Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this Congress. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for a detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available). The programme is preliminary and subject to change!

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 26th Oct 2025, 06:56:33am WET

To register for the Conference, please navigate to www.IMWA2025.info/registration.

 
 
Session Overview
Date: Friday, 04/July/2025
10:00am - 11:00pmPre-Conference Field Trip Day 1
Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
Bus stop 1 (10:00 o'clock)
Train Station Estación del Norte

Bus stop 2 (10:10 o'clock)
Bus Stop Argüelles Street, 2 (almost in front of EXE Hotel El Magistral)
Date: Saturday, 05/July/2025
8:20am - 11:00pmPre-Conference Field Trip Day 2
Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
08:20 Bus stop 1 pick-up
08:30 Bus stop 2 pick-up
Date: Sunday, 06/July/2025
8:30am - 4:30pmPre-Conference Field Trip Day 3
Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
9:00am - 1:00pmShort Course 1 – Charles Cravotta
Location: Room 1.15 (SC1)
PHREEQ-N-AMDTreat water-quality modeling workshop
9:00am - 1:00pmShort Course 3 – Mike Müller
Location: Room 1.16 (SC3)
Modelling Hydrodynamics and Water Quality of Pit Lakes with PITLAKQ
9:00am - 1:00pmShort Course 4 – Kirk Nordstrom, Ann Maest
Location: Room 1.17 (SC4)
Five easy pieces: Case studies that implement models for better characterization and remediation
9:00am - 1:00pmShort Course 5 – Lloyd Townley
Location: Room 1.18 (SC5)
The use of GoldSim simulation software to support integrated water management on mine sites
1:00pm - 2:00pmLUNCH
Location: Lunch not covered; you're free to lunch around the Campus
2:00pm - 5:30pmShort Course 1 – Charles Cravotta
Location: Room 1.15 (SC1)
2:00pm - 5:30pmShort Course 3 – Mike Müller
Location: Room 1.16 (SC3)
2:00pm - 5:30pmShort Course 4 – Kirk Nordstrom, Ann Maest
Location: Room 1.17 (SC4)
2:00pm - 5:30pmShort Course 5 – Lloyd Townley
Location: Room 1.18 (SC5)
6:00pm - 7:30pmIce Breaker Party
Location: Migaitas Salão Champagne
Date: Monday, 07/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00amRegistration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 10:00amOPENING CEREMONY
Location: A1
10:00am - 10:40amKeyNote 1 – “Between GEOLOGY and GEOPOLITICS: Mineral CRITICALITY”; Daniel Oliveira, LNEG
Location: A1
Session Chair: Teresa Maria Valente
10:40am - 11:20amCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 1:00pmS01 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A1
Session Chair: Margarida Horta Antunes
11:20am - 1:00pmS02 - Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines
Location: A2
Session Chair: Paula Marinho Reis
11:20am - 1:00pmS03 - Ecology and Microbiology of Mining-influenced Water
Location: A3
Session Chair: Patrícia Gomes
1:00pm - 2:20pmLUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:20pm - 4:00pmS04 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
Session Chair: Anne Gädeke
2:20pm - 4:00pmS05 - Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like
Location: A2
Session Chair: Teresa Maria Valente
2:20pm - 4:00pmS06 - Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues
Location: A3
Session Chair: Elke Mugova
2:20pm - 4:00pmS07 - Mine water and water resources management
Location: A4
Session Chair: Kym Lesley Morton
4:00pm - 4:40pmCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
4:40pm - 5:40pmS08 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
Session Chair: Charles A Cravotta III
4:40pm - 5:40pmS09 - Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like
Location: A2
Session Chair: Ana Raquel Barroso
4:40pm - 5:40pmS10 - Ecology and Microbiology of Mining-influenced Water
Location: A3
Session Chair: Mark Lund
5:40pm - 6:00pmEXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
6:00pm - 8:00pmMine water and the environment - associate editor and editorial board meeting
Location: A1
Session Chair: Robert Lawrence Kleinmann
Room 0.17
Date: Tuesday, 08/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00amRegistration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 9:40amKeyNote 2 – “Sustainable Water Management in a Mining Operation; interactions and challenges from the surface to the underground. Case Study Neves Corvo”; Mafalda Oliveira, Somincor
Location: A1
Session Chair: Teresa Maria Valente
9:40am - 10:40amS11 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A1
Session Chair: Nils Hoth
9:40am - 10:40amS12 - Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like
Location: A2
Session Chair: Ann Maest
9:40am - 10:40amS13 - Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines
Location: A3
Session Chair: Michael Drobniewski
9:40am - 10:40amS14 - Geothermal Energy and Mine Water
Location: A4
Session Chair: Florian Hahn
10:40am - 11:20amCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 1:00pmS15 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
Session Chair: Kym Lesley Morton
11:20am - 1:00pmS16 - Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions
Location: A2
Session Chair: Maria Clara Costa
11:20am - 1:00pmS17 - Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines
Location: A3
Session Chair: Joana Fonseca Araújo
11:20am - 1:00pmS18 - Geothermal Energy and Mine Water
Location: A4
Session Chair: Maria Almudena Ordóñez Alonso
1:00pm - 2:20pmLUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:20pm - 4:00pmS19 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A1
Session Chair: Maria Almudena Ordóñez Alonso
2:20pm - 4:00pmS20 - Mine Water and Climate Dynamics
Location: A2
Session Chair: Duk-Min Kim
2:20pm - 4:00pmS21 - Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues
Location: A3
Session Chair: Andrew Clifford Johnstone
2:20pm - 4:00pmS22 - Active Mine Water Treatment
Location: A4
Session Chair: Magdalena Worsa-Kozak
4:00pm - 4:40pmCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
4:40pm - 5:40pmS23 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
Session Chair: Lloyd Richard Townley
4:40pm - 5:40pmS24 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A2
Session Chair: Rodrigo Jr Embile
4:40pm - 5:40pmS25 - Mine water and water resources management
Location: A3
Session Chair: Tamara Rae Diedrich
5:40pm - 6:20pmPOSTER SESSION
Location: Main Hall

