To Be A Sponsor - SME

The Robert S. Shoemaker International Symposium on 

Sponsored by: 

hydrometallurgy 

www.smenet.org 

August 17–21, 2008 

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 

Phoenix, AZ 

Preliminary Program 

2008

Dear Colleagues: 

SME, TMS and CIM and their respective MPD, EPD and MetSoc divisions have joined together to 

bring you the Hydro 2008 International Symposium at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in 

Phoenix, Arizona from August 17-21, 2008. This symposium is held every 5 years and typically 

recognizes someone who has made substantial contributions in the field of hydrometallurgy. The 

goal is to provide an interactive forum for researchers, instructors, students, administrators, 

government personnel and industrial representatives to give and hear presentations on primary 

and secondary resource recovery. 

In this regard, the organizing committee is proud and privileged to honor Robert S. Shoemaker. 

We have assembled over 140 papers in 21 sessions. Topics on Precious Metals, Base Metals, 

Acid Rock Drainage, Recycling, Leaching, Biotechnology and Water Purification, to name a few, 

are broadly covered in a plenary session, four subsequent parallel sessions, and a field trip to 

Safford Mine. 

Registration fees include lunches, social receptions, coffee breaks, and a gala dinner. 

Furthermore, there is opportunity for all sessions and events for sponsorship. 

A limited block of rooms at a special conference rate have been reserved at the resort so it will 

be important to register and reserve early. There is no doubt that The 2008 Robert S. 

Shoemaker International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy is going to be very successful! 

We look forward to your participation. See you in Phoenix! 

Sincerely, 

The Organizing Team 

Courtney Young (Chair) 

Corby Anderson 

Pat Taylor and 

Yeonuk Choi 

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Confirmations 

Confirmations will be e-mailed to the e-mail address provided on your 

registration form. If no e-mail address is provided it will be mailed to 

the address on the form. Please check this information carefully. 

Registration Fees 

To receive the advance registration rates SME must receive your 

registration form and payment by August 8, 2008. After August 8, 

2008, on-site registration fees apply. 

Registration Fees Include: 

• Receptions on Sunday and Monday Evenings 

• Daily Morning and Afternoon Coffee Breaks 

• Lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday 

• Dinner on Tuesday 

• Technical Session Admittance 

• Proceedings Volume 

Registration Policy 

All attendees and authors are required to register. The appropriate 

badge is required for admittance to all activities. 

Student Registration Policy 

Student registration must meet eligibility requirements. SME requires 

that an individual must be attending a college/university/higher 

education institution on a full-time basis to qualify for student 

registration rates. SME cannot process student registrations without 

evidence that you are a full-time student. When sending your 

registration include confirmation from your educational institution. 

Student registrations without this information will not be processed. 

Refund Policy 

If circumstances require you to cancel your registration, written notice 

must be sent to Meetings Dept., SME, 8307 Shaffer Parkway, 

Littleton, Colorado 80127, Postmarked no later than August 8, 

2008. A $100.00 (US) processing fee will be assessed on all total 

cancellations and substitutions. No refunds for registration will be 

issued after the August 8, 2008 deadline. 

On-site Registration Hours 

Sunday, August 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon – 5:00PM 

Monday, August 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00AM – 5:00PM 

Tuesday, August 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00AM – 5:00PM 

Wednesday, August 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00AM – Noon 

SME Membership/Bookstore 

SME membership applications and information will be available. Best 

selling industry publications and SME merchandise will also be available 

for purchase, during registration hours. 

General Information 

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Letter of Invitation 

SME will send a letter of invitation to any individual requesting one. 

Invitations are intended to help delegates raise travel funds to obtain 

a visa. It is not a commitment from the conference or the organizers 

to provide any financial support. Send your request for letters of 

invitation to: SME, Meetings Department, 8307 Shaffer Parkway, 

Littleton, Colorado USA 80127; e-mail: meetings@smenet.org or 

check the box on the registration form. 

Passport/Visa 

Passport and Visa requirements vary by country of origin. Contact 

your travel agent for the requirements in your country. If you have 

your passport/visa, make sure it has current information and it is 

valid through the last day of your travel. If changes need to be made, 

send renewal forms to your Consulate or Embassy at least four weeks 

in advance. Make at least one photocopy of your passport to have 

with you. 

Area Airports 

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – PHX 

Phone: (602) 273-3300 

Mileage: 19 miles north to JW Marriott 

Driving Direction: Take 24th St. Exit from Airport and follow signs to 

51 North; stay on 51 North until it ends at Loop 101. Exit 101 

East and stay in the right lane to exit on Tatum Blvd. Turn left onto 

Tatum Blvd. You’ll pass Desert Ridge Marketplace on right. Turn 

right at Deer Valley Rd. Resort is first complex on the left. 

Scottsdale Municipal Airport – SCF 

Mileage: 6 miles Northwest to JW Marriott 

Taxi Services 

Estimated Taxi Fare to the JW Marriott from PHX: $20 one-way 

Three taxi companies have contracted with Sky Harbor Airport to 

provide service for the following rates. These rates apply regardless 

of how many people in your party and how much luggage you are 

carrying. 

Super Shuttle 

Reservations must be made at least 5 hours prior to departure. 

They will schedule a pickup time for the Guest anywhere from 2.5 to 

3 hours prior to flight. Information needed from the Guest to 

complete a pickup is: 

• Date of Departure 

• Number of people traveling 

• Number of bags 

• Airline 

• Flight Number 

• Departure Time 

Super Shuttle is available outside of baggage claim in the blue 

diamond area. No reservations needed. Super Shuttle cost is 

$21.00 per person. Super Shuttle stops at other hotels on route. 

To Be A Sponsor 

Just fill out the Sponsor Section of the Registration Form on the inside back cover 

of this brochure or contact Heather Bonic at 303-948-4216 or email bonic@smenet.org. 

Please Note: You do not have to register for the symposium to be a Sponsor. 

For available sponsorship opportunities see page 14.

Location 

JW Marriott Desert Ridge and Spa, Arizona’s premier 

luxury resort, is woven into the Sonoran Desert where 

northeast Phoenix meets Scottsdale. Offering majestic views 

of the McDowell Mountains, the resort is conveniently 

located, with easy access to the Loop 101 freeway. The 

resort is just 20 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor 

International Airport. 

