Mining & Metals Conferences & Events in the US — 2026
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This 2026 US calendar covers mining and metals gatherings, including an expo, an industry convention, a uranium fuel seminar, a mining forum, and conferences or symposia connected with manufacturing, energy investment, and solar. Attendees typically include mining and metals professionals, manufacturers, energy-sector participants, researchers, investors, and industry association members.
Recurring themes include critical minerals, uranium fuel, gold and broader mining investment, industry issues, energy decision-making, and the relationship between manufacturing, mining, and solar markets. Events are located across the United States, from Alaska and Colorado to Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas, reflecting regional participation alongside national industry topics.
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Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) · Lexington, KY
Heavy Machinery & Equipment · Mining & Metals · Power & UtilitiesCo-organized by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, the Metals Innovation Initiative, and the University of Louisville Manufacturing Extension Program, this multi-track conference addresses workforce needs, recycling, energy solutions, technological advancements in manufacturing operations, and the manufacturing innovation ecosystem. Programming includes the fireside chat “Challenges to America's Economic Leadership”; talent and workforce sessions on building skilled talent pipelines, leadership development, specialized pathways into manufacturing, and tomorrow’s workforce; energy and infrastructure sessions on data centers, recapturing metals feedstock, Kentucky’s energy outlook, and state infrastructure; MI2 InnoSearch problem, solution, and implementation competitions; “Reshore KY - Bring Manufacturing Home”; “Economic and Policy Updates for Kentucky Manufacturers”; “Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: AI, Data Analysis, and Unleashing Value in Manufacturing Operations”; and a “Metals Supply Chain Executive Session.” General sessions include “Leading Forward: A Conversation with Women CEOs & Presidents” and “Conversation with the Candidates.” The conference also includes an exhibitor hall, interactive workshops, the KYIC Awards Dinner, and optional manufacturing tours at Schneider Electric, The Hill, and Big Ass Fans.
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Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) · Houston, TX
Mining & Metals · NuclearA commercial nuclear fuel cycle seminar addressing fuel security, supply-chain resilience, uranium markets, conversion and enrichment, fuel fabrication, advanced reactor fuel, policy and regulation, workforce development, innovation, and international collaboration. The program includes “Challenges and Opportunities Across the Nuclear Fuel Cycle,” focused on mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel supply, utility procurement, market challenges, and long-term supply-chain confidence; “Emerging Market Players and the Path to Compete,” covering financing, contracting, project execution, customer confidence, and resilient fuel supply; “The Die Is Cast on Uranium's Cost Curve”; “Future Global Nuclear Fuel Cycle Scenarios”; “Supplying Uranium for the Next Generation of Nuclear Power,” covering production, permitting, investment, utility contracting, mining, fuel security, and future reactor deployment; “Building the Fuel Supply Chain for Advanced Reactors,” covering advanced fuel pathways, procurement, licensing, and commercial-scale fuel availability; and “Modernizing Nuclear with Modern Fuel Procurement,” covering financial, trading, regulatory, and market-mechanism perspectives. Named participants include representatives from Nuclear Energy Institute, New Horizon Nuclear Associates, Cameco, Urenco, Edlow International Company, Fluxpoint, SuperCritical Materials, Quantum Leap, Global Laser Enrichment, Ocean Wall, Sachem Cove Partners, WNA, TradeTech, Kazatomprom, Bannerman Energy, Uranium Energy Corp, Uranium Royalty Corp, Uranium Producers of America, Idaho National Laboratory, Natura Resources, TRISO-X, CleanCore Thorium Energy, newcleo, BWX Technologies, Centrus, Uranium Digital, Dow, and ICAP.
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Critical Minerals Expo North America (Trans-World Events) · Atlanta, GA
Aerospace & Defense · Batteries & Energy Storage · Mining & MetalsTrade show and conference focused on securing and strengthening North American critical-minerals supply chains across processors, manufacturers, engineers, and industry leaders. Topics include supply-chain vulnerability and import dependence; China’s dominance and geostrategic risk; permitting and regulatory bottlenecks; domestic refining and manufacturing capacity; diversified sourcing and international partnerships; responsible and ethical mining; and circular-economy strategies. Critical Minerals track sessions include “Creating a Closed Loop Solution for Critical Materials: From Concept to Operation”; “Critical Minerals and Why They Matter: Supply Chain Shifts, Risks, and USGS Research”; “Expert overview of North America’s critical minerals supply chain – where are we going?”; “Rare earths market outlook 2026/27”; “Ghana and North America: Building a Critical Minerals Supply Chain Partnership”; “Spotlight on Base Metals: Planning ahead for future supply chains”; “Building Digital Marketplaces for Critical Materials”; “Beyond Dollars: What America Must Do to Prevail Over China in the Global Critical Minerals Fight”; “Focus on Tungsten Markets”; “America’s Race for Rare Earths and China’s November Reckoning (Panel)”; “Securing critical material supply chains for the aerospace industry: UAVs, military and commercial trends”; “How policy, government, and industry can work together to level up domestic critical minerals supply chains”; “The Intelligence Advantage: How AI Can Transform Critical Minerals Strategy and Capital”; “Need to know updates to NFPA 660 – The safety standard for combustible dusts and particulate solids”; and “The Important Role of High Purity Silica Quartz in the North American Supply Chain”. The show is co-located with Battery Recycling Expo and E-Waste World Expo.
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