A note of thanks from the Executive Committee

The 15th International Conference on Process Hydrometallurgy, Hydroprocess 2025, Executive Committee thanks the participation of the more than 490 delegates from 18 countries who attended Hydroprocess 2025, held from November 4 to 6 at the Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile.

On this occasion, 110 presentations related to the management of hydrometallurgical processes in metal and non-metal mining. were presented and discussed.

We are particularly grateful to:
• Minera El Abra, Freeport-McMoran, proud Main Sponsor of the conference;
• The authors, for their invaluable technical contributions and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences;
• The Directing Members of the Organizing Committee, especially the Chair of the Conference, Boris Medina, for his great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial and Technical Committees, for their collaboration to the revision of papers;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the congress;
• The Co-Organizing Institutions: the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile; the Department of Mining Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at Universidad de Concepción, Chile; and the Hydrometallurgy Group at The University of British Columbia, Canada
• The sponsors, for their generous support;
• The media partners, for their support in the dissemination of the conference and for the delivery of updated information to the public in a timely manner.


And last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank all participants for their contribution to the technical discussion of presented works, which contributed to the success of the 15th version of Hydroprocess.

Executive Committee
Hydroprocess 2025