Revive Spa at JW Marriott 

Enjoy spectacular body and facial treatments, saunas, 

whirlpools, a state-of-the-art Health Club, Sanctuary Pool, 

and hydrotherapy rooms all in luxuriously appointed 

surroundings. Poolside cabanas and outdoor balconies with 

breathtaking views encourage reflection and exevate the 

spirit. Delight in the beauty of the Sonoran Desert while 

relaxing in our rooftop atrium. Allow your cares to float away 

on the comporting sounds of soothing waterfalls. Quiet, 

peaceful areas offer introspection and invite deep thought. 

Our highly-trained staff will anticipate and accommodate your 

every need. 

For appointments and other information: 

Call (480) 293-3700. 

Hotel Accommodations 

FIELD TRIP: Safford Mine 

Thursday, August 21, 2008 

7:30AM – 5:30PM 

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Wildfire Golf Club 

Situated in the rugged Sonoran Desert of Northeast 

Phoenix, and features two picturesque 18-hole courses 

designed by two of golf’s greatest legends – Arnold Palmer 

and Nick Faldo. 

The Plamer Signature Course at Wildfire Golf Club offers 

scenic and expansive fairways allowing the ball to remain in 

play even on an errant shot. The Faldo Championship Course 

features generous fairways, large bent grass greens and tee 

boxes. Surrounding both courses are the majestic McDowell 

Mountains and century-old saguaro cacti, providing a 

spectacular setting for golfers. The two courses of Wildfire 

Golf Club are an integral part of the JW Marriott Desert 

Ridge Resort & Spa, voted one of the Top 75 Resorts in 

North America by Condé Nast readers. 

For information or to reserve a tee time at Wildfire Golf 

Club: Call (480) 473-0502. 

A special fee of $70.00 will be offered during this 

conference. Green fee includes mandatory cart with GPS 

and practice facility. 

Trip includes: 

• Transportation 

• Tour Guide 

• Lunch 

Participants must provide their own steel-toed shoes. Hardhats and Safety Glasses will be provided. 

Participants will visit Freeport-McMoRan’s Safford mine, located eight miles north of Safford, Arizona. The major new leach 

SX-EW mine is substantially completed. Initial production of copper commenced in late 2007 with a ram-up to full production 

of 240 million pounds of copper per year expected in the first half of 2008. The tour will also include a visit to Freeport- 

McMoRan’s state-of-the-art, fully automated Central Analytical Service Center. This lab support Freeport-McMo-Ran’s seven 

North American copper operation and exploration activities. 

Partiipants will board a bus for the two and a half hour ride to Safford. The first stop will be at the Central Analytical Service 

Center for a hour tour followed by lunch. From there the tour will drive to the Safford mine. The Safford mine tour will last 

two and a half hours before the tour returns to Phoenix.

Monday, August 18 

Plenary Session 

8:00AM 

Sonoran Ballroom 

Chair: Courtney Young, Montana Tech of The University of 

Montana, Butte, MT 

Opening Remarks 

Minerals Biotechnology: Trends, Opportunities and 

Challenges: P.J. van Staden, M. Gericke, and P.M. Craven, 

Mintek, Randburg, South Africa 

Challenges in Design/Operation of Smart/Safe Plants: 

John Canterford, Process Technologies, Australia Pty., Ltd., 

Deloraine, TAS, Australia 

Plant Start-ups: The Good and the Problematic: 

Gordon Bacon, KLE Consulting Metallurgical Engineering, 

Kamloops, BC, Canada 

Energy Efficiency and Copper Hydrometallurgy: John O. 

Marsden, Freeprot McMoRan Minining Co., Phoenix, AZ 

Metallurgical Reflections: Robert Shoemaker, RS Shoemaker 

Ltd., Grass Valley, CA 

Luncheon 

Noon 

Honoring Robert Shoemaker 

Monday Afternoon: Technical Sessions 

2:15PM – 5:00PM 

Acid Rock Drainage 


Sonoran Ballroom H • 2:00PM 

Chairs: Philip Sibrell, US Geological Survey, Kearneysville, WV 

Barbara Filas, Knight Piesold and Co., Denver, CO 

Gaining a Social License to Mine: Prevention of Acid Rock 

Drainage: T. Chatwin, INAP, Salt Lake City, UT 

Technical Program 

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Sullivan Mine Fatalities Incident: Preliminary Technical 

Investigations and Findings: D. Hockley, SRK Consulting 

(Canada), Inc., Vancouver, Canada and M.A. Phillip, O’Kane 

Consultants, Inc., Saskatoon, Canada 

Geochemical Fractions of Heavy Metals in Sediments of the 

San Pedro River Located in a Semi-Arid Region of the 

Northwest of Mexico: Agustin Gomez, Jesus L. Valenzuela, 

and Diana Meza, University of Sonora, Sonora, Mexico; Jorge 

Ramirez, University of Baja, California, Baja, CA; Salvador, 

Aguayo and Javier Almendariz, University of Sonora, 

Hermosillo, Mexico 

Surface Water Characterization of the Berkeley Pitlake: 

C.A. Young and L.G. Twidwell, Metallurgical & Materials 

Engineering, Montana Tech, Butte, MT; M. Bennett, Pioneer 

Technical Services, Butte, MT 

ARD Remediation by Slag Addition: Dual Ecosystem 

Enhancement: C.A. Young, D. Berg and L.G. Twidwell, Montana 

Tech of The University of Montana, Butte, MT; K. Filius, MSE 

Technology Applications, Inc., Butte, MT; E.A. Streich, Holcim 

Cement Trident Operations, Three Forks, MT 

Removal of Phosphorous from Wastewater Using 

Ferrodysorb Sorption Media Produced from AMD Sludge: 

P.L. Sibrell, US Geological Survey, Kearneysville, WV 

Future Role 


Sonoran Ballroom K • 2:00PM 

Chairs: Mark Alymore, BHP Billiton Newcastle Tech., 

Wallsend, NSW, Australia 

Matthew Jeffrey, CSIRO Minerals, Karawara, 

Western Australia 

Roasting – The Neglected Option: Rod McElroy and Lynton 

Gormely, AMEC Mining and Metals, Vancouver, Canada; Marcus 

Tomlinson, WorleyParsons, Adelaide, Australia 

A Roasting-Leaching Demonstration Plant for Removal of 

Phosphorous from Iron Ore: Harold R. Kokal, ArcelorMittal 

Research Labs, East Chicago, IN; Juan M. Farias and 

Sergey V. Chop, Orken LLP, Kostani Oblast, Kazakhstan 

Magnesium – Future Outlook: J.C. Agarwal, F.C. Brown, 

M.J. Loreth and George Rainville, CRA International, Boston, MA 

Treatment of Nikana Oxcap Ores by Agitation Leach SX-EW 

Process Route at Mopani Copper Mines PLC’s in Zambia: 

