IMWA Talks
IMWA Talks serve as a global platform to unite the mine water community worldwide, with a special focus on IMWA members. These esteemed talks have a dual purpose: to enrich our members knowledge on various mine water topics and to enhance their expertise. While rooted in scientific advances, the lectures also cover broader topics that include business knowledge and cutting-edge technologies in mine water management. By combining specialist knowledge with practical insights, IMWA Talks promote a comprehensive learning experience and encourage participants to excel in both theory and practice in the dynamic field of mine water.
How can you participate
All active IMWA members will receive a link to the online Zoom meeting – if you would like to become a member, you can sign up here. If you are not yet an IMWA member, we still have 15 places available. Please e-mail us by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
We are currently focussing on these broad topics
- IMWA ScienceTALK: Investigate advanced mine water research methods (e.g. mine water tracer tests)
- IMWA BusinessTALK: Implementing strategies for efficient mine water management (e.g. implementing full scale geothermal applications)
- IMWA InnovationTALK: Discover groundbreaking approaches in mine water treatment (e.g. new mine water treatment technologies)
- IMWA FieldTALK: Showcasing noteworthy on-site mine water projects (e.g. share your exciting projects with us)
- IMWA ExperienceTALK: Let's listen to years of experience in the mine water sector
- IMWA SkillsTALK: Enhancing essential skills like conference presentation techniques (e.g. how to give a confrence presentation)
- IMWA Fika: A coffee and cake break without a specific theme, hosted by different countries.
Mark your calendars – These are the dates until the end of 2024
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| August, 31 2023 | 17:00 – 18:00 | ScienceTALK | Kirk Nordstrom: Data → Information → Knowledge → Consilience |
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| September, 21 2023 | 0:00 – 1:00 | IMWATALK | to be announced |
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| October, 26 2023 | 8:00 – 9:00 | FieldTALK | Andrew Johnstone: Selected Mine Water Projects in Southern Africa – Groundwater Rebound and Stratification |
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| November, 16 2023 | 17:00 – 18:00 | Fika | hosted by Germany |
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| December, 14 2023 | 0:00 – 1:00 | FieldTALK | James Pope: New Zealand’s ‘Mine Environment Lifecycle Guide’ – Mine Water |
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| January, 18 2024 | 8:00 – 9:00 | ExperienceTALK |
John Waterhouse: Mine groundwater management – how times have changed! 45 years’ perspective |
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| February, 15 2024 | 17:00 – 18:00 | BusinessTALK | Ann Maest: Remining for the Renewable Energy Transition | |
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| March, 21 2024 | 0:00 – 1:00 | Fika | hosted by South Korea |
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| April 21–26, 2024 | 8:00 – 18:00 | WVTF | IMWA 2024 | West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium & 15th International Mine Water Association Congress |  |
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| May, 16 2024 |
17:00 – 18:00 |
ScienceTALK | Chuck Cravotta & Camille Schaffer: Long-term evolution of AMD chemistry and corresponding estimates of treatment costs using PHREEQC and AMDTreat |
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| June, 14 2024 |
0:00 – 1:00 | IMWATALK | Tracy Kessner (Avivid Water Technology): Electrocoagulation for mine water treatment and mineral recovery |
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| July, 18 2024 |
8:00 – 9:00 |
SkillsTALK | Christian Wolkersdorfer: Tipps & Tricks for report and paper writing |
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| August, 15 2024 |
17:00 – 18:00 |
ScienceTALK | Bob Hedin, Neil Wolfe, Ben Hedin (Hedin Environmental, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania): Unexpectedly Rapid Removal of Mn by an Experimental Aggregate System |
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| September, 12 2024 |
0:00 – 1:00 | cancelled | |||
| October, 17 2024 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
ScienceTALK | Teresa Valente (University of Minho, Braga): Exploring Portugal’s Mining Legacy – Rehabilitation Efforts and Future Perspectives for Mine Water Management | |
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| November, 14 2024 |
17:00 – 18:00 |
IMWA Innovation Talk | Qiang