We invite professionals and academics to submit an article of their work in English, 3 to 6 pages, by January 30th, 2026.
June 2 - 4, 2026 | Santiago, Chile
6th International Congress on Planning for Mine Closure
The Planning for Closure Congress is a forum where executives, professionals and academics can learn and analyze strategies and tools that allow the integration of mining planning from the initial stage of a project and throughout the life of a mine.
The previous edition, in 2024, brought together 380 professionals from 13 countries and featured +60 technical presentations, with +30 of them coming from mining operations.
Topics for the 2026
call for papers
Physical stability
Risk assessment
Costs and economic assessment
Progressive closure
Temporal closure
Post-Closure, Monitoring and Maintenance
Rehabilitation and revegetation
Ecological restoration
Geomorphological reconstruction
Post-Closure, Monitoring and Maintenance
Suden closure
Stakeholder Engagement
Monitoring and evaluation of social closure
Future use of territory
Welcome to the 6th International
Congress on Planning for Mine
Closure
Conference Coordinator
Rodrigo Reyes / +569 9969 0472
$618.000 clp
$730 usd
$618.000 clp
Access to all plenary and technical sessions
Publication of a technical paper in the proceedings
Access to previous technical courses
Conference materials
Inaugural ceremony and welcome cocktail
Closing ceremony and farewell cocktail
Access to sponsors fair
Coffee breaks
Lunches
$730 usd
$618.000 clp
$730 usd
Access to all plenary and technical sessions
Publication of a technical paper in the proceedings
Access to previous technical courses
Conference materials
Inaugural ceremony and welcome cocktail
Closing ceremony and farewell cocktail
Access to sponsors fair
Coffee breaks
Lunches
Access to all plenary and technical sessions
Publication of a technical paper in the proceedings
Access to previous technical courses
Conference materials
Inaugural ceremony and welcome cocktail
Closing ceremony and farewell cocktail
Access to sponsors fair
Coffee breaks
Lunches
