Mine Closure 2026
15–17 September 2026 | Melbourne, Australia
About the Conference
The series of International Conferences on Mine Closure is a fixture on the calendars of many mining professionals, providing topical and high quality papers and presentations on a range of topics of immediate interest and relevance. A key feature of the conference series is the diversity of disciplines and expertise that come together to focus on the pressing issues facing the mine closure community globally.
- Abstracts are due 25 February 2026. Details on the authors page.
- Expressions of interest to host a workshop are due 16 January 2026. Learn more.
- Mine Closure 2025 papers available from the ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings.
- ACG training videos are freely available. Click here to access.
Conference Themes
- Stakeholders and communities
- Closure objectives and criteria
- Financing and cost estimation
- Relinquishment and legacy management
- Landform and engineering design
- Surface water and erosion control
- Ecosystem reconstruction
- Statutory compliance
- Contaminant remediation and impact management
Conference Chair
Professor Andy Fourie
Professor of Civil & Mining Engineering and Program Director – Future Tails
The University of Western Australia
Previous conferences have been held in:
- 2025 Luleå, Sweden
- 2024 Perth, Western Australia
- 2023 Reno, Nevada, USA
- 2022 Brisbane, Australia
- 2021 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- 2019 Perth, Australia
- 2018 Leipzig, Germany
- 2016 Perth, Australia
- 2015 Vancouver, Canada
- 2014 Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2013 Cornwall, England
- 2012 Brisbane, Australia
- 2011 Alberta, Canada
- 2010 Vina del Mar, Chile
- 2009 Perth, Australia
- 2008 Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2007 Santiago, Chile
- 2006 Perth, Australia
ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings
The proceedings of previous Mine Closure conferences, including Mine Closure 2025, are freely available to download from the ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings.
View the papers at papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/mineclosure
Data source: ACG internal analysis, September 2025
The ACG is calling for expressions of interest in hosting upcoming Mine Closure conferences. Email us to learn more.
The ACG is also calling for hosts of workshops/short courses to run alongside the upcoming Mine Closure 2022 conference. Click here to express your interest in hosting a Mine Closure 2022 Associated Event.
