CAVING 2026
July/August 2026 | Mongolia
The only dedicated cave mining international event globally
- View the Caving 2022 conference papers freely from the ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings.
- The next Caving conference will be held July/August, 2026 in Mongolia.
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 Chair
Associate Professor Johan Wesseloo
Director
Australian Centre for Geomechanics
ACG Online Repository Testimonial
Past, present and future cave mining projects in Australia*
Past Mines: | Block/Sublevel | Argyle Ridgeway |
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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.