Industry Events Calendar

2025

April

APR
07

SME Minnesota Conference 2025

Community Event - External
Monday, April 7 - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
The SME Minnesota Conference is THE top performing regional minerals conference in the Midwest. Featuring a wide range of sessions addressing pressing industry issues, emerging industry trends and latest industry technology developments this must-attend conference has a long history of being one of the top performing regional conferences in the iron ore industry.
APR
09

South Texas Minerals Section - March Meeting (RESCHEDULED FOR 04/09/2025)

SME Section Meeting/Event - Simple
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
You are invited to attend the next meeting for the SME South Texas Minerals Section. Speaker: TBDThere will be a $10/person meeting fee.  Please RSVP to hkeylich@encoreuranium.com
APR
10

Lessons Learned – Mitigating Environmental Impacts on Your Project With Geosynthetics

SME Section Meeting/Event - RSVP
Online
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET
Spend a lunch hour with Glen Teopfer from CQA Solutions and get the latest perspective on geosynthetic applications in the mining industry. Glen has over 35 years of professional experience related to many phases of environmental projects throughout the U.S. with hands-on geomembrane experience exceeding 40 million square feet and over 800 acres of containment projects. This webinar is supported by the Upper Peninsula Section of SME and Michigan Technological University.
APR
11

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, April 11, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is March 11, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.
APR
16

Black Hills Section SME Annual Meeting and Dinner - 16 April 2025

SME Section Meeting/Event - RSVP
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM MT
I’m happy to invite you to our Black Hills Section of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (SME) Annual Meeting, Dinner and Presentation.    When:       Wednesday, April 16th Where:      The King Center at SD Mines (468 Hardrocker Rd, Rapid City, SD 57701) Time:         Social:         6:00 PM – 6:30 PM                   Meal:           6:30 PM                   Speaker:      7:00 PM – 7:30 PM                   Meeting:       8:00 PM Cost:          $25 per person - Student meals free! Meal:         Southern Italian Buffet Catered by Sodexo Speaker:    Sanford Underground Research Facility will have an overview of the now completed Yates Shaft rehabilitation project   Your payment includes the meal and support to the organization and scholarships. Spouses and non-members are welcome to attend. No cost to students. Please bring a check or cash to the event.    Contact us if you would like to be a yearly sponsor of student participation, scholarships and public outreach!   FOR RESERVATIONS: RSVP by Sunday, April 13th to Blackhillssme@gmail.com. SME BH Section members can register through the Event link which will be issued shortly.   *For questions/comments: Call or Email Melanie Bond, PE; 605.580.0454; melanie@bondmineralseng.com

May

MAY
09

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, May 9, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is April 9, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.
MAY
13

The Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals (FGIM)

Community Event - External
Tuesday, May 13 - Thursday, May 15, 2025
The Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals (FGIM) is an international meeting of geologists and mining professionals interested in industrial minerals. For over half a century the Forum’s focus has been on the geology of industrial minerals with an emphasis on the promotion of the knowledge and organization of mining, mineral processing, regulation and reclamation through the forum meetings, presentations and field trips.
MAY
14

SME Midweek Member Mixer (May)

SME Meeting - No Reg
Online
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM MT
Thank you for your participation in the SME Midweek Member Mixers (MMM), a virtual networking event. We’re excited to announce the 2025 event series and invite you to join us.  What’s New for 2025? The MMM will now be held every-other month. Register once for the entire year and you’ll have access to all the events in the series.  Event Details When: The second Wednesday of every other month at 9:00 AM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Dates: January 8 March 12 May 14 July 9 September 10 November 12

June

JUN
06

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, June 6, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is May 6, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.
JUN
08

UCA Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conference (RETC)

Community Event - External
Sunday, June 8 - Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Every two years, industry leaders and practitioners from around the world gather at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), the authoritative program for the tunneling profession, to learn about the most recent advances and breakthroughs in this unique field. This comprehensive conference helps practicing professionals keep up with the ever-changing and growing tunneling industry. Stay on top of new trends and technologies as well as innovative concepts, new equipment, materials, management, financing, and design challenges.
JUN
21

North American Mine Ventilation Symposium

Conference
Saturday, June 21 - Thursday, June 26, 2025
The 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium The organizing committee and mining engineering faculty at The Pennsylvania State University welcome you to the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2025 webpage. The symposium will be hosted in collaboration with the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and the Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) of the SME. The 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium will be hosted from 21st – 26th June 2025 in Pittsburgh/ Southpointe, Pennsylvania, United States.

