Conference Agenda

Session Overview

Date: Friday, 04/July/2025
10:00am - 11:00pm	Pre-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 - 11:00pm	Pre-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 - 4:30pm	Pre-Conference Field Trip Day 3 Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
9:00am - 1:00pm	Short Course 1 – Charles Cravotta Location: DCT S1 PHREEQ-N-AMDTreat water-quality modeling workshop	Short Course 3 – Mike Müller Location: DCT S3 Modelling Hydrodynamics and Water Quality of Pit Lakes with PITLAKQ	Short Course 4 – Kirk Nordstrom, Ann Maest Location: DCT S4 Five easy pieces: Case studies that implement models for better characterization and remediation	Short Course 5 – Lloyd Townley Location: DCT S5 The use of GoldSim simulation software to support integrated water management on mine sites
1:00pm - 2:00pm	LUNCH Location: Restaurant Braga
2:00pm - 5:30pm	Short Course 1 – Charles Cravotta Location: DCT S1	Short Course 3 – Mike Müller Location: DCT S3	Short Course 4 – Kirk Nordstrom, Ann Maest Location: DCT S4	Short Course 5 – Lloyd Townley Location: DCT S5
6:00pm - 7:30pm	Ice Breaker Party Location: Restaurant Braga

Date: Monday, 07/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 10:00am	OPENING CEREMONY Location: A1
10:00am - 10:40am	KeyNote 1 – “Between GEOLOGY and GEOPOLITICS: Mineral CRITICALITY”; Daniel Oliveira, LNEG Location: A1 Chair: Teresa Maria Valente
10:40am - 11:20am	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 1:00pm	S01 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control Location: A1 Chair: Margarida Horta Antunes	S02 - Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines Location: A2 Chair: Paula Marinho Reis	S03 - Ecology and Microbiology of Mining-influenced Water Location: A3 Chair: Patrícia Gomes
1:00pm - 2:20pm	LUNCH Location: Main Hall
2:20pm - 4:00pm	S04 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A1 Chair: Anne Gädeke	S05 - Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like Location: A2	S06 - Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues Location: A3 Chair: Teresa Maria Valente	S07 - Mine water and water resources management Location: A4 Chair: Kym Lesley Morton
4:00pm - 4:40pm	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
4:40pm - 5:40pm	S08 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A1 Chair: Charles A Cravotta III	S09 - Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like Location: A2 Chair: Ana Raquel Barroso	S10 - Ecology and Microbiology of Mining-influenced Water Location: A3 Chair: Mark Lund
5:40pm - 6:00pm	EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
6:00pm - 8:00pm	Journal and Society Committee Meetings Location: A1

Date: Tuesday, 08/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 9:40am	KeyNote 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 Chair: Teresa Maria Valente
9:40am - 10:40am	S11 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control Location: A1 Chair: Nils Hoth	S12 - Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like Location: A2 Chair: Ann Maest	S13 - Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines Location: A3 Chair: Michael Drobniewski	S14 - Geothermal Energy and Mine Water Location: A4 Chair: Florian Hahn
10:40am - 11:20am	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 1:00pm	S15 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A1 Chair: Kym Lesley Morton	S16 - Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions Location: A2 Chair: Maria Clara Costa	S17 - Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines Location: A3	S18 - Geothermal Energy and Mine Water Location: A4 Chair: Maria Almudena Ordóñez Alonso
1:00pm - 2:20pm	LUNCH Location: Main Hall
2:20pm - 4:00pm	S19 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control Location: A1	S20 - Mine Water and Climate Dynamics Location: A2 Chair: Duk-Min Kim	S21 - Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues Location: A3 Chair: Andrew Clifford Johnstone	S22 - Active Mine Water Treatment Location: A4 Chair: Magdalena Worsa-Kozak
4:00pm - 4:40pm	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
4:40pm - 5:40pm	S23 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A1 Chair: Lloyd Richard Townley	S24 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water Location: A2 Chair: Rodrigo Jr Embile	S25 - Mine water and water resources management Location: A3 Chair: Tamara Rae Diedrich
5:40pm - 6:20pm	POSTER 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 - 8:00pm	IMWA EC Meeting Location: A1
6:20pm - 9:00pm	Early Career Evening Location: Restaurant Braga

Date: Wednesday, 09/July/2025
8:00am - 1:00pm	Mid-Conference Field Trips Location: Mid-Conference Field Trips
1:00pm - 6:00pm	Mid-Conference Field Trips - Cultural visits Location: Mid-Conference Field Trips

Date: Thursday, 10/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 9:40am	KeyNote 3 – “PCBs in the Mining Environment 2.0 – From Silver Bullet to Dirty Dozen”; Chris Wolkersdorfer, Tshwane University of Technology Location: A1
9:40am - 10:40am	S26 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A1	S27 - Tailings and Tailings Ponds Location: A2	S28 - Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions Location: A3 Chair: Danie Vermeulen	S29 - Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues Location: A4 Chair: Rens Verburg
10:40am - 11:20am	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 1:00pm	S30 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A1 Chair: Adrian Brown	S31 - Tailings and Tailings Ponds Location: A2 Chair: Larry Breckenridge	S32 - Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions Location: A3 Chair: Rita Maria Ferreira Fonseca	S33 - Mine water and water resources management Location: A4
1:00pm - 2:20pm	LUNCH Location: Main Hall
2:20pm - 4:00pm	S34 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water Location: A1	S35 - Case Studies Location: A2 Chair: Mariana Werle	S36 - Mine Water and Climate Dynamics Location: A3 Chair: Robert Lawrence Kleinmann	S37 - Active Mine Water Treatment Location: A4 Chair: Christoph Klinger
4:00pm - 4:40pm	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
4:40pm - 5:40pm	S38 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water Location: A1 Chair: Hernan Flores	S39 - Case Studies Location: A2 Chair: Małgorzata Szlachta	S40 - Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control Location: A3 Chair: Joana Fonseca Araújo
8:00pm - 10:00pm	CONFERENCE DINNER Location: Restaurant Braga

Date: Friday, 11/July/2025
8:30am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Main Hall
9:00am - 9:40am	KeyNote 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 Chair: Margarida Horta Antunes
9:40am - 10:40am	S41 - Tailings and Tailings Ponds Location: A1 Chair: Rodrigo Alvarez	S42 - Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water Location: A2	S43 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry Location: A3 Chair: Paula Marinho Reis
10:40am - 11:20am	COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION Location: Main Hall
11:20am - 12:00pm	KeyNote 5 – “A Hydrogeochemist’s Mindful Toolkit: Conceptualization, Characterization, and modeling of Mine Sites Producing Acid Mine Drainage”; Kirk Nordstrom, US Geological Survey Location: A1 Chair: Christian Wolkersdorfer
12:00pm - 12:40pm	CLOSING CEREMONY Location: A1
12:40pm - 2:00pm	LUNCH Location: Main Hall
2:00pm - 8:00pm	Post-Conference Field Trip Day 1 Location: Post-Conference Field Trip

Date: Saturday, 12/July/2025
8:00am - 7:00pm	Post-Conference Field Trip Day 2 Location: Post-Conference Field Trip

Date: Sunday, 13/July/2025
8:00am - 7:00pm	Post-Conference Field Trip Day 3 Location: Post-Conference Field Trip

Date: Monday, 14/July/2025
8:00am - 5:00pm	Post-Conference Field Trip Day 4 Location: Post-Conference Field Trip