About ALTA
celebrating 37 years of service
ALTA was established by metallurgical consultant Alan Taylor in 1985 to serve the worldwide mining, minerals and metallurgical industries. Alan has 40+ years’ experience in the metallurgical, mineral and chemical processing industries in Australasia, New Zealand, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
ALTA offers a wide range of services and resources to the metallurgical industry.
Consulting
High-level metallurgical and project development consulting.
Conferences
The annual ALTA conference is a world-class metallurgical event and a leading platform for innovation. It comprises five conferences: Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, Uranium-REE, Gold-PM, In-Situ Recovery and Lithium & Battery Technology; plus an international trade exhibition.
Short Courses
Practically-oriented short courses on key topics including treatment of nickel laterites, copper ore leaching, uranium ore processing, copper SX-EW, heap leaching and solvent extraction. Courses are offered as live online sessions, on-demand recordings and dedicated interactive online sessions for your team.
Publications
Proceedings and manuals from ALTA conferences, and short courses.
MetBytes
Free technical articles offering metallurgical commentary and insights.
Free Library
The ALTA Free Library includes proceedings and papers from our 1995-2019 conferences covering Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, Uranium-REE, Gold-PM, In Situ Recovery and Lithium Processing including 1650+ technical papers. The library is expanded regularly, providing a valuable ongoing resource to the industry.
ALTA Metallurgical Services (ALTA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of JO-AL Enterprises Pty Ltd incorporated in Melbourne, Australia