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The 27th World Mining Congress will be organized in 2026 in Peru

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The World Mining Congress (WMC) was initiated in 1958 when prof. Bolesław Krupiński - a prominent Polish scientist and mining engineer organized the first congress in Warsaw. Prof. Krupiński was the WMC Chairman until 1972. The WMC is the UN - afiliated organization. It is run by the permanent secretariat seated in Poland.

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World Mining Congress

2026

The 27th World Mining Congress will be organized in 2026 in Peru. Detailed information can be found either on the 27th WMC official webpage or the second circular.

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2025

The 106th IOC/WMC meeting will be organized on September 18th 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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The preparations for upcoming WMC 2026 have begun.

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3rd February 2026 Ivanhoe Electric and SQM team up to find Chile’s next copper giants

29th January 2026 Titan Mining restarts U.S. natural graphite production for the first time in 70+ years

27th January 2026 Strategic expansion in a high-potential germanium district in Quebec

22nd January 2026 Regulatory milestone for deep-sea critical minerals in the U.S.

20th January 2026 From drilling to district potential, Beaver-Lynx delivers consistent nickel-PGM mineralization

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International Bureau of Strata Mechanics

International Committee on Automation of Mines and Quarries (ICAMC) Dr. B.Firganek

European Mineral Resources Confederation

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