November 23 - 25, 2027 • Antalya
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#1 Mineral Exploration and Mine Geology Exploration strategies, ore deposit geology, geochemistry, geophysics, structural geology, integration of drilling data, targeting, and emerging exploration technologies.
mineral exploration mine geology geochemistry geophysics structural geology drilling data targeting
#2 Exploration Drilling, Core Logging and Borehole Logging Design and execution of exploration and resource definition drilling; diamond coring, reverse circulation (RC) and advanced drilling methods; directional drilling; core recovery and management; geological and geotechnical core logging; borehole surveying and deviation; downhole geophysics and imaging; sampling and QA/QC protocols; drilling digitalization, automation, and integration into resource models.
exploration drilling resource definition drilling diamond drilling reverse circulation RC drilling directional drilling core logging drill core borehole logging downhole geophysics borehole imaging drillhole surveying sampling drilling QA/QC
#3 Mineral Resource and Reserve Estimation, Geostatistics Mineral resource and reserve estimation, 3D geological modelling, classification, conditional simulation, uncertainty analysis, reconciliation, and international reporting standards (JORC/CRIRSCO/UMREK).
resource estimation reserve estimation geostatistics uncertainty conditional simulation classification reconciliation
#4 Mine Surveying, GIS, Remote Sensing and Spatial Technologies Mine surveying, GNSS, LiDAR, photogrammetry, UAV/drone applications, satellite remote sensing, GIS, and 3D spatial data infrastructure.
mine surveying GIS remote sensing LiDAR photogrammetry UAV GNSS spatial data
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#5 Mine Planning, Design, Optimization and Scheduling Strategic, tactical and operational mine planning; mine design; production scheduling; open-pit and underground optimization; cut-off grade determination; stockpile and blending management; stochastic planning under uncertainty and decision support systems.
mine planning mine design scheduling optimization production planning cut-off grade blending stockpiles stochastic planning
#6 Surface Mining and Quarrying Open-pit and quarry design, surface mining methods, bench geometry and operations, equipment selection and sizing, productivity enhancement, and operational excellence.
open pit mining surface mining quarrying bench design pit operations equipment selection productivity
#7 Underground Mining, Mine Development Underground mining methods (stoping, caving, cut-and-fill), shaft sinking, drift development, production infrastructure, backfill engineering, mechanization, and operational improvement.
underground mining mine development shafts drifts stoping backfill underground infrastructure productivity
#8 Rock Mechanics, Rock Engineering, Geomechanical Engineering, Ground Control and Backfill Rock mass characterization, in-situ stress and deformation analysis, open-pit slope stability, underground excavations stability, ground support design, backfill mechanics, and mining-induced seismicity.
rock mechanics Geomechanical engineering slope stability ground control support mining-induced seismicity rock mass
#9 Drilling, Blasting and Rock Fragmentation Drill and blast design, explosive formulation, electronic initiation systems, blast optimization, ground vibration and airblast control, fragmentation analysis, drilling performance, and innovative rock breakage techniques.
drilling blasting explosives initiation systems fragmentation blast design vibration airblast rock breakage
#10 Materials Handling, Haulage and Logistics Truck haulage, overland conveyors, rail haulage, in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC), fleet dispatch systems, stockyard management, transport optimization, logistics, and operational performance.
haulage materials handling conveyors truck haulage rail dispatch logistics stockyards operational performance
#11 Mine Ventilation, Thermal Comfort and Air Quality Underground ventilation network modelling, primary and auxiliary fans, ventilation on demand (VOD), heat load assessment, refrigeration, dust suppression, toxic gas control, diesel particulate matter (DPM), and air quality optimization.
mine ventilation VOD refrigeration thermal environment air quality dust gases diesel particulate
#12 Mining Equipment, Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management Mining machinery, fleet management, equipment selection and performance, predictive and condition-based maintenance, reliability engineering, equipment availability, asset lifecycle management, and operational excellence.
