Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The 17th edition of International Conference on Nonferrous Metals (ICNFM-2013), was organized by Corporate Monitor in association with Alcircle and MECON at Ranchi, India during 5-6th July 2013, with an aim to purposefully discuss the above issues and projecting the latest developments in the field on nonferrous mineral exploration, metal extraction and processing. The papers received from national and international organizations covered topics from geological understanding, insights on mine reserves, metal extraction, metal purification, productivity enhancement, as well as long term marketing strategies to environmental issues. This conference offered a platform to students, researchers, industry professionals, and plant operators for close interactions and exchange of ideas, and scope of working together to alleviate the bottle necks and promote better industrial output.