A.S. Rao, N.C. Nagaraddi and R. Silwamba, Mopani Copper 

Mines Plc., Kitwe, Zambia 

Trends in Non-Ferrous Hydrometallurgy – Solutions and 

Challenges: K.S. Rao and Sridhara Acharya, IMMT, Orissa, India 

MLA: Current Projects and New Ore Reserve Mineralogy at 

the Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical 

Processing: Paul Miranda and Corby Anderson, CAMP – 

Montana Tech, Butte, MT

Heap Leaching 


Sonoran Ballroom J • 2:00PM 

Chairs: J.G. Mansanti, Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Elko, NV 

Mike Moats, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

Flow Through Leach Pads – Perception Versus Reality: 

Jim Arnold, FMI, CO 

The Art and Science of Crushed Ore Agglomeration for Heap 

Leaching: Mike Moats, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

Surface Active Materials for Hydrometallurgical Processes: 

H.P. Seelmann-Eggebert, Gunter Oetter and Markus Kummeter, 

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Germany 

Process Analysis with a Multi-Physics Copper Heap Leach 

Model: J.E. Gebhardt, Process Engineering Resources, Inc., Salt 

Lake City, UT; M. Cross, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, 

UK and C.R. Bennett, University of Greenwich, London, UK 

The Fundamentals of Physical Characterization of Ore for 

Leach: A.G. Guzman and S.M. Flaherty, Arcadis G&M, Tucson, 

AZ; R.E. Scheffel, Castle Rock, CO 

A 3D Axisymmetric Solute Transport Model for Heap 

Leaching: Kodjo Afewu and David G. Dixon, University of British 

Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 

Process Development & Modeling 


Sonoran Ballroom I • 2:00PM 

Chairs: Ronel Kappes, Newmont Mining Corporation, 

Englewood, CO 

Rick Gilbert, Freeport McMoRan, Safford, AZ 

Developments and Applications of Industrial Alkaline Sulfide 

Hydrometallurgy: Corby Anderson, CAMP, Montana Tech of The 

University of Montana, Butte, MT 

Commissioning UHC: A CVRD Copper Refinery Based on 

CESL Technology: Terry Brace and Jennifer Defreyne, CESL, 

Tobias Cabral; Anderson Omena and Michelle Matos, CVRD 

Development of a Mass Balance Model for the Kidd Creek 

Refinery of Xstrata Copper: Pascal Coursol, Xstrata Process 

Support, Sudbury, Canada and Tony Legget, Xstrata Copper-Kidd 

Creek, Timmins, Canada 

Improving Polymetallic Ores Beneficiation by Means of the 

Primalead Process: C. Frias, M. Frades, E. Pecharroman, and 

G. Diaz, Tecnicas Reunidas, Madrid, Spain 

Treatment of Chingola Refractory Ores at Konkola Copper 

Mines PLC, Nchanga Integrated Business Unit, Chingola, 

Zambia: Jackson Sikamo, Chingola, Zambia; Satish Kumar, 

Nchanga Integrated Business Unit, Chingola, Zambia; 

Martin Banda, Sourabh Toshniwal and Clive Makasa, Nchanga 


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Metallurgical Projects, Chingola, Zambia; Stephen Mulenga, 

Nchanga Tailing Leach Plant, Chingola, Zambia 

Flowsheet Development for Agnico Eagle’s Refractory Gold 

Kittila Project in Finland: Chris Fleming, Lakefield Research 

Ltd.,, Lakefield, ON, Canada; J. Geldart, Agnico Eagle, Paul 

Blatter, Paul Cousin and Jean Robitalille, Agnico-Eagle Mines, 

Ltd., Cadillac, Canada 

Tuesday, August 19 

Tuesday Morning: Technical Sessions 

8:30AM – Noon 

Cyanide 


Sonoran Ballroom I • 8:30AM 

Chairs: Chris Fleming, Lakefield Research Ltd,, Lakefield, ON, 

Canada 

Yeonuk Choi, Barrick Gold Corp., Toronto, ON, Canada 

Gold Adsorption Mechanisms on Activated Carbon: 

Xianwen, Dai, Paul Breuer and Matthew Jeffrey, CSIRO Minerals, 

Karawara, Western Australia 

Study of Lead Nitrate Addition and Its Efficiency to Inhibit 

the Interference of Pyrrhotite on the Cyanidation of Gold: 

Guy Deschenes, Chen Xia and Mike Fulton, Natural Resources, 

Ottawa, ON, Canada; Judith Price, CANMET, Ottawa, Canada 

Gold Heap Process Optimization Using a Comprehensive 

Model: S. Garcia and C. Ramon, Minera Yanacocha SRL, Lima, 

Peru; J.E. Gebhardt and A. Hernandez, PERI, Salt Lake City, UT; 

and D. McBride and M. Cross, Swansea University, Swansea, 

Wales, UK 

The HWPT Engineered Membrane Separation (EMS) Method 

for the Cyanide Treatment of Copper-Gold Ore: J. Lombardi, 

Harrison Western Process, Lakewood, CO 

Cyanide Management Through Proper Management: 

Americo Delgado, Minera Yanacocha SRL, Cajamarca, Peru; 

Michael M. Botz, elbow creek engineering Inc., Billings, MT; 

Charles H. Bucknam, Newmont Mining Corp., Englewood, CO; 

Emil Milasovljevic, Reno, NV; and Anthony K.M. Staley, Freeport- 

McMoRan, Bagdad, AZ 

The Treatment of the Carmack’s Copper-Gold Ore by Acid 

Leaching and Cyanide Leaching with SART Recovery of 

Copper and Cyanide from Barren Cyanide Solution: 

Berend Wassink, J. Lu, James Vaughan, David Dreisinger 

and Paul West-Sells, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, Canada 

