Extraction 2025 Meeting & Exhibition (Extraction 2025)

November 16–20, 2025 • Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass • Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Extraction 2025 Meeting & Exhibition (Extraction 2025) isn't just an event—it’s the professional home for the extractive metallurgy world. Whether you're tackling copper, nickel, cobalt, or the broader challenges of extraction, this meeting offers unparalleled access to knowledge, collaboration, and visionary dialogue. This meeting brings together professionals from across the mining, metallurgy, and materials industries to address both technical innovations and critical sustainability challenges. Don't miss your opportunity to gather with the global extractive metallurgy community for several days of networking and learning on a broad range of topics at the Extraction 2025.

Conference Highlights

Extraction 2025 will feature two co-located events: the 12th International Copper Conference (Copper 2025) and the 6th International Symposium on Nickel and Cobalt (Ni-Co 2025). In addition, Extraction 2025 will also explore cross-cutting areas on topics of common interest.

Copper 2025 will continue its long tradition of excellence by bringing together researchers and practitioners from around the world to share scientific innovations and technical developments on copper mining, production, and fabrication.

Ni-Co 2025 will convene operators, engineers, and researchers to exchange information about all aspects of current and future processing technologies for nickel and cobalt.

Cross-cutting symposia are designed to create a dialogue among conference participants on topics of common interest and will provide forward-looking, multi-disciplinary and societal perspectives.

Who Should Attend Extraction 2025?

Extraction 2025 is ideal for professionals working in mining, metallurgy, materials processing, and sustainability. This includes metallurgical engineers, plant operators, researchers, and graduate students focused on copper, nickel, cobalt, and multi-metal recovery. The event also welcomes experts in recycling, circular economy, and decarbonization, as well as professionals in automation, process control, geometallurgy, and resource economics. Whether you're from industry, academia, or government, you'll find valuable insight and collaboration opportunities here.

Why Should You Attend?

Extraction 2025 offers a rare opportunity to connect with a global network of experts and decision-makers across the extractive metallurgy community. Attendees gain access to leading research and practical insights through technical symposia like Copper 2025 and Ni-Co 2025, as well as cross-cutting sessions on sustainability, market trends, and innovation. With a focus on collaboration and emerging technologies, the meeting helps you stay ahead of industry challenges, grow your professional network, and shape the future of responsible resource development.

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Lead Organizing Committee

Extraction 2025 is jointly organized The Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).

Conference Co-Chairs:

MetSoc: Nathan Stubina, PACE Global, Canada
SME: Kimberly Mills, Samuel Engineering, USA
TMS: Christina Meskers, SINTEF, Norway

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