This conference volume was sponsored by The AusIMM and produced by NCS Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd. The extractive metallurgy industry is under unprecedented technical, commercial and social pressures to continuously improve its performance and meet the sustainability criteria. The Symposium brought together leading authorities on metals processing both in non ferrous and ferrous from across the world, with 45 technical papers presented from14 countries. The Symposium provided a timely review of innovative approaches being developed. All papers in the Proceedings have been peer reviewed and edited to ensure the highest relevance and quality.The papers presented at the Symposium cover the full range of interests including present industry overview, advances in non ferrous smelting, advances in iron and steel making and metallurgical waste processing and recycling. It is hoped that it will assist the extractive metallurgy industry to meet the future challenges. This volume should serve as a valuable reference tool for years to come.