Does Pre-Oxidation and/or Lead(II) Addition Reduce the 

Impact of Iron Sulfides in Cyanidation?: Paul Breuer and 

Danielle Hewitt, CSIRO Minerals, Waterford, WA, Australia

Heap Leaching / Autoclave Technology 


Sonoran Ballroom J • 8:30AM 

Chairs: K. Osseo-Asare, Pennsylvania State University, 

University Park, PA 

Gus Van Weert, Oretome, Ltd., Caledon East, Canada 

Integration of Chalcopyrite Ore Leaching, Solution 

Purification, and Electrowinning in Sodium Chloride Media: 

Mike Free, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Ravindra Bhide, 

Scott Middlemas and Alysha Comstock 

Enhanced Leaching of Chalcopyrite at Low Potentials in 

Chloride Solutions 3. Oxidation of Iron (II) and Copper (I): 

H.H. Miki and M.J. Nicol, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia 

Effect of pH Reduction and Ferric Ion Addition on the 

Leaching of Chalcopyrite at High Temperatures: Javier 

Vilcaez, Ryoichi Yamada, Koichi Suto and Chihiro Inoue, Tohoku 

University, Sendai, Japan 

Pyrite Oxidation in Alkaline Solutions: The Carbonate Effect: 

C.L. Caldeira, NovaS Group; Virginia Ciminelli, Universidad 

Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil and K. Osseo- 

Asare, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 

Kinetics Behavior of Arsenopyrite in Alkaline Autoclave 

Oxidation: Patrick Taylor and Ben Amoah-Forson, Colorado 

School of Mines, Golden, CO 

Effect of Sulphide, Ammonium and Chloride Ions on the 

Nitrite Catalyzed Pressure Oxidation of Ferrous Sulphate: 

Gus Van Weert, Oretome, Ltd., Caledon East, Canada; 

Robert J. de Laat, CAMP and Peter Kondos, Barrick Gold 

Corporation, Toronto, Canada 

Nickel 


Sonoran Ballroom K • 8:30AM 

Chairs: E.E. Vidal, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 

David Muir, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, 

Western Australia 

Thermodynamics of the Ni-, and Fe-NH3-H2O Systems at 25, 

50, 100 and 200 Degrees C: Edouard Asselin, University of 

British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada and James Budac, 

Sherritt International, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada 

Evaluation of Technical and Economical Parameters 

Affecting Process Selection to Treat Nickel Laterite Ores: 

Flavia Xavier, Mineracao Onca Puma Ltda-, Belo Horizonte, 

Brazil; Virginia Ciminelli, Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, 

Belo Horizonte, Brazil 

Development of an Atmospheric Leach Process for the 

Treatment of Nickel Laterite Ores: J.D.T. Steyl, M. Pelser and 

J.T. Smit, Anglo Research, Crown Mines, South Africa 


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A Comparative Study of Leaching Nickel Metal and Sulfides 

in Ammonia/Ammonium Carbonate Solutions: A. Senaputra, 

G. Senanayake, M.J. Nicol and A. Nikoloski, Murdoch University, 

Murdoch, Australia 

Chemical Modeling of MgSO4 Solubility in Atmospheric 

Chloride Leaching of Laterites: M. Jones and 

V.G. Papangelakis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 

J.D.T. Steyl, Anglo Research, Crown Mines, South Africa 

New Matte Leaching Developments at Anglo Platinum’s Base 

Metal Refinery: L.J. Bryson and Z. Hofirek, Anglo Platinum; 

M.J. Collins, R. Berezowsky and J. Stiksma, Sherritt Technologies 

Rheological Studies of Arid Region Nickel Laterite 

Suspensions: Goutam Das, CSIRO Minerals, Karawara, 

Australia and David Muir, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia 

Waste Water & Resource Recovery 


Sonoran Ballroom H • 8:30AM 

Chairs: Jay McCloskey, MSE – Technology Applications, 

Butte, MT 

Larry G. Twidwell, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 

Resource Recovery from Flooded Underground Mine 

Workings – Butte, Montana: S. Nordwick, Butte, MT; 

Keri Petritz, Ken Manchester and Norma Lewis 

Review of Operations of the BioSulphide Process Plant at the 

Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee Arizona: Lee Ashe and Ian 

McLean, BioteQ Env. Technologies, Inc.; Tom Claridge, Freeport 

McMoRan Copper & Gold 

Microbiological Aspects Arsenic Speciation and Remediation 

with Respect to Mining: K.A. Natarajan, Indian Institute of 

Science, Bangalore, India 

Designing a Biochemical Reactor for Selenium and Thallium 

Removal, from Bench Scale Testing Through Pilot 

Construction: E.P. Blumenstein and J.J. Gusek, Golder 

Associates, Lakewood, CO; Jim Volberding, Canyon Resources 

Corporation, Hilger, MT 

Thermodynamic Studies of the Arsenic Adsorption on 

Lepidocrocite Generatd by Electrocoagulation: J.R. Parga, 

Alhondra de los Santos, Victor Vazquez, institute Technology of 

Saltillo, Saltillo, Mexico; Jesus L. Valenzuela, university of Sonora, 

Sonora, Mexico 

New Evidences for the Role of Precipitation and Adsorption 

During Fe(III) – As(V) Coprecipitation: F. Pantuzzo, NovaS 

Group, Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Virginia Ciminelli, University 

Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil 

Recent Case Studies in Selenium Removal from Complex 

Industrial Wastewaters: Brian T. Park and Jay McCloskey, MSE 

Technology Applications, Butte, MT; Larry G. Twidwell, Montana 

Tech, Butte, MT

A Magnetic-Field Reactor for Metal Removal from Dilute 

Wastewater Streams: Jerome P. Downey, Montana Tech, Butte, 

MT; Arijit Bose, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI and Guy 

L. Fredrickson, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 

Tuesday Afternoon: Technical Sessions 

2:00PM – 5:30PM 

Adsorption, Ion Exchange and 

Solvent Extraction I 



Chairs: Bill Gleason, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 

Virginia Ciminelli, Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais 

Removal of Cadmium, Copper, Nickel and Zinc from Aqueous 

Solution by Adsorption on Ferrihydrite and Long-Term 

Storage Stability of the Metal Loaded Product: 

