The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM
Connecting the Global Metallurgy & Materials Community
MetSoc is a Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
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Upcoming Events
Latest News
COM 2025 recordings
The Business of Flotation
CMQ Articles
MetSoc Events 2026
New Year Message
Awards and scholarships
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Awards and scholarships
In Memoriam: Robert G. H. Lee
MetSoc 2026 events
Awards and scholarships
In Memoriam: John Gruzleski
Upcoming events
SWE Achievement Award
Honoured by the Royal Society of Canada
In Memoriam: Georges Kipouros
Upcoming events
UPLift 2025 photo gallery
New Pyrometallurgy Chair
Upcoming events
CIM Student Membership
Who We Are
Visit each of our technical sections and standing commitee’s sub-sites to learn more about their initiatives. MetSoc’s projects, programming, and publications are led by members in our sections and committees to help build environmental stewardship, value creation and social responsibility of our industry.
Sustainability
Providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge and skills in technical and environmental areas.
Light Metals
Focusing on light metals and examining issues such as extraction and refining, fabrication & more.
Materials
Focusing on the secondary processing of materials and aspects of the in-situ performance of materials.
Minerals Science & Engineering
Bringing together scientists, engineers and academics through research and development.
Pyrometallurgy
Promoting the active exchange of information within the Canadian base metal industry.
Standing Committee
MetSoc’s standing committees include publication, membership services, student activities, business development, EDI, and historical metallurgy.
Board of Directors
The Board is composed of diverse members across Canada from all fields of metallurgy & materials sciences, academic, government, and industry.
What We Provide
Community
Advance your career, whether you are a student or a professional. Learn what MetSoc can do for you.
Member Benefits
Join CIM membership to grow in your field. Find out which membership level is right for you.
Resources
Technical papers, video learning library, & more, MetSoc has a strong technical component to share.
About CIM
CIM was formed only 31 years after Canada was founded – the result of individuals in the mining industry seeking a vehicle for lobbying for safety laws and workers’ protection, as well as a method of ensuring the communication of ideas.
CIM has eleven societies that are instrumental in helping industry professionals develop their knowledge and expertise in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and petroleum sectors. Being a member of MetSoc is being a member of CIM and all the benefits provided by CIM and its various other Societies that make up our CIM family.
- Canadian Mineral Processors Society (CMP)
- Environmental and Social Responsibility Society (ESRS)
- Geological Society (GeoSoc)
- Health and Safety Society (HSS)
- Maintenance, Engineering and Reliability Society (MERS)
- Management & Economics Society (MES)
- Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc)
- Mining Society of Nova Scotia (MSNS)
- Society for Rock Engineering (RES)
- Surface Mining Society (SMS)
- Underground Mining Society (UMS)