July

JUL
09

SME Midweek Member Mixer (July)

SME Meeting - No Reg
Online
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM MT
All are welcome to the SME Midweek Member Mixers (MMM), a virtual networking event. We’re excited to announce the 2025 event series and invite you to join us.  What’s New for 2025? The MMM will now be held every-other month. Register once for the entire year and you’ll have access to all the events in the series.  Event Details When: The second Wednesday of every other month at 9:00 AM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Dates: July 9 September 10 November 12
JUL
18

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, July 18, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is June 18, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.
JUL
21

44th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining

Community Event - External
Monday, July 21 - Thursday, July 24, 2025
Participate in a forum designed to promote communication in ground control research among consultants, regulators, manufacturers, and mine operators to expedite solutions to ground control problems in mining. Join the industry for the 44th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining this July 21-24, 2025 in Canonsburg, PA.

August

AUG
15

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, August 15, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is July 15, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.

September

SEP
10

SME Midweek Member Mixer (September)

SME Meeting - No Reg
Online
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM MT
All are welcome to the SME Midweek Member Mixers (MMM), a virtual networking event. We’re excited to announce the 2025 event series and invite you to join us.  What’s New for 2025? The MMM will now be held every-other month. Register once for the entire year and you’ll have access to all the events in the series.  Event Details When: The second Wednesday of every other month at 9:00 AM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Dates: September 10 November 12
SEP
12

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, September 12, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is August 12, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.
SEP
17

McGill Short Course

SME Short Course - External
Online
Wednesday, September 17 - Friday, September 19, 2025
Title: Mineral Economics and Mine Management-Informed Mine Asset Valuation for Sustainable Returns Under Risk and Cyclicality Presenter: Mustafa Kumral, McGill University This course aims to demonstrate how mineral economics and mine management add sustainable value to a mining project or corporation. In addition to addressing how mineral policy and investment timing affect asset value, the course will cover the following topics: the capital, commercial, investment, operational, and innovation strategies of a mining enterprise; valuing a mine asset; project and portfolio management techniques for mining corporations; capacity planning; conventional and alternative finance approaches for mining projects; mining accounting and taxation; equipment availability and maintenance; sustainability, standardization, and mining. Download the course content here.
SEP
24

McGill Short Course

SME Short Course - External
Online
Wednesday, September 24 - Friday, September 26, 2025
Title: Strategic Mine Planning with New Digital Technologies, Risk Management and Mineral Value Chains Presenter: Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University and Luis Montiel Petro, Vale At the time of a continuing rebound of metal markets, learn how the application of new digital technologies can add substantial value to strategic mine planning and asset valuation. The new technologies and related tools integrate technical risk management while capitalizing on the synergies amongst the elements of mineral value chains through their simultaneous optimization – from mines to products to markets. Download the course content here.
SEP
26

SMEF Golf Tournament

Community Event
Friday, September 26, 2025, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
The SME Foundation is holding a golf tournament at The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia on Friday, September 26, 2025. Thank you to our Title Sponsor: Fletcher
SEP
29

McGill Short Course

SME Short Course - External
Online
Monday, September 29 - Friday, October 3, 2025
Title: Geostatistical Evaluation of Mineral Resources and their Uncertainty under the New Regulatory Environment Presenter: David F. Machuca, SRK Consulting and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University This course is designed according to the latest regulations on public reporting of Mineral Resources. It aims at showing how state-of-the-art statistical and geostatistical techniques help answer the requirements of those regulations in an objective and reproducible manner. A particular emphasis is put on understanding sampling and estimation errors and related uncertainties, as well as how to assign levels of estimation confidence through the application of resource classification fundamentals. In addition to a solid introduction to mining geostatistics, this course provides a comprehensive overview of how modern techniques, such as conditional simulations, are currently applied in the industry. Download the course content here.

