Conference of Metallurgists for 2009 (COM 2009). is the premier annual event of the Metallurgical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and promises to be a major international event with key topics such as:

• MINERAL PROCESSING of Complex Sulphides (Symposium in honour of Professor Jim Finch)
• HYDROMETALLURGICAL Processing of Nickel, Cobalt and Valuable By-products
• Advances in the Processing of Nickel, Cobalt and PGMs using PYROMETALLURGICALTechniques
• An Update on Existing Plants, and a Review of Proposed Projects (for Hydro, Pyro or Mineral Processing)
• Current MANAGEMENT and Human Resource Issues
• MATERIALS Development and Performance of Sulphur Capture Plants
• PROCESS CONTROL Applications/Applied MINERALOGY in Mining and Metallurgical Plants
• GREEN TECHNOLOGIES for the Mining and Metallurgical Industries

COM 2009 will feature high quality and advanced short courses, excellent industrial tours, and a variety of social activities as well a poster session.