Upcomming Meetings
Next WMC Congress
World Mining Congress
2026Detailed information about the meeting will be provided by the WMC chairmanship in a near future.
27th
Next IOC Meeting
IOC / WMC Meeting
2024The 105th IOC/WMC meeting will be organized on April 14th, 2024 (Sunday) in Santiago de Chile.
Detailed information regarding the agenda, contact information, as well as the hotel list, can be found in the WMC Members Section.
The CESCO week will begin on Monday, April 15th to 17th, 2024.
105th
Past Congresses
1958 - Warsaw, Poland
Mine Construction
750 delegates, 13 countries
1961 - Prague, Czechoslovakia
The Improvement in Mining Economy
500 delegates, 17 countries
1963 - Salzburg, Austria
Science and Technique in the Fight for Safty in Mining
625 delegates, 30 countries
1965 - London, Great Britain
Modern Mining
1600 delegates 42 countries
1967 - Moscow, USSR
Technical Progress in Mining
2000 delegates, 44 countries
1970 - Madrid, Spain
Science in the Service of Mining
2300 delegates, 52 countries
1972 - Bucharest, Romania
Organization and Management in Mining
2000 delegates, 49 countries
1974 - Lima, Peru
Prognosis of the Development up to the Year 2000
2400 delegates, 55 countries
1976 - Düsseldorf, Germany FR
Exploitation and Benefication of Mineral Raw Materials by the Mining Industry - A Key to progress
1750 delegates, 61 countries
1979 - Istanbul, Turkey
Mining and Mineral in the Service of Mankind
1500 delegates, 45 countries
1982 - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Mineral Raw Materials - A Factor of the World Economy
2350 delegates, 56 countries
1984 - New Delhi, India
Optimal Exploitation of Solid Mineral Resources - Challenges and Constraints
1550 delegates, 47 countries
1987 - Stockholm, Sweden
Improvement of Mine Productivity and Overall Economy through Technology
1120 delegates, 66 countries
1990 - Beijing, China
Mining for Future - Trends and Expectations
2750 delegates, 69 countries
1992 - Madrid, Spain
The Mining Outlook
1519 delegates, 57 countries
1994 - Sofia, Bulgaria
The Mining Industry of the Threshold of XXI Century
1182 delegates, 54 countries
1997 - Acapulco, Mexico
Mining - The Basis of Civilization in the Changing World
AIMMGM Congress included, 5774 delegates, 51 countries
2000 - Las Vegas, USA
Everything begins with mining
Together with MINEXPO, 36600 delegates, 100 countries
2003 - New Delhi, India
Mining in 21st century: Quo Vadis?
1300 delegates, 47 countries
2005 - Teheran, Iran
Mining and sustainable development
1200 delegates, 23 countries
2008 - Cracow, Poland
New Challenges and Visions for Mining
1202 delegates, 40 countries
2011 - Istanbul, Turkey
Innovations and Challenges in Mining
1121 delegates, 50 countries
2013 - Montreal, Canada
Mapping the Future: Advances in Mining Engineering
2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mining in the world of innovation
800 delegates, 43 countries
2018- Astana, Kazakhstan
Innovation Excellence- step forward to mining growth
2586 delegates, 50 countries
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