October

OCT
10

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, October 10, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is September 10, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.

November

NOV
03

UCA Cutting Edge Conference

UCA Conference
Monday, November 3 - Wednesday, November 5, 2025
From the East to the West Coast, North America’s tunneling industry is flourishing. The annual Cutting Edge Conference examines the latest advances in tunneling technology, its methodology and how they can be harnessed to assist the nation’s major upcoming underground projects. You’ll find cutting edge perspectives on a range of topics, including meeting industry challenges, developments in materials technology, and methodologies in sustainability
NOV
07

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, November 7, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is October 7, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.
NOV
12

SME Midweek Member Mixer (November)

SME Meeting - No Reg
Online
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM MT
All are welcome to the SME Midweek Member Mixers (MMM), a virtual networking event. We’re excited to announce the 2025 event series and invite you to join us.  What’s New for 2025? The MMM will now be held every-other month. Register once for the entire year and you’ll have access to all the events in the series.  Event Details When: The second Wednesday of every other month at 9:00 AM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Dates: November 12
NOV
16

Extraction 2025

Community Event - External
Sunday, November 16 - Saturday, November 22, 2025
Extraction 2025 Meeting & Exhibition and 12th International Copper Conference. A great opportunity to gather with the global extractive metallurgy community for several days of networking and learning on a broad range of topics at the Extraction 2025 Meeting & Exhibition (Extraction 2025).
NOV
21

SMEF Golf Tournament

Community Event
Friday, November 21, 2025, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MT
The SME Foundation is holding a golf tournament at Gold Canyon Golf Resort on Friday, November 21, 2025.

December

DEC
05

CMSP Exam

Exam
Friday, December 5, 2025, 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM MT
Application deadline is November 5, 2025. To be a successful mine safety and health professional, you must possess a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to effectively perform your duties and keep others safe. The Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) credential indicates to your peers and prospective employers that you have the experience, knowledge of domestic and international best practices and that you are dedicated to elevating safety and health standards on the job.

2026

January

JAN
06

UCA George A. Fox Conference

UCA Conference
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM ET
An intensive one-day conference where you can keep up on project updates, learn strategies for overcoming challenges, and discuss surrounding critical industry issues.

February

FEB
22

MINEXCHANGE 2026 SME Annual Conference & Expo

Conference
Sunday, February 22 - Wednesday, February 25, 2026
At MINEXCHANGE, you’re surrounded by people as excited and passionate about the mining industry as you. Join leaders from around the industry where you’ll learn the latest on today’s critical topics from innovation to responsible mining.

June

JUN
15

UCA North American Tunneling Conference

UCA Conference
Monday, June 15 - Thursday, June 18, 2026
The North American Tunneling conference (NAT) is the premier biennial tunneling event for North America, bringing together the brightest, most resourceful and innovative minds in the tunneling and underground construction industry.

2027

February

FEB
28

MINEXCHANGE 2027 SME Annual Conference & Expo

Conference
Sunday, February 28 - Wednesday, March 3, 2027
At MINEXCHANGE, you’re surrounded by people as excited and passionate about the mining industry as you. Join leaders from around the industry where you’ll learn the latest on today’s critical topics from innovation to responsible mining.

2028

FEB
27

MINEXCHANGE 2028 SME Annual Conference & Expo

Conference
Sunday, February 27 - Wednesday, March 1, 2028
At MINEXCHANGE, you’re surrounded by people as excited and passionate about the mining industry as you. Join leaders from around the industry where you’ll learn the latest on today’s critical topics from innovation to responsible mining.