Larry G. Twidwell, Montana Tech, Butte, MT and J. Leonhard, MT 

Tech of the University of MT, Butte, MT 

Cu-Cyanide Adsorption on Activated Carbon – Comparison 

to Literature: Gretel Heber, Greg Hope, and Nick Gow, Griffith 

University, Brisbane, Australia; Courtney Young, Montana Tech of 

the University of Montana, Butte, MT 

Uranium Recovery from Industrial Effluent and Industrial 

Liquor: Ana C.Q. Ladeira and Carlos A. Morais, CDTN/CNEN, 

Belo Horizonte, Brazil 

Bicarbonate Elution of Uranium: Joe Milbourne, WildHorse 

Energy, Ltd 

Macromolecular Studies of Silca Polyamine Composites: 

Structure and Application to Waste Waters: Bill Gleason, SME, 

Littleton, CO and Ed Rosenberg 

Selective Removal of Iron from Acidic Solutions Using 

Styrene Based Ion Exchange Resins: Paul Miranda, CAMP, 

Butte MT 

Autoclave Technology 



Chairs: Larry Enloe, Barrick Gold of North America, Draper, UT 

Kevin Fraser, Hatch ATG, Oakville, Canada 

In Situ Measurement of pH in High Temperature 

Hydrometallurgical Process Solutions: Z.D. Jankovic and 

V.G. Papangelakis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 

S.N. Lvov, The Energy Institute, PA 

Technical and Economic Considerations for Acid Brick 

Lining Systems for Large Hydrometallurgical Equipment: 

K. Brooks, Koch Knight, LLC, East Canton, OH 


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Pox Autoclaves – New Advances in Impeller Design for Highly 

Abrasive Ores: Wolfgang Keller, EKATO RMT GmbH, 

Schopfheim, Germany 

Suitable Stainless Steel Grades for Hydrometallurgical 

Applications: A. Bergquist and Sophia Ekman, Outokumpu 

Stainless AB, Avesta, Sweden 

Innovations in the Design and Manufacture of Emergency 

Shut-Down Acid Injection Valves for High Pressure Acid 

Leaching of Nickel Laterite Ore: Malcolm Harrison, 

Valvtechnologies, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA 

Mixing System Design for the Tati Activox Autoclave: Gerhard 

Nel, LionOre South Africa (Pty), Ltd., South Africa, Tom Plikas, 

Umesh Shah, Lyle Zunti, Mark Bellino and Marc Nicolle, Hatch, 

Africa; Herman Pieterse, Pieterse Consulting 

Biotechnology 



Chairs: Rick Lawrence, BioteQ, Environmental Tech, 

Vancouver, BC, Canada 

Jim Brierley, Brierley Consultancy, LLC, 

Highlands Ranch, CO 

Galvanic Interactions During the Bioleaching of Mixed Nickel 

Sulphides: L.R.G. Santos, University Federal de Ouro Preto, 

Ouro Preto, Brazil; A.D. Souza, Votorantim Metais, Tres Marias, 

Brazil; and V.A. Leao, University Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro 

Preto, Brazil 

Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum 

Ferriphilum Adhere to Different Sites on the Surface of 

Pyrite: Robert Blake, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA and 

Naoya Ohmura, CRIEPI, Chiba, Japan 

The Application of GeoBiotics, LLC’s GEOCOAT Technology 

to the Bacterial Oxidation of the Maud Creek Refractory Gold 

Concentrate: Tamsin L. Williams, Michael Gunn, Paul Harvey 

and Pamela R. Tittes, GeoBiotics, LLC; George Jenkins, 

GBS Gold 

Biooxidation Kinetics of Leptospirillum Ferriphilum Under 

Heap Bioleach Conditions: J. Petersen, S.T.L. Harrison, G.S. 

Hansford and T.V. Ojumu, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 

South Africa 

Use of Real-Time PCR Assays to Characterize and Monitor 

Acidophilic Microbe Populations: Frank Roberto, Idaho 

National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 

New Developments in Indirect Bioleaching of Zinc and Lead 

Sulphite Concentrates: C. Frias, F. Sanchez, J.I. Lozano and 

G. Diaz, Tecnicas Reunidas, S. A.; F. Carranza and A. Mazuelos, 

University of Seville, Seville, Spain

Microbial Pre-Treatment of Double Refractory Gold Ores: 

Wan-Tai Yen, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada; R.K. 

Amankwah, University of Mines, Tarkwa, Ghana; J.K. Afidenyo, 

Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada and Yeonuk Choi, Barrick 

Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada 

Other Lixivants 



Chairs: Marc LeVier, Newmont Mining Corporation, 

Englewood, CO 

Rob Dunne, Newmont Australia, Ltd., 

West Perth, Australia 

Thiocyanate Process Chemistry for Gold Recovery: J. Li and 

J.D. Miller, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; R.Y. Wan, 

Metallurgy Consultant, Highlands Ranch, CO; Marc LeVier, 

Newmont Mining Corporation, Englewood, CO 

Integrated Process for Precious Metal Extraction and 

Recovery Based on Electro-Oxidized Thiourea: Gretchen 

Lapidus, I. Gonzalez and J.L. Nava, University Nacional 

Autonoma, Iztapalapa, Mexico; R. Benavides and 

C. Lara-Valenzuela, Servicios Industriales Penoles, 

Coahuila, Mexico 

Effect of the Copper, Iron and Zinc Ions on the Selective 

Electrodeposition of Doree from Acidic Thiourea Solutions: 

M.E. Poisot, Universidad Autonoma Metro., Col. Vincentina, 

Mexico, I. Gonzalez, University Autonoma Metro, Iztapalapa, 

Mexico and Gretchen Lapidus, University Nacional Autonoma, 

Iztapalapa, Mexico 

Adsorptive Separation, Concentration and Purification of 

Precious Metals Using Lignophenol Compounds: Novel 

Environmentally Benign Polymeric Materials Prepared from 

Wood Wastes: K. Inoue, Durga Parajuli, Kanjana Khunathai, 

Hidetaka Kawakita and Keisuke Ohto, Saga University, Saga, 

Japan; M. Funaoka, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan and 

Shafiq Alam, Memorial University, St. John’s Lake, Canada 

Developments and Applications of Industrial Nitrogen 

Species Catalyzed Pressure Oxidation: Corby Anderson, 

CAMP, Montana Tech at The University of Montana, Butte, MT 

Pressure Leaching Kinetics of Platinum Rougher Tailings in 

Chloride Media: A Focus on Reprocessing of PGM Tailings: 

Henry Kasaini and Mary Rapulane, Tshwane University, Pretoria, 

South Africa 

Recovery of Base Metals and Precious Metals from Base 

Metal Sulfide Ores: V.I. Lakshmanan, Process Research 

ORTECH, Mississauga, ON, Canada; R. Sridhar, ORTECH, Inc., 

Mississauga, ON, Canada; and V. Ramachandra 


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Wednesday, August 20 

Wednesday, Morning: Technical Sessions 

8:30AM – 12:00PM 

Adsorption, Ion Exchange and 

Solvent Extraction II 


Sonoran Ballroom H • 8:30AM 

Chairs: Don Ibana, WA School of Mines, Western Australia 

Kathy Sole, Angloamerica, Johannesburg, South Africa 

Electrostatic Agitation in Hydrometallurgical Solvent 

Extraction: Don Ibana and M.J. Steffens, WA School of Mines, 

W. Australia 

Selective Removal of Nickel from Sulphate Electrolyte in the 

Zinc Industry: N.E. Izatt, IBC Advanced Technologies; S.R. Izatt, 

J.B. Dale, R.L. Bruening, S. Belanger and M. Malone 

Separation of Nickel from Magnesium in a Sulphate Solution 

Using Versatic - 10: T. Priyadharshni, S. Basha, P.K. Das, 

N.K. Mittal and R.P. Das, Rubamin, Ltd., Halol, Gujarat, India 

Ion Separation Membranes in Hydrometallurgical Solution 

Concentration and Purification Circuits: L. Lien, Harrison 

Western Process, Lakewood, CO 

Hydrometallurgical Recycling of the Semiconductor Material 

from Photovoltaic Materials: Part One: Leaching: A. Mezei, M. 

Ashbury, M. Canizares, R. Molmar, and H. Given, SGS Minerals 

Services and A. Meader, K. Squires, F. Ojebuoboh, T. Jones, and 

W. Wang, First Solar, Inc. 

Hydrometallurgical Recycling of the Semiconductor Material 

from Photovoltaic Materials: Part Two: Metal Recovery: 

A. Mezei, M. Ashbury, M. Canizares, R. Molmar, and H. Given, 

SGS Minerals Services and A. Meader, K. Squires, F. Ojebuoboh, 

T. Jones, and W. Wang, First Solar, Inc. 

Electrometallurgy 


Sonoran Ballroom K • 8:30AM 

Chairs: Tim Robinson, Freeport McMoRan, Safford, AZ 

Brent Hiskey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

Effects of Open Circuit on Ahody in Cu/Zn EW: J.McGinnity 

and Mike Nicol, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia 

The Influence of an Upstream Solvent-Extraction Circuit on 

the Electrowinning of Zinc in Sulfate Media: Jurgen Gnoinski, 

and Alan Shaw, Skorpion Zinc, Rosh Pinah, Nambia; Kathy Sole, 

Angloamerica, Johannesburg, South Africa 

The Deportment of Arsenic in Copper Electrorefining 

Circuits: T. T. Chen, J.E. Dutrizac and S. Beauchemin, CANMET- 

MMSL, Ottawa, Canada

Evaluation of Ferric Ion Reductants in Sulfate Based Copper 

Electrowinning Electrolyte: Ravindra Bhide, J. Li, Mike Free and 

J.D. Miller, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Brent Hiskey, 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

Mass Transfer in Annular Cylindrical Electrochemical Cells: 

E.A. Roux, Anglo Research, Johannesburg, South Africa 

Effects of Additives and Mass Transport on Electrodeposit 

Roughness: A. Rodchanarowan, Ravindra Bhide and Mike Free, 

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

Current Efficiency Studies of the Zinc Electrowinning Process 

on Aluminum Rotating Cylinder Electrode (RCE) in Sulfuric 

Acid Medium Influence of Different Additives: Alejandr 

Recendiz and I. Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma Metro, 

Iztapalapa, Mexico; J.L. Nava, Universidad Autonoma Metro, Col. 

Vincentina, Mexico 

Fundamentals & General I 


Sonoran Ballroom J • 8:30AM 

Chairs: Pat Taylor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 

Paul Miranda, CAMP, Montana Tech at The University of 

Montana, Butte, MT 

The Application of Revised HFK Model for Thermodynamically 

Describing Elevated Pressure and Temperature Processes 

Such as Treatment of Gold Bearing Materials in Autoclaves: 

Hsin Huang, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT 

Autoclave Precipitation of Fe(III) – AsO4-SO4 Phases: 

M. Gomez, L. Becze, J.F. Le Berre, M.C. Claude and George P. 

Demopoulos, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 

The Use of Ferrous Sulphate to Enhance the Dissolution of 

Cobaltic Minerals: C.J. Ferron, HydroProc Consultants, 

Peterborough, Ont., Canada and P. Henry, Jean Goldschmidt 

International, Bruxelles, Belgique 

The Catalytic Effect of Pyrite on the Kinetics of Ferrous 

Oxidation by Dissolved Oxygen: Patrick Littlejohn and David G. 

Dixon, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 

The Combined Effect of Iron(III) and Hydrogen Peroxide for 

Ferric Sulfate Leaching of a Zinc Sulfide Concentrate: Rosa 

Gosch, Roel Cruz and Isabel Lazaro, Universidad Autonoma, 

Lomas, Mexico 

Leaching of Uranium Ore from Caetite’s Facilities, Bahia State, 

Brazil: Luiz A. Gomiero and Walter S. Filho, Industrias Nucleares 

do Brasil, Brazil; Carlos A. Morais, CDTN/CNEN, Pampulha, Belo 

Horizonte, Brazil 


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Thiosulfate 


Sonoran Ballroom I • 8:30AM 

Chairs: Greg Hope, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia 

Courtney Young, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 

Effect of Lead Ion and Minerals on Thiosulfate-Gold 

Leaching: Chen Xia, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, 

Canada and Wan-Tai Yen, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada 

The Pyrite Catalysed Oxidation of Thiosulfate During 

Leaching with Solutions Containing Iron(III) Oxidants: 

Hongguan Zhang and Matthew Jeffrey, CSIRO Minerals, 

Karawara, Australia 

Beneficial Effect of Silver in Thiosulfate Leaching of Gold: 

X.M. Zhang, G. Senanayake and M.J. Nicol, Murdoch University, 

Murdoch Australia 

Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of the Reaction 

Between Abosorbed Cuprous Cyanide and Gold Thiosulfate 

Ions at Activated Carbon Surfaces: Gretel K. Parker and 

Greg Hope, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia; Robert N. Gow, 

Courtney Young, and Larry G. Twidwell, Montana Tech University 

of Montana, Butte, MT 

A Thiosulfate Process for Recovering Gold from Refractory 

Ores Which Encompasses Pressure Oxidation, Leaching, 

Resin Absorption, Elution and Electrowinning: Matthew 

Jeffrey, Jason Heath, Danielle Hewitt and Steven Brunt, CSIRO 

Minerals, Karawara, Australia 

Electrochemical Study of Gold Cementation in Thiosulfate 

Solutions with Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance 

(EQCN): Jaeheon Lee, Newmont Mining Corporation, Littleton, 

CO and Brent Hiskey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

Pretreatment for Refractory Gold and Silver Minerals Before 

Leaching with Ammonical Copper Thiosulfate: 

A.R. Alonso-Gomez and Gretchen Lapidus, University Autonoma 

Metro, Vincentina, Mexico 

Wednesday Afternoon: Technical Sessions 

2:00PM – 5:00PM 

Copper 



Chairs: Mike Free, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

Steven Grocott, BHP Billiton Ltd., Wallsend, 

NSW, Australia 

The Parker Copper Process – A New Approach Ahead of its 

Time: David, Muir, CSIRO Minerals/Parker Centre, Karawara, 

Perth, Western Australia

Synergism in the Oxidation of Covellite an dPyrite by Iron (III) 

and Copper (II) Ions in Chloride Solutions: H. Miki and M. 

Nicol, Mucdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 

Reagent Optimisation at Konkola Copper Mines, PLC, 

Nchanga Tailings Leach Plant, Chingola, Zambia: Jackson 

Sikamo and George Zulu, Chingola, Zambia; Barry Kalumba, 

Witker Zimba, Stephen Mulenga and Sameer Gupta, Nchanga 

Tailings Leach Plant, Chingola, Zambia; Jacob Mwale and Bruce 

Katuta, Konkola Copper Mines, Chingola, Zambia 

Electrochemical Characterization of the Solid Products 

Formed in the Reductive Electroreduction of Chalcopyrite: 

Gretchen Lapidus, University of Nacional Autonoma, Mexico, 

F.M. Doyle, University of California, Berkley, CA, Jae-Chun Lee, 

Korea Institute of Geology & Mineral Research, Daejon, Korea 

Electrochemical Characterization of the Solid Products 

Formed in the Electro-assisted Reduction of Chalcopyrite: 

J.C. Fuentes-Aceituno and G.T. Lapidus-Lavine, and I. Gonzalez, 

University Autonoma Metropolitana, Vicentina, Mexico 

Leaching of Chalcopyrite with Sodium Hypochlorite: 

E.H. Cho and R. Yang, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 

Fundamentals & General II 



Chairs: Elmar Muller 

Edward Asselin, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, BC, Canada 

Free Energies from the Solubility of Solid Compounds Using 

Speciation Calculations: Hsin Huang, Larry G. Twidwell, 

Courtney Young and Robert N. Gow, Montana Tech of the 

University of Montana, Butte, MT; Jay McCloskey, MSE – 

Technology Applications, Butte, MT 

An AFM Study of the Surface Force Between Oxide Surfaces 

in Aqueous Solutions: Jinhong Zhang, University of Arizona, 

Tucson, AZ 

Removal of Mercury from Coal by Leaching with SO2: 

Poornima Chateker, E.H. Cho, and WV, R. Yang, West Virginia, 

University, Morgantown, WV 

Growth Kinetics of Acidothiobaccillus Ferrooxidans: 

M. Amouei, B. Bonakdarpour, D. F. Haghshenas and 

B. Nasernejad, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; 

K. Alamdari, Materials & Energy Research 

The Random Approach to the Conclusion of the Equations 

Describing Kinetic Curves of Dissolution and Leaching of 

Oxides of Iron: I.V. Artamonova and I.G. Gorichev, Moscow State 

Technical University, Moscow, Russia; A.D. Izotov, Kurnakov 

Institute of General & Inorganic Chem., Moscow, Russia 


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The Stability and Solubility of Nesquehonite (MgCO3-3H2O) in 

Salt Lake Brines in Northwest China at the Temperature Range 

of 298 to 323 K: Mei Dong, Wenting Chen, Zhibao Li, and 

Dongping Duan, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing, China; 

George P. Demopoulos, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 

Plant Practices and Innovations 



Chairs: Corby Anderson, CAMP – Montana Tech, Butte, MT 

John Uhrie, Freeport McMoRan, Bagdad, AZ 

Optimization of Non Ferrous Metals Recovery from Lean Ores 

in a Hydrometallurgical Circuit Using Multi-Objective 

Evolutionary and Genetic Algorithms: Arijit Biswas, 

N. Chakraborti and P.K. Sen, Indian Institute of Technology, 

Kharagpur, India 

Wireless Communications Improve Mining Equipment 

Availability: Jack Murray and Dan Daugherty, Emerson Process 

Management, Austin, TX 

Optimizing Metallurgical Performance at ASARCO Silver Bell 

Mining, LLC: Wendy Gort, Freeport McMoRan, Green Valley, AZ; 

Weishi Mang, Freeport McMoRan, Tyrone, NM, Troy Bednarski, 

Cytec Industries, Inc., Kola Koiki, Cytec, Tempe, AZ 

Using Control and Response Plans to Minimize the Impact of 

Plant Upsets (Recovery Loss, Poor Quality, Excess Cost) and 

Support ISO Certifications: Kay Sever, OptimiZ Consulting, LLC 

Increasing Confidence with Analytical Measurements Bridging 

the Gap Between Process Control Systems and Business 

Management Systems: Gordon Melvin, Mincom, Greenwood 

Village, CO 

Recovery Improvement Strategies at Konkola Copper Mines, 

PLC, Nchanga Tailings Leach Plant: Jackson Sikamo, Chingola, 

Zambia; George Zulu, Jacob Mwale and Bruce Katuta, Konkola 

Copper Mines, Chingola, Zambia; Barry Kalumba, Stephen and 

Martin Banda, Nchanga Tailings Leach Plant, Chingola, Zambia

Waste Treatment & Minimization 



Chairs: V. Ramachandra, ASARCO, Sahaurita, AZ 

Jerry Downey, Montana Tech., Butte, MT 

Boston Mine: Mercury Cleanup at an Abandoned Hydraulic 

Gold Mine: David Lawler, US Dept. of the Interior, Sacramento, 

CA and Gregory Reller, Tetra Tech EM, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA 

An Electrochemical Reactor for the Recovery of Palladium 

from an Industrial Waste Stream: B.K. Ferreira, Anglo Research, 

Johannesburg, South Africa; I. Cukrowski, University of Pretoria, 

Pretoria, South Africa and W. Bryson, University of Witwatersand, 

Johannesburg, South Africa 

Characterization and Leaching of the Fine Fraction of the 

Argon Oxygen Decarburization with Lance (AOD-L) Sludge 

Generated by the Stainless Steelmaking Process in Order to 

Recover Iron, Chromium and Nickel: Daniel Majuste and 

Phoenix Zoo 

The Phoenix Zoo is made up of four major themed areas, or 

"trails", where visitors can experience exhibits representing 

different areas of the world and their native wildlife: the 

Arizona Trail, the Africa Trail, the Tropics Trail, and the 

Discovery/Children's Trail. There are also side trails 

including the Desert Lives Trail (featuring native Big Horn 

Sheep and Arabian Oryx amongst the natural buttes) and the 

Forest of Uco (featuring a mock South American mercado, a 

fake scientific expedition and ruins, and highlighting a 

number of tropical animals including the Spectacled Bear). 

Desert Botanical Garden 

The Desert Botanical Garden is home to over 10,000 plants 

from deserts around the world, including more than half of 

the world's total number of cacti species. During your 

walking tour of the garden, group members will have the 

opportunity to discover the secrets of the desert. Plants 

and People of the Sonoran Desert is a three-acre permanent 

exhibit which takes visitors through a saguaro forest, a 

mesquite thicket, a desert stream and an upland chaparral 

habitat with historic and prehistoric structures along 

the trail. 

Kartchner Caverns 

Deep below the extreme desert surface in southeastern 

Arizona, a cave system - a geological void of gigantic 

proportions -- hides its riches from the eye of Phoebus. 

Existing in its own delicate microclimate for over 200,000 

years, the caverns clutch in their dominion a wide variety 

of priceless calcite decorations called speleothems.Until 

recently, travelers passing among the saguaros and 

creosote were unaware of the vast space, cool damp and 

quiet, lying secretly beneath them. Inside the caverns, 


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Marcelo Mansur, Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo 

Horizonte, Brazil 

Dissolution Kinetics of Zinc from Zinc Plants Residue: 

A.R. Eivazi Hollagh, University of South Tehran and Iranian Zinc 

Mines Development Company, Zanjan, Iran; E. Keshavarz 

Alamdari, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; and 

D. Moradkhani, Zanjan University and Iranian Zinc Mines 

Development Company, Zanhjan, Iran 

Study of the Effective Parameters to Transport of Hazardous 

Waste from Zinc Leaching Plant to Environment: B. Sedaghat, 

Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; D. Moradkhani, Zanjan 

University, Zanjan, Iran; A. Khodadadi, Tarbiat Modares University, 

Tehran, Iran; A.R. Eivazi Hollagh, Iranian Zinc Mines Development 

Co., Zanjan, Iran; and S.M.J. Koleini,Tarbiat Modres University, 

Tehran, Iran 

Ion-Exchange of Copper from the Chloride Wash Water of the 

Electronic Industry: Nguyen Van Nghiem, Chungnam National 

University, Daejeon, Korea; Jae-Chun Lee, Manis Kumar Jha and 

Jinki Jeong, Korea Institute of Geo. & Min. Resources, Daejeon, 

Korea; Taek Sung Hwang, College of Eng., Daejeon, Korea 

Things to see and do in Phoenix 

darkness and humidity prevail. The echo of dripping water 

resounding off the cave's ancient limestone walls hints at its 

immense size, and the still moist air enjoys undisturbed 

slumber except for the occasional rapid wing beats of a 

myotis bat. Completely closed to the outside except for small 

fissures, with an average temperature of 68 degrees and 

relative humidity at a stifling 99%, visitors face mixed 

emotions upon entering this earthen basement. Initially awed 

by the spaciousness, later challenged by the encapsulation, 

most spectators become acutely fascinated by the majestic 

features that beckon their eye with peculiar shapes and 

vivid color. 

Shopping 

Fashion Square anchored by several major department 

stores including Nordstrom, Dillard’s, Neiman Marcus, 

Robinson’s-May, and Macy’s. Fashion Square is one of 

Scottsdale's largest malls. Numerous Arizona novelty shops 

along with mall favorites like Victoria’s Secret, the Gap 

and Crate and Barrel, make this a mall with an exceptional 

mix of stores, boutiques and restaurants. 

Desert Ridge Marketplace 

Arizona’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment 

destination is located across from the JW Marriott Desert 

Ridge. Immerse your shopping senses in a unique blend of 

specialty retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues in 

a distinctive outdoor setting. Hotel provides complimentary 

transportation. 

For further information on the above or other things to see 

and do while in the Phoenix, please contact the JW Marriott 

Hotel Concierge at 480-293-5000.

What is Sponsorship? 

Sponsorship is a strategic marketing vehicle that provides companies the opportunity to align themselves 

with organizations that have an existing relationship with that company’s target customers. 

What Sponsorship will do for you… 

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Social Reception 

$15,000 Exclusive or $5,000 Unlimited 

Date: Sunday, August 17 

Time: 5 – 6:30PM 

Location: JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort 

The evening will include food, drinks and entertainment. This reception 

is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends/colleagues and 

meet new ones. 

PROMOTIONAL BENEFITS INCLUDE: 

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• Sponsorship recognition ribbons for company personnel. 

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• Acknowledgement in the 2008 Hydrometallurgy pocket program. 

ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL BENEFITS FOR EXCLUSIVE 

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• Recognition of company name on cocktail napkins. 

• Pre-attendee list. 

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Hosted Coffee Breaks 

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Dates: Wednesday, August 20 

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$5,000 Exclusive or $2,500 Unlimited (choose your day) 

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Time: 11:30AM – 1:30PM 


Come and enjoy lunch with your colleagues! Sponsors will receive 

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Dinner 

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Advance Registration and Sponsorship Form 

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