About ALTA
celebrating 39 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.
Conferences
The annual ALTA conference is a world-class metallurgical event and a leading platform for innovation.  The next scheduled conference is ALTA 2025 to be held in Perth, Western Australia on 19-22 May. It comprises two conferences: Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, and Lithium-Battery Technology-Rare Earths plus an international trade exhibition.
In February 2024,the ALTA Conference was acquired by the Cambridge Innovation Institute, based in Needham, Massachusetts in the USA, and joined their Cambridge EnerTech division, the premier conference and exposition provider for the energy storage industry.
Free Library
The ALTA Free Library includes proceedings and papers from our 1995-2020 conferences covering Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, Uranium-REE, Gold-PM, In Situ Recovery & Lithium Processing, Lithium & Battery Technology. The library is expanded regularly, providing a valuable ongoing resource to the industry.
Conference Proceedings
Proceedings from recent ALTA Conferences are available for purchase.
MetBytes
Free technical articles offering metallurgical commentary and insights.