mining equipment fleet management maintenance reliability asset management predictive maintenance availability operational excellence
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#13 Occupational Health and Safety, Risk and Emergency Management Occupational health and safety (OHS), industrial hygiene, human factors, risk assessment and hazard mitigation, incident investigation, fatigue management, ergonomics, mine rescue, underground fire prevention, and emergency response preparedness.
occupational health and safety risk management mine rescue emergency response human factors hygiene fatigue ergonomics
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#14 Ore Characterization, Process Mineralogy and Geometallurgy Process mineralogy and ore texture, mineral liberation analysis, advanced mineral characterization, geometallurgical modelling, ore variability mapping, and mine-to-mill integration.
process mineralogy ore characterization geometallurgy liberation variability mineralogy mine-to-mill
#15 Crushing, Grinding and Classification Primary and secondary crushers, HPGR, AG/SAG/ball milling, stirred mills, vibrating screens, hydrocyclones, comminution circuit design, simulation, and energy efficiency optimization.
crushing grinding comminution HPGR SAG ball mill stirred mill classification cyclones screens
#16 Physical Separation, Ore Sorting and Beneficiation Physical separation methods (gravity, magnetic, electrostatic, dense media separation), sensor-based ore sorting, pre-concentration, and early waste rejection strategies.
physical separation gravity magnetic separation electrostatic separation DMS ore sorting preconcentration
#17 Flotation and Surface Chemistry Froth flotation, collector and modifier surface chemistry, flotation cell hydrodynamics, kinetic modelling, froth phase dynamics, circuit flowsheet design, fine and coarse particle flotation, and novel flotation technologies.
flotation surface chemistry reagents flotation cells kinetics froth circuits coarse particle flotation
#18 Hydrometallurgy and Biohydrometallurgy Leaching mechanisms (heap, atmospheric, and pressure leaching/POX), solvent extraction (SX), ion exchange (IX), precipitation, electrowinning (EW), biohydrometallurgy, and biological metal extraction.
hydrometallurgy biohydrometallurgy leaching heap leaching pressure leaching solvent extraction ion exchange electrowinning
#19 Pyrometallurgy, Extractive Metallurgy and Refining Pyrometallurgy, roasting, smelting, reduction, thermal processing, extractive metallurgy, refining, slag chemistry and valorization, and thermal process integration.
pyrometallurgy extractive metallurgy smelting roasting refining slag metal recovery
#20 Plant Design, Process Engineering, Control and Metallurgical Accounting Flowsheet development, plant design, solid-liquid separation, high-rate thickening, filtration, dewatering, instrumentation, advanced process control (APC), digital twin simulation, sampling protocols, and metallurgical accounting.
plant design process engineering process control thickening filtration dewatering modelling simulation sampling metallurgical accounting
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#21 Industrial Minerals, Aggregates and Natural Stone Industrial minerals, aggregates, cement raw materials, ceramic and refractory minerals, natural and dimension stones, quality assurance, quarry processing, and beneficiation technologies.
industrial minerals aggregates natural stone cement raw materials ceramic raw materials quarry products
#22 Critical and Strategic Minerals, Rare Earth Elements and Battery Materials Critical and strategic mineral exploration, processing and refining; rare earth elements (REE), lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and battery raw materials; supply security, geopolitics, and downstream value chains.
critical minerals strategic minerals rare earth elements lithium nickel cobalt graphite battery materials supply security
#23 Solution Mining and In-Situ Recovery Methods Solution mining, in-situ recovery (ISR), in-situ leaching (ISL), wellfield engineering, evaporite and salt cavern mining, uranium and copper ISR, hydrogeochemical modelling, and operational design.
solution mining in-situ recovery in-situ leaching ISR ISL brine extraction salt mining uranium recovery
#24 Coal, Energy Minerals and Geothermal Resources Coal and energy mineral exploration, extraction and beneficiation; clean coal technologies, coal preparation, coalbed methane, and geothermal energy resources development integrated with mining.
