Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2006

Third International Symposium on Iron Control in Hydrometallurgy (36th Annual Hydrometallurgy Meeting)

This symposium will bring together plant operators, engineers and researchers to discuss the theory and practice of the iron control problem with relation to the processing of base and precious metals, the leaching of nickel laterites and bauxite, and the treatment of pickle liquors. The key role of iron precipitation in impurity element containment will also be considered.

The symposium will provide a forum for the international metallurgical community to review the recent technological developments in iron control, stabilization and disposal. Key topics to be considered include:

• Iron control technologies and plant descriptions
• Iron control during the leaching of nickel laterites and bauxite
• Treatment of pickle liquors and iron solutions
• Iron precipitation for impurity control
• Emerging iron control technologies
• Fundamental aspects of iron control
• Uses and applications of hydrometallurgical iron
• Thickening and filtration of iron precipitates
• Stabilization and disposal of iron residues and precipitates, including red muds
• Environmental considerations, trends and regulations related to iron residue disposal.

The symposium will be complemented by a short course which will provide an in-depth study of the fundamentals and practice of iron control in hydrometallurgy. A post-symposium technical tour will highlight new iron control technologies.