CAVING 2026

July/August 2026 | Mongolia

The only dedicated cave mining international event globally

Authors

Information and deadlines for authors.

Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities are available

Attendees

Information for conference attendees.

The Block and Sublevel Caving Conferences provide a platform for mining companies to be kept informed of the latest technological developments and caving research carried out by industry and academia. The Australian Centre for Geomechanics, a not-for-profit mining research organisation at The University of Western Australia, looks forward to hosting Caving 2026 in Mongolia.

This follows previous events held in Cape Town, 2007; Perth, 2010; Santiago, 2014; Vancouver, 2018 and Adelaide in 2022.

Conference Co-chairs

Professor Andre van As
Professor Deep Mining Geoscience
The University of Queensland

Professor Johan Wesseloo
Director
Australian Centre for Geomechanics

ACG Online Repository Testimonial

"The ACG’s Online Repository of Conference Proceedings is an excellent resource for mining practitioners and is something I find myself utilising on a frequent basis as part of my role. The repository offers a comprehensive collection of conference proceedings from various mining disciplines and across several subject areas. One of the standout features of this platform is its user-friendly interface. Navigating through the collection is straight forward and intuitive, making it easy to find relevant papers. Given the number of publications held within the repository, its ease of use, and accessibility, the repository has become an invaluable tool in my professional career, and I’d recommended any mining practitioner to add it as web browser bookmark and utilise it in their work."
Chris Chester
Caving 2022 Open Access Sponsor

Past, present and future cave mining projects in Australia*

Past Mines:

Block/Sublevel

Argyle

Ridgeway

Operating Mines:

Block Caving

Cadia

Northparkes

Sublevel Caving

Big Bell

Black Rock Cave

Capricorn Copper

Carrapateena

Ernest Henry

Telfer

Future Projects:

Block Caving

Perseverance

Savage River

Sublevel Caving

Carapateena

Mt Lyell (currently closed, may re-open)

*to the best of ACG’s knowledge. ACG does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. If changes/updates are required, please contact ACG.