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 Co-chairs
Professor Andre van As
Professor Deep Mining Geoscience
The University of Queensland
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.