Call for Abstracts and Short Course Proposals
Join leading practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders for the premier conference on tailings and mine waste management.
Share your expertise, learn from case studies, and contribute to advancing the state of practice in our field.
Conference Themes
The conference program will be framed around the following four themes:
Continuing to define the state of practice in tailings and mine waste management.
Disciplinary intersections of tailings and mine waste management with adjacent and overlapping topic areas, including tailings geochemistry, tailings hydrogeology, tailings hydrology, tailings closure, heap leach geotechnics, etc.
Reimagining tailings management, including non-conventional tailings management, reusing tailings, and reducing tailings production.
Modern tools for the characterization, analysis, and monitoring of tailings and mine waste systems, including applied application of artificial intelligence.
Call for Abstracts
We anticipate contributions spanning the full range of tailings and mine waste facilities, and management challenges, across all stages of the facility life cycle.
Contribution Types
Authors are encouraged to frame their abstracts within one or more of the following contribution types:
- Case histories from any life-cycle stage that illustrate lessons learned, advances in practice, or critical insights. Contributions that thoughtfully examine challenges or failures are especially encouraged, as these often provide the greatest learning value.
- Innovations in approach or technology applicable to any stage of a mine waste facility's life cycle. Abstracts that are primarily promotional or commercial in nature will not be accepted.
- Updates and syntheses on key topics previously addressed at past Tailings & Mine Waste Conferences, highlighting progress, evolving perspectives, or emerging challenges.
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts must be no more than 500 words and must not include figures or images. Please ensure your abstract is framed within one of the submission types listed above and aligned with one of the following topics:
Inaugural Morgenstern Lecture
Tailings and Mine Waste 2026 will open with the inaugural Morgenstern Lecture, established to honor Professor Norbert Morgenstern's enduring contributions to geotechnical engineering and tailings practice.
We invite nominations for the inaugural Morgenstern Lecturer. Nominees should be individuals who have made exceptional and sustained contributions to tailings and mine waste engineering, practice, research, or leadership, and whose work has had a significant impact on the profession.
Nomination requirements and submission details will be provided on the conference website in early 2026.
Short Courses & Workshops
Proposals are invited for half-day or full-day Short Courses and Workshops, to be held on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
Proposals are invited for Short Courses and Workshops. Topics should be of broad relevance to tailings and mine waste practitioners and emphasize practical knowledge transfer and professional development.
Strong preference will be given to courses that are collaborative and interdisciplinary, for example those involving participation from owners, designers, consultants, researchers, regulators, and other stakeholders.
Proposal Template
Proposals should be submitted by the proposed course or workshop lead(s), who will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating the session.
Submit your proposal to:
info@tailingsandminewaste.comPlease use the template provided above to format your proposal.