coal energy minerals geothermal coal mining coal preparation energy resources geothermal resources
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#25 Mine Water Management, Hydrogeology and Acid Mine Drainage Hydrogeological modelling, mine dewatering, mine site water balance, acid mine drainage (AMD/ARD) prediction and mitigation, active and passive water treatment, effluent recycling, and environmental monitoring.
mine water hydrogeology dewatering water balance acid mine drainage water treatment water reuse
#26 Mine Waste, Tailings and Storage Facility Safety Mine tailings and waste rock management, tailings storage facility (TSF) design, filtered/dry stacked tailings, Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) compliance, dam safety, geotechnical monitoring, and risk assessment.
tailings mine waste storage facilities TSF filtered tailings dam safety waste rock monitoring
#27 Environmental Management, Environmental Impact and Pollution Control Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), air-soil-water protection, fugitive dust and greenhouse gas emissions, noise and vibration mitigation, pollution control systems, and nature-positive/biodiversity frameworks.
environmental management environmental impact pollution control EIA emissions dust noise monitoring
#28 Mine Closure, Rehabilitation, Biodiversity and Post-Mining Land Use Mine closure planning, closure costing and provisioning, progressive rehabilitation, ecological restoration, biodiversity stewardship, legacy and abandoned mine management, and sustainable post-mining land use.
mine closure rehabilitation reclamation biodiversity ecological restoration abandoned mines post-mining land use
#29 Energy Efficiency, Electrification, Decarbonization and Climate Change Mine electrification, battery electric vehicles (BEV), trolley assist systems, industrial energy efficiency, renewable energy integration (solar/wind/storage), carbon accounting (Scope 1-3), climate resilience, and mine decarbonization roadmaps.
electrification BEV trolley assist energy efficiency decarbonization carbon accounting climate change renewables
#30 Circular Economy, Secondary Resources, Recycling and Reprocessing Circular economy, mine waste and tailings reprocessing, secondary raw material recovery, urban mining, by-product extraction, industrial symbiosis, recycling, and waste-to-value pathways.
circular economy secondary resources recycling reprocessing urban mining tailings reprocessing by-products
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#31 Digital Mining, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins and Cybersecurity, Automation, Robotics, Autonomous and Connected Mining Systems Digital mining transformation, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins, mining cybersecurity, autonomous haulage and drilling, robotics, IoT sensor networks, connected operations, and control architectures.
automation robotics autonomous systems connected operations tele-remote interoperability human-machine teaming
#32 Deep-Sea, Space and Future Mining Deep-sea and seafloor mineral exploration, ocean mining systems, space and lunar mining, asteroid resource utilization, frontier extraction technologies, and emerging unconventional mining paradigms.
deep-sea mining ocean mining space mining lunar mining asteroid resources frontier mining future mining unconventional extraction
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#33 Mineral Economics, Project Evaluation, Finance, Markets and Supply Chains Mineral economics, project techno-economic evaluation, CAPEX/OPEX optimization, financial modelling, risk and decision analysis, project financing, mineral commodity markets, global supply chains, and strategic portfolio planning.
mineral economics project evaluation finance CAPEX OPEX commodity markets supply chains portfolio uncertainty
#34 Mining Policy, Law, Permitting, Governance, Ethics and Social Performance Mining policy, regulatory and legal frameworks, permitting processes, corporate governance, professional ethics, responsible mining standards, Social License to Operate (SLO), ESG integration, stakeholder engagement, and community relations.
mining policy mining law permitting governance regulation responsible mining ethics social licence stakeholder engagement community relations
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#35 Mining Engineering Education and Professional Development Mining engineering education, curriculum modernizations, lifelong learning, technical competencies, future workforce planning, talent attraction and retention, diversity and inclusion, and continuous professional development.
mining education workforce development talent retention curriculum competencies diversity inclusion professional development
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