conference of Metallurgists.

This symposium will honor Dr. Ian Ritchie for his pioneering contributions to hydrometallurgical research and his lifelong devotion to education in the field of electrochemistry, oxidation and kinetics. During his outstanding career, he has been a teacher, mentor, advisor, editor, researcher, consultant, reviewer, industrial collaborator, patent holder, etc. In addition, he has championed the creation of the A.J. Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Hydrometallurgy, a leading international research organization, and served as its first director.

PLANNED PLENARY PRESENTATIONS

15 sessions are planned covering a variety of topics including but not limited to:

• Fundamentals
• Biotechnology
• Leaching (including pressure oxidation, pressure leaching, and solution mining)
• Environmental applications
• Solution concentration and purification by adsorption, ion exchange, and solvent extraction
• Cyanide and alternatives for precious metal extraction and recovery
• Chloride and other lixiviant use in base metal extraction and recovery
• Process development and modeling
• Thermodynamic and kinetic evaluations
• Plant practices and innovations, including scale-up
• Waste treatment and minimization
• Waste water and resource recovery
• Electrometallurgy, including cementation and corrosion
• Process mineralogy and characterization
• Future role and economic evaluations

Technical inquiries:

Courtney Young, Head and ASARCO Professor
Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering
Montana Tech
Butte, MT 59701
E-mail: cyoung@mtech.edu
Fax: (406) 496-4664
Telephone: (406) 496-4158