We are awarding the best student poster presentation a 500 € cash prize. Help us to find the best poster by visiting this web page during the conference: https://imwa2025.info/bestposter
6:20pm - 8:00pmIMWA EC Meeting
Location: Room 0.17
6:20pm - 9:00pmEarly Career Evening
Location: Main Hall
Date: Wednesday, 09/July/2025
8:00am - 6:00pmMid-Conference Field Trips
Location: Mid-Conference Field Trips
Meeting point is in Main Hall of the venue.
1:00pm - 6:00pmMid-Conference Field Trips - Cultural visits
Location: Mid-Conference Field Trips
Date: Thursday, 10/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00amRegistration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 9:40amKeyNote 3 – “PCBs in the Mining Environment 2.0 – From Silver Bullet to Dirty Dozen”; Chris Wolkersdorfer, Tshwane University of Technology
Location: A1
9:40am - 10:40amS26 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
Session Chair: Eduardo De Miguel
9:40am - 10:40amS27 - Tailings and Tailings Ponds
Location: A2
9:40am - 10:40amS28 - Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions
Location: A3
Session Chair: Danie Vermeulen
9:40am - 10:40amS29 - Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues
Location: A4
Session Chair: Rens Verburg
10:40am - 11:20amCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 1:00pmS30 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
Session Chair: Adrian Brown
11:20am - 1:00pmS31 - Tailings and Tailings Ponds
Location: A2
Session Chair: Larry Breckenridge
11:20am - 1:00pmS32 - Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions
Location: A3
Session Chair: Rita Maria Ferreira Fonseca
11:20am - 1:00pmS33 - Mine water and water resources management
Location: A4
Session Chair: Linda Figueroa
1:00pm - 2:20pmLUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:20pm - 4:00pmS34 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A1
Session Chair: Patrícia Gomes
2:20pm - 4:00pmS35 - Case Studies
Location: A2
Session Chair: Mariana Werle
2:20pm - 4:00pmS36 - Mine Water and Climate Dynamics
Location: A3
Session Chair: Robert Lawrence Kleinmann
2:20pm - 4:00pmS37 - Active Mine Water Treatment
Location: A4
Session Chair: Ritva Muhlbauer
4:00pm - 4:40pmCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
4:40pm - 5:40pmS38 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A1
Session Chair: Hernan Flores
4:40pm - 5:40pmS39 - Case Studies
Location: A2
Session Chair: Małgorzata Szlachta
4:40pm - 5:40pmS40 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A3
Session Chair: Teresa Maria Valente
8:00pm - 10:00pmCONFERENCE DINNER
Location: Meliá Braga
Date: Friday, 11/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00amRegistration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 9:40amKeyNote 4 – “Alternative and sustainable dewatering technologies for sludge treatment, from comminution and washing processes of the extractive industry – Gouvães case study”; Nuno Faria, DST Group
Location: A1
Session Chair: Margarida Horta Antunes
9:40am - 10:40amS41 - Tailings and Tailings Ponds
Location: A1
Session Chair: Rodrigo Alvarez
9:40am - 10:40amS42 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A2
Session Chair: Elke Mugova
9:40am - 10:40amS43 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A3
Session Chair: Paula Marinho Reis
10:40am - 11:20amCOFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 12:00pmKeyNote 5 – “A Hydrogeochemist’s Mindful Toolkit: Conceptualization, Characterization, and modeling of Mine Sites Producing Acid Mine Drainage”; Kirk Nordstrom, US Geological Survey
Location: A1
Session Chair: Christian Wolkersdorfer
12:00pm - 12:40pmCLOSING CEREMONY
Location: A1
12:40pm - 2:00pmLUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:00pm - 8:00pmPost-Conference Field Trip Day 1
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip
Date: Saturday, 12/July/2025
8:00am - 7:00pmPost-Conference Field Trip Day 2
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip
Date: Sunday, 13/July/2025
8:00am - 7:00pmPost-Conference Field Trip Day 3
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip
Date: Monday, 14/July/2025
8:00am - 5:00pmPost-Conference Field Trip Day 4
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip