This is a comprehensive short-course designed to provide fundamental, laboratory and industrial training in Fire Assay. This course will be valuable to both technical and nontechnical personnel. It covers: History & Methodology, Sampling Theory & Instrumentation, Challenges & Applications, Chemistry & Calculations, Thermodynamic Evaluations, Supportive Analytical Methods, Virtual Tours of Milling and Smelting and Refining Operations as well as Industrial Labs of participating companies.