MAMME-26 2026 - 36th MILAN International Conference on Advanced Materials and Mining Engineering (MAMME-26) scheduled on March 16-18, 2026 Milan (Italy)

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Category Materials and Mining Engineering

Deadline: March 01, 2026 | Date: March 16, 2026-March 18, 2026

Venue/Country: Milan, Italy

Updated: 2025-12-24 16:09:50 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

Theme 1: "Materials for the Extremes"

Focus: Designing materials that can survive the harsh environments found in deep mines, space, or nuclear reactors.

Wear-Resistant Alloys:

Development of high-entropy alloys for drilling and excavation tools.

Surface engineering and coatings to prevent corrosion in acidic mine water.

Materials for Energy Storage & Conversion:

Solid-state electrolyte materials for mining vehicle electrification.

Novel catalysts for converting captured mine-site $CO_2$ into useful products.

Functional Nanomaterials:

Graphene-based sensors for detecting toxic gas leaks in underground shafts.

Self-healing polymers for structural integrity in mining infrastructure.

Theme 2: "Mining 4.0: The Digital & Autonomous Shift"

Focus: The intersection of AI, robotics, and data science in resource extraction.

Automation & Robotics:

Fully autonomous hauling and drilling systems.

Drone-based photogrammetry for geological mapping and safety inspections.

Digital Twins & Simulation:

Real-time 3D modeling of stress distribution in deep-level mines.

Predictive maintenance of mineral processing plants using Machine Learning.

Smart Exploration:

AI-driven hyperspectral imaging for identifying high-grade ore bodies from satellite data.

Quantum computing applications in complex geological modeling.

Theme 3: "Sustainable Extraction & The Circular Economy"

Focus: Minimizing environmental footprints and turning "waste" into "wealth."

Urban Mining & E-Waste Recovery:

Advanced chemical leaching techniques to recover Gold, Lithium, and Cobalt from old electronics.

Bio-hydrometallurgy: Using microbes to extract metals from low-grade ores.

Tailings Management & Valorization:

Turning mine tailings into sustainable building materials (bricks, geopolymer concrete).

Zero-Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems for mine water treatment.

Deep-Sea & Space Mining:

Material challenges for sub-sea robotic collectors.

Ethical and legal frameworks for harvesting Lunar and Asteroid resources.

Theme 4: "Geotechnical Engineering & Rock Mechanics"

Focus: The structural science behind keeping mines safe and efficient.

Advanced Ground Control:

Innovative rock bolting and shotcreting technologies for seismic-active zones.

Monitoring slope stability in open-pit mines using interferometric radar.

Underground Space Utilization:

Converting depleted mines into large-scale pumped hydro or compressed air energy storage.

Thermal management in deep mines (recovering geothermal heat for surface use).

Blasting & Fragmentation Science:

Precision blasting techniques to reduce "fines" and optimize mill throughput.

Electronic detonator systems for complex underground geometries.