AEMA’s Annual Meeting

The technical program covers mining research and operational innovation, including AI, robotics and automation; advanced process control and digital twins; mineral processing, metallurgy and critical minerals; and bulk material handling, transfer-chute engineering and dust mitigation. Presentations address rare-earth extractant modeling, nickel leaching, copper flotation, sensor drift in AI systems, and coal mining beneath water bodies. The program includes the Robert E. Murray Innovation Award Lecture and the Dreyer Lecture. Conference registration includes technical sessions, keynote sessions, poster sessions, digital technical preprints, and access to the Western Mining Summit and the expo.

The program includes technical sessions on safety, extreme conditions, interference, surface preparation and coatings, cathodic protection, onshore and maritime applications, and above- and below-grade topics. It also includes industry discussions and panels. The welcome address is by AMPP CEO Alan Thomas, followed by an industry keynote.

Conference content centers on issues affecting the Midwest minerals market, including ESG, processing innovation, plant maintenance optimization, safety, technology, market trends, and operational advancements. Technical sessions address mining-sector challenges and opportunities; an exhibit hall features products, services, and integrated solutions for mining operations.

Annual membership conference of the Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association. Workshop sessions are designed for audiences ranging from sales professionals and QC technicians to owners, CEOs, safety and environmental managers. The full-day Operations Seminar is designed for plant personnel and focuses on practical tips and best practices for use at their sites. At the trade show, Associate members display products and services to Producer members; trade show access is limited to IMAA members.

The convention brings mining professionals from across Nevada and beyond together to discuss issues shaping the industry. Activities include a reverse expo where mining operators and vendors meet face-to-face, golf at the Incline Village Golf Courses, networking across the mining supply chain, and presentations on mining industry trends and developments across Nevada.

The conference focuses on mining-related technologies and methods. Abstract topic areas include reclamation, mine operations, and water treatment. Attendees are eligible for Professional Development Hours based on class time.

Hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers, the conference brings together military, government, industry, and academic professionals to address engineering solutions for national security, infrastructure resilience, readiness, and mission success. Programming includes technical sessions, workshops, panels, leadership and professional-development discussions, federal acquisition insights, emerging technologies, and an expo featuring solutions for mission readiness and infrastructure modernization.

Programming is organized around Learn and Connect tracks. Learn covers legal, regulatory, innovation, and economic forces shaping mining and minerals, including mining law, permitting, litigation trends affecting critical mineral exploration and development, executive strategy, risk management, workforce development, geopolitical pressures, legislation, and energy security. Connect includes an exhibit hall spanning engineering and consulting, legal and financial services, environmental and ESG advising, recruitment, technology, equipment, and exploration and development. Its Business Development Forum offers one-on-one company meetings focused on opportunities and potential partnerships.

NAPE Summit combines an energy prospect and property expo with a business conference and expo hubs covering oil and gas, critical minerals, renewable energy, offshore activity, minerals and non-operating interests, data centers, and bitcoin mining. The Critical Minerals Hub addresses exploration, extraction, processing, and regulatory, market, and supply-chain factors; other hubs cover energy and digital infrastructure, data-center power demands, and offshore regulation, technology, and leasing. The Energy Business Conference has business and technical tracks. Its agenda covers U.S. and global energy-market outlooks; grid capacity and AI-driven electricity demand; AI adoption, scaling, and governance in energy; and how conflict, trade disputes, cyber threats, supply-chain disruptions, strategic minerals, and energy security affect markets and investment. Technical sessions address AI in subsurface workflows—including geospatial tools, OSDU and harmonized datasets, and seismic analysis—and emerging opportunities in mature basins, including direct lithium extraction from Arkansas’s Smackover Formation, geothermal co-production in the Bakken, helium and hydrogen resources, and horizontal development. The expo also features prospect presentations and a government affairs session.