The objectives of the Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division are to:
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Provide a means for cooperation and communication among industry professionals interested in the unit processes and operations of mineral and metallurgical processing;
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Promote the advancement of mineral and metallurgical technology through related meetings and professional discourse;
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Stimulate the preparation, reading, discussion and circulation of technical papers on mineral and metallurgical processing;
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Provide scholarships and awards for students to further the recruitment of new members to the industry.
Robert H. Richards Award Scholarship Donation Opportunities
Antoine M Gaudin Award Scholarship Donation Opportunities
Milton Wadsworth Award Scholarship Donation Opportunities
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Documents
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2026 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2025 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2024 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2023 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2022 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2021 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2020 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2019 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2018 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2017 - Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Meeting Minutes
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Annual Lunch
This event is a fantastic opportunity for division members to network while supporting the Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division scholarships.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors!
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Calling MPD Volunteers!
The MPD is seeking volunteers to help with steering the MPD technical programming of the MINEXCHANGE SME Annual Conference & Expo and with other volunteering opportunities.
Learn MoreMPD Student Poster Contest
The MPD welcomes submissions to the MPD Student Poster Contest!
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The MPD welcomes submissions to the MPD Elevator Pitch Contest!
Learn MoreMineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Committees
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Antoine M. Gaudin Award Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Arthur F. Taggart Awards Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Chemical Processing Unit Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Comminution Unit Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Executive Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Flotation Unit Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Membership Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Milton E. Wadsworth Award Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Nominating Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Physical Separations Unit Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Plant Design Unit Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Program Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Robert H. Richards Award Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Scholarship Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Div Student Poster Contest Committee
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cooke | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Thomas Boundy | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2030 |
| Xinbo Yang | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Mark Carlisle | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2028 |
| Rick Honaker | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2028 |
| Michael Blois | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Carlson | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Jiaqi Jin | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Richard Ladouceur | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2028 |
| Saskia Duyvesteyn | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Wencai Zhang | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2028 |
| Fangyu Liu | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2027 |
| Seyed Hassan Amini | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janaka Wijenayake | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Peijia Lin | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Younes Shekarian | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Larson | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Omar Arafat | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam House | Secretary-Treasurer | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Alexia Carver | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Christopher Noble | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Fangyu Liu | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2028 |
| James Wickens | Vice Chair - 2nd | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Kimberly Mills | Associate Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Michael Spicher | Membership Associate | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Pengbo Chu | Technical Content Advisor | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Robert Gow | Vice Chair - 1st | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Tarun Bhambhani | Past Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Zachery Zanetell | Technical Program Associate | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Jordan Rutledge | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2027 |
| Chee Theng | SME Staff | 3/1/2015 | 2/28/2050 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lana Alagha | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Mark Carlisle | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wickens | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Michael Spicher | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Arthur | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2030 |
| Deniz Talan | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Michael Free | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Tim Robinson | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Fangyu Liu | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2028 |
| Joanna Robertson | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2028 |
| Rudi Frischmuth | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaeheon Lee | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| James Wickens | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2031 |
| Robert Gow | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2030 |
| Kimberly Mills | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2029 |
| Christopher Noble | Member | 3/1/2023 | 2/28/2028 |
| Tarun Bhambhani | Member | 3/1/2022 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rezaee | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Rino Guajardo | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Buck | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Vaibhav Srivastava | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Buck | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Kimberly Mills | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Mark Carlisle | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Omar Arafat | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Pengbo Chu | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Rino Guajardo | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Robert Gow | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Younes Shekarian | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Zachery Zanetell | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fangyu Liu | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| John Uhrie | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2030 |
| Raghav Dube | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2030 |
| Kathleen Altman | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2029 |
| Sunil Tripathy | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2029 |
| Janet Baron | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2028 |
| Sumedh Gostu | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2028 |
| Hamid Akbari | Member | 3/1/2023 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Switzer | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Deniz Talan | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Saskia Duyvesteyn | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2028 |
| Sehliselo Ndlovu | Member | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2029 |
| Zachery Zanetell | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Jiaqi Jin | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2028 |
| Robert Gow | Member | 3/1/2025 | 2/28/2027 |
| Kristine Murphy | Member | 3/1/2024 | 2/28/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fangyu Liu | Vice Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Jordan Rutledge | Chair | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
| Michael Spicher | Judge | 3/1/2026 | 2/28/2027 |
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