6th Polish Mining Congress, raw materials, energy, and transformation

The 6th Polish Mining Congress (Polski Kongres Górniczy), which was held 24-26th September 2025, was one of the largest events of its kind in Poland, organized every three years. It serves as the most important national forum for discussion on the future of mining and raw materials policy.

MinePL2050 – raw materials, energy, and transformation

This year’s edition brought together leading experts, policymakers, and industry representatives across a rich program of plenary sessions and specialized thematic panels, hosted at the Centrum Spotkania Kultur w Lublinie, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, the Lublin Conference Centre, and Lubelski Węgiel BOGDANKA S.A.

Key debates focused on the national strategy for critical raw materials, new techniques and technologies in underground mining, the digital and energy transformation of the mining sector, as well as automation, safety, and the future of work in mining.

Keynote speakers

The keynote speakers include, among others:

dr n. pr. Konrad Wojnarowski (Ministerstwo Energii), Krzysztof Galos (Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska), Krzysztof Szamałek (Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy), Arkadiusz Kustra (Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Gospodarki Zasobami AGH, AGH University of Krakow), Krzysztof Filipowicz (The Silesian University of Technology), Magdalena Wdowin (Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Prof. Jerzy Buzek, Zbigniew Bryja (KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.), Paweł Jarski (Elemental Holding), Zbigniew Stopa and Bartosz Rożnawski (Lubelski Węgiel BOGDANKA S.A.), Stanislaw Tokarski (AGH / GIG), Łukasz Deja (Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A.), Adam Rozmus (Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA ), Wojciech Kamiński (Południowy Koncern Węglowy S.A.), Jacek Kaczorowski, Waldemar Lutkowski, Miranda Ptak (PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A.), Andrzej Sadowski, Tomasz Krokos, Damian Kurdek (Kopalnia Soli Kłodawa S.A. w Kłodawie), Agata Juzyk, (ENERIS Surowce Group), Herbert Wirth (Wrocław University of Science and Technology).

50th anniversary of LW Bogdanka S.A.

This edition of the Congress was also a special occasion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the commencement of construction of the Lubelski Węgiel BOGDANKA S.A. mining facility a milestone in Polish mining history.

Such forums demonstrate the vitality of the mining sector in Poland and its commitment to innovation, safety, and sustainable resource policy for the future. Moreover, they are international platforms for discussion and the transfer of knowledge.

World Mining Congress 2026

The next opportunity will be the World Mining Congress 2026 in Peru, which will be held between 24th and 26th of June. We invite everyone to this mining opportunity. More information can be found on the WMC 2026 official webpage.