Conducting World Mining Congress Events
The principle objective of the Russian Organizing Committee is the World Mining Congress activity management in Russia.
The Russian Organizing Committee holds and finances World Mining Congress meetings in Russia.
- The first Russian World Mining Congress took place in Moscow in 1967; there were more than 2000 of participants from 44 countries. The main theme of the Congress was «Technical Progress in the Mining Industry».
- On May 14, 2009 St. Petersburg hosted the 90th Meeting of the World Mining Congress’s Organizing Committee
Members of the Russian Organizing Committee take active part in international events held by the World Mining Congress:
- The delegation from the Russian Organizing Committee visited China in October 2009. The purpose of the meeting was acquaintance with enterprises of the industry, visiting the World Coal Summit. Professor G.L. Krasniansky, Chairman of the Russian Organizing Committee, presented a report.
World Mining Congresses History
| Year | City, Country | No. of Countries | Motto of Congresses |
| 1958 | Warsaw, Poland | 13 | Mine Construction |
| 1961 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 17 | The Improvement in Mining Economy |
| 1963 | Salzburg, Austria | 30 | Science and Technique in the Fight for Safty in Mining |
| 1965 | London, Great Britain | 42 | Modern Mining |
| 1967 | Moscow, USSR | 44 | Technical Progress in Mining |
| 1970 | Madrid, Spain | 52 | Science in the Service of Mining |
| 1972 | Bucharest, Romania | 49 | Organization and Management in Mining |
| 1974 | Lima, Peru | 55 | Prognosis of the Development up to the Year 2000 |
| 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany FR | 61 | Exploitation and Benefication of Mineral Raw Materials by the Minong Industry — A Key to progress |
| 1979 | Istanbul, Turkey | 45 | Mining and Mineral in the Service of Mankind |
| 1982 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 56 | Mineral Raw Materials — A Factor of the World Economy |
| 1984 | New Delhi, India | 47 | Optimal Exploitation of Solid Mineral Resources — Challenges and Constraints |
| 1987 | Stockholm, Sweden | 66 | Inprovement of Mine Productivity and Overall Economy through Technology |
| 1990 | Beijing, China | 69 | Mining for Future — Trends and Expectations |
| 1992 | Madrid, Spain | 57 | The Mining Outlook |
| 1994 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 54 | The Mining Industry of the Threshold of XXI Century |
| 1997 | Acapulco, Mexico * | 51 | Mining — The Basis of Civilization in the Changing World |
| 2000 | Las Vegas, USA** | 100 | Everything begins with mining |
| 2003 | New Delhi, India | 47 | Mining in 21st century: Quo Vadis? |
| 2005 | Teheran, Iran | 23 | Mining and sustainable development |
| 2008 | Cracow, Poland | New Challenges and Visions for Mining | |
| 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey |
* AIMMGM Congress included
**Together with MINEXPO