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August 17-20, 2026 | metsoc@cim.org

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Short Courses

We invite you to join us at COM Short Courses. Courses are presented prior to the Conference at the Convention Centre. These courses are set to complement the content offered at COM 2026.

How to purchase a ticket to a short course? During the registration process, you will have the option to add-on any of the following short courses. 

Interested in attending only a Short Course? There’s no obligation to register for the conference in order to purchase a Short Course registration. Reach out with your request to: metsoc@xcdtechnologies.zohodesk.com (after April 15). 

COM Short Courses

All short courses take place on August 17, 2026.

Refractory Design, Wear & Performance for Pyrometallurgical Furnaces

Course Organizer: Dean Gregurek, RHI Magnesita and Afshin Sadri, Hatch
Intended Audience: Metallurgists and process engineers
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Life Cycle Assessment for Responsible Mining and Materials

Course Organizer: Robert Pell, Minviro
Intended Audience: Industry and academia
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Physical Metallurgy of Light Metals (Al, Mg and Ti)

Course Organizer: Abdallah Elsayed-University of Guelph, Carsten Siemers-TU-Braunschweig, Mihriban.Pekguleryuz-McGill University
Intended Audience: Engineers, managers and graduate students
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See Inside Your Autoclave System: Pressure Hydrometallurgy Multiphase Flow Control

Course Organizer: Brant Mock, President, NOVA Hydromet Ltd.
Intended Audience: Technical professionals, consultants, academics, and manufacturers
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Continuous Improvement Methodologies and Operational Readiness for Sustainable Mining

Course Organizer: Asim Khan, Analyze and Improve
Intended Audience: Mining and Metallurgical: Operations and Management
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Bulk Material Handling: How to Avoid Being a Statistic

Course Organizer: Brandon Trevis - Jenike & Johanson
Intended Audience: For engineering and industry professionals
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