SHORT COURSES

A full set of notes will be provided for the course in both printed and CD format. Lunches will be provided on each of the three days.

Friday, August 22, 2003
7:00  -  8:30	Short Course Registration
8:00  -  9:00	Lecture 1. Introduction to Hydrometallurgy (Ian Ritchie - Parker Centre, Australia)
9:00  -  10:00	Lecture 2. Thermodynamics of Hydrometallurgical Systems (Vlad Papangelakis - University of Toronto, Canada)
10:00  -  10:15	Coffee Break
10:15  -  11:15	Lecture 3. Thermodynamic and Computational Modelling of Aqueous Systems (H.H. Huang - Montana Tech, USA)
11:15  -  12:15	Lecture 4. Leaching Kinetics (Corby Anderson - CAMP, USA)
12:15  -  13:00	Lunch
13:00  -  14:00	Lecture 5. Engineering Theory of Leaching (Lynton Gormely - AMEC Engineering, Canada)
14:00  -  15:00	Lecture 6. Mixing Theory for Hydrometallurgy (David Dixon - University of British Columbia, Canada)
15:00  -  15:15	Lecture 7. Liquid Solids Separation (Ben Pocock - Pocock Industrial, USA)
15:15  -  16:15	Lecture 8. Cementation and Purification (George Demopoulos - McGill University, Canada)

Saturday, August 23, 2003
8:00  -  9:00	Lecture 9. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange (Kathy Sole - Anglo American Research Laboratories, South Africa)
9:00  -  10:00	Lecture 10. Electrowinning and Refining Practice (Alberto Gonzalez - Teck Cominco, Canada)
10:00  -  10:15	Coffee Break
10:15  -  11:15	Lecture 11. Hydrogen Reduction of Metals (Roman Berezowsky - Dynatec, Canada)
11:15  -  12:15	Lecture 12. Nickel and Cobalt Electrowinning and Refining (Bruce Love - INCO Limited (tentative), Canada)
12:15  -  13:00	Lunch
13:00  -  14:00	Lecture 13. Applications of Biohydrometallurgy - Leaching (David Dew - BHP Billiton Research, South Africa)
14:00  -  15:00	Lecture 14. Applications of Biohydrometallurgy - Environment (Rick Lawrence - Bioteq, Canada)
15:00  -  15:15	Lecture 15. Hydrometallurgy and the Environment (Courtney Young - Montana Tech, USA)
15:15  -  16:15	Lecture 16. Case Study 1. Copper leach/SX/EW practice (Jim Sorensen - AMEC Engineering, USA)

Sunday, August 24, 2003
8:00  -  9:00	Lecture 17. Case Study 2. The hydrometallurgy of zinc sulfide and oxide ores. (Dan Ashman - Teck Cominco, Canada)
9:30  -  9:45	Coffee Break
9:45  -  11:15	Lecture 18. Case Study 3. The hydrometallurgy of nickel sulfides and laterites. (Roman Berezowsky - Dynatec, Canada)
11:15  -  12:45	Lunch
13:30  -  15:00	Lecture 20. Case Study 5. The leaching of bauxites and recovery of alumina in the Bayer process. (Peter Smith - Parker Centre (CSIRO Minerals) Australia)
12:15  -  13:00	Coffee Break
15:15  -  16:45	Lecture 21. Case Study 6. The leaching of magnesium from various feedstocks and the recovery of product for electrolysis. (Bryn Harris - Consultant, Canada)

This course will offer two-day (Saturday and Sunday) of technical sessions by experts in corrosion. It is intended for scientists, engineers, technologists, maintenance personnel and managers who need an overview of current knowledge on corrosion science and technology. This course theme will be focused on the whole range of corrosion-resistant alloys, and the contents will be geared to the day-to-day practice of materials engineers in different fields and process industries. Presentations and workshops will give you answers to questions related to corrosion and material degradation. More importantly, key instructors are invited to share their expertise on how you can best manage your materials costs while improving materials performance and reliability.

Saturday, August 23, 2003

AM Basic Corrosion Overview of Corrosion Electrochemical Corrosion Types of Corrosion (general, localized, bi-metallic) Metallurgical Aspects of Corrosion and Its Control Environmental Induced Cracking Cathodic and Anodic Protection of Municipal Infrastructure Methods of Corrosion Control Corrosion Control in Soils Detecting and Monitoring Corrosion. PM Hydrogen-induced Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement in Steel Introduction and Definitions Extent of Problem Mechanism Laboratory Testing Methods Field and Plant Monitoring Techniques Inspection and Techniques Metallurgical Control Environmental Control Options References; including references to failures in pipelines and pressure vessels, plus references to hydrogen damage in pipelines, other tubular goods, and pressure vessel plates.

Sunday, August 23, 2003

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) of Metals What is MIC? What Micro-organisms are responsible? MIC in water systems, fire protection systems, oil pipelines, cooling water, etc. Detection and Diagnosis Monitoring Prevention and Mitigation.

Short courses will be held between Friday, August 22 and Sunday, August 24, 2003.

All short courses will have a limited number of people to ensure adequate opportunity for all participants to ask questions, engage in discussions and converse on a one-to-one basis with the experts. To ensure that you are on the leading edge of technology, register early.

Hydrometallurgy Short Course ( 3 days)- $1,000 Regular, $500 Students (Proper ID required) Corrosion and it's Control Short Course (2 days) - $700 Regular, $350 Students (Proper ID required)

The registration fee includes all applicable taxes, the course notes, coffee breaks and lunches. The number of participants is limited and individuals and organizations are urged to register early as places are limited and on-site registration is not guaranteed. Substitutions are encouraged.

All COM 2003 courses will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center Hotel. For more details on the hotel please click here.