FoMPEM 2026
CONFERENCE
About FoMPEM
The Foundation of Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy (FoMPEM) is the premier international conference concentrating on the fundamentals and applications of Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy. The first FoMPEM was held successfully in Antofagasta, Chile in 2019. More than 100 scientists and engineers in the world enthusiastically participated this conference to share their perspectives and to discuss how academic research and industrial development can make contributions to mineral processing and metallurgy so that people can better overcome the current and future challenges in the mining industry. With the great success of the event, an agreement was reached to make the FoMPEM every two years in America and Asia.
Building on this success, the second FoMPEM was held in Huainan, China in 2023, followed by the third edition in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile in 2025, further solidifying its reputation as a pivotal platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration. Looking ahead, the fourth FoMPEM will take place in Guangzhou, China, with the primary goal of advancing the field of mining and metallurgical science and technology. The conference aims to foster greater academic interaction among international peers while providing a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and emerging research directions at both domestic and global scales.
The Topics
The IV FoMPEM will focus on the following topics, but not limit:
• Comminution
• Flotation
• Physical Separation
• Extractive Metallurgy
• Ecological Remediation
• Waste Management
The Conference
The core of the conference is the plenary addresses and keynote speeches by leaders in this field in discussing the challenges and opportunities in Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy. In addition, expanded contributions to the abstracts or posters of full papers are included in the meeting.
The Participation
All colleagues in the world are welcome to submit the abstract and then to participate into the conference.
You will tour the historical city of Guangzhou.
Abstract
Abstract Instructions
The IV FoMPEM reserves the right to reject or alter abstracts based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
- Abstracts fall outside of the topical scope of the FoMPEM.
- Abstracts contain inappropriate content.
- Abstracts are not in the official language of the congress, English.
- Abstracts do not comply with style guidelines, including excessive length.
The IV FoMPEM reserves the right to reject or alter abstracts based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
- Abstracts fall outside of the topical scope of the FoMPEM.
- Abstracts contain inappropriate content.
- Abstracts are not in the official language of the congress, English.
- Abstracts do not comply with style guidelines, including excessive length.
Abstract Guidelines
- Language: As the official Language is English, please send your Abstracts in English.
- Type of presentation: Select Oral or Poster presentation.
- Abstract Title: Must be in capital letters and bold type.
- Abstract Content: Excluding title, authors, degrees, and institutions, etc, also, must not exceed 350 words, and do not include graphs, tables, images and references.
- Abstract Keywords: Add up to 3 keywords related to the abstract.
- Author and co-authors information:
- Author and co-authors must be appeared in complete name.
- Complete the affiliation information for each author.
- This information will appear in the official documents, such as acceptance letters and participation certificates.
- Language: As the official Language is English, please send your Abstracts in English.
- Type of presentation: Select Oral or Poster presentation.
- Abstract Title: Must be in capital letters and bold type.
- Abstract Content: Excluding title, authors, degrees, and institutions, etc, also, must not exceed 350 words, and do not include graphs, tables, images and references.
- Abstract Keywords: Add up to 3 keywords related to the abstract.
- Author and co-authors information:
- Author and co-authors must be appeared in complete name.
- Complete the affiliation information for each author.
- This information will appear in the official documents, such as acceptance letters and participation certificates.
Notification of Acceptance
- Review: Please note that all submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee.
- Notification: Authors will be notified by the Organizers if their abstracts have been accepted for a poster or an oral presentation.
- Doubts: For any doubt about your abstract acceptance, please contact the technical committee.
- Acceptance/Rejection: The notification of acceptance/rejection of the abstracts submitted will be sent to you via email.
- Review: Please note that all submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee.
- Notification: Authors will be notified by the Organizers if their abstracts have been accepted for a poster or an oral presentation.
- Doubts: For any doubt about your abstract acceptance, please contact the technical committee.
- Acceptance/Rejection: The notification of acceptance/rejection of the abstracts submitted will be sent to you via email.
Abstract Submission
Deadline for abstract submission: September 30, 2026
Sponsors
Organizers
China Society of Particuology, China
Wuhan University of Technology, China
Hanyang University, South Korea
Supporters
Journal "Minerals and Mineral Materials"
Committee
Co-Chairs
Feifei Jia, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Shenxu Bao, Dean, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Luis A. Cisternas, Director, Department of Mineral Process & Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Hyunjung Kim, Professor, Hanyang University, South Korea
Feifei Jia
Co-Chair
Shenxu Bao
Co-Chair
Luis A. Cisternas
Co-Chair
Hyunjung Kim
Co-ChairInternational Scientific Committee
Yesica Botero, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Pablo Brito-Parada, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Saeed Chehreh Chelgani, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
Lucie Coudert, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
Mario Corona Arroyo, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
Yann Foucaud, Université de Lorraine, France
Elizaveta Forbes, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia
Yousef Ghorbani, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
Andréia Bicalho Henriques, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Hyunjung Kim, Hanyang University, South Korea
Malibongwe Manono, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Alessandro Navarra, McGill University, Canada
Aaron Noble, Virginia Tech, United States
Javier Ordóñez, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Reyes, Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología - UTEC, Peru
Rodrigo Serna, Aalto University, Finland
Santiago Seiler, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Shaoxian Song, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Yassine Taha, Geology & Sustainable Mining Institute, Morocco
Fei Wang, Queen's University, Canada
Wencai Zhang, Virginia Tech, United States
(Continuous updating)