An International Journal devoted to all aspects of the Aqueous Processing of Metals

Hydrometallurgy aims to compile studies on novel processes, process design, chemistry, modelling, control, economics and interfaces between unit operations, and to provide a forum for discussions on case histories and operational difficulties.

Topics covered include: leaching of metal values by chemical reagents or bacterial action at ambient or elevated pressures and temperatures; separation of solids from leach liquors; removal of impurities and recovery of metal values by precipitation, ion exchange, solvent extraction, gaseous reduction, cementation, electro-winning and electro-refining; pre-treatment of ores by roasting or chemical treatments such as halogenation or reduction; recycling of reagents and treatment of effluents.

Editor-in-Chief
Jochen Petersen
University of Cape Town Department of Chemical Engineering, Rondebosch, South AfricaEmail Jochen Petersen
Associate Editors
M. Adams
Fugue Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore Email M. Adams
C. Cheng
CSIRO Clayton, Clayton South, Australia Email C. Cheng
V. Leão
Federal University of Ouro Preto, OURO PRETO, Brazil Email V. Leão
J. -c. Lee
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of Email J. -c. Lee
S. Safarzadeh
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, United StatesEmail S. Safarzadeh
G. Senanayake
Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia Email G. Senanayake
Founding Editor
G.M. Ritcey
Editorial Board
S. Abisheva
Satbayev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan Email S. Abisheva
A. Akcil
Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey Email A. Akcil
F. J. Alguacil
National Center for Metallurgical Research, Madrid, Spain Email F. J. Alguacil
H.-J. Bart
University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany Email H.-J. Bart
C. L. Brierley, PhD
Brierley Consultancy LLC, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States Email C. L. Brierley, PhD
S. T. Ciminelli
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Email S. T. Ciminelli
F. Crundwell
CM solutions Pty Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa Email F. Crundwell
D.B. Dreisinger, Ph.D., P.Eng
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Email D.B. Dreisinger, Ph.D., P.Eng
J.A. Gonzalez
Teck Metals Ltd Trail Operations, Trail, British Columbia, Canada Email J.A. Gonzalez
K. Inoue
Saga University, Saga, Japan Email K. Inoue
Z. Li
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Email Z. Li
J. A Muñoz
Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Email J. A Muñoz
B.D. Pandey
Metal Extraction and Forming Division, Jamshedpur, India Email B.D. Pandey
B.R. Reddy
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India Email B.R. Reddy
A. Schippers, PhD
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Hannover, Germany Email A. Schippers, PhD
S. J. Van Deventer
The University of Melbourne Department of Chemical Engineering, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email S. J. Van Deventer
T. Vargas
University of Chile Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Santiago, Chile Email T. Vargas
F. Veglio, MD
University of Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy Email F. Veglio, MD
N.J. Welham
Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia Email N.J. Welham
S. Zheng
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Email S. Zheng