22. WORLD MINING CONGRESS ISTANBUL

CONGRESS THEME & TOPICS

• Advances in Exploration Technologies
• Reserve Estimation
• Mining Geology and Geostatistics

• Mine Valuation
• Feasibility Studies
• Financing of Mining Projects

• Drilling, Blasting, Tunneling and Excavation Engineering
• Advanced Technologies for Ground Control
• Rock Cutting Mechanics and Tunnel Boring Machines

• Underground Mining and Design of Support Systems
• Open Pit Mining and Equipment Deployment
• Advanced Pit Optimization Techniques
• Strip Mining and Equipment Deployment
• Solution Mining Technologies
• Deep Sea Mining Technology
• Marble and Natural Stone

• Mining Machinery and Equipment Selection
• Material Handling and Transportation
• Best Maintenance Practices Equipment Availability and Reliability
• Optimisation of Equipment and Components' Service Life
• Maintenance and the Environment

• Ventilation Network Optimization
• Occupational Health and Safety

• Robotics for Mining Equipments
• Modelling, Simulation, Control
• Computer Modeling, Optimization and Applications in Mining
• Information Technologies
• Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographical Information Systems(GIS) and Remote Sensing in Mineral Industry

• Sustainable Mining
• Cleaner and Advanced Mining Technologies
• Underground Coal Gasification - Coal Conversion Technology
• Mining and Reclamation/Rehabilitation
• Sustainable Development for Mineral and Energy Industries-Global and National Perspectives
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Energy and Mineral Production Operations
• Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater
• Waste Management – Treatment
• Fuel Cell Applications in Mining

• Comminution, Classification and Sizing
• Coal Processing, Utilization and Energy Production
• Flotation Fundamentals and Technology
• Hydro-and Biohydrometallurgy
• Plant Design and Operating Practice
• Physical Enrichment (gravity concentration, electrostatic and magnetic separation)
• Mineral-Material Characterization