The International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy focuses on the many aspects of metallurgical processing including mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, environmental science and engineering, as well as its future role in processing base metals, precious metals, and strategic metals and minerals.

The 2023 conference held in Phoenix Arizona featured industry experts and in-depth discussions on the fundamental theories involved in many unit processes, industrial applications, and the state-of-the-art application from around the world ideas. This volume contains more than 40 papers representing 7 major categories ranging from the fundamentals of metal extraction to environment and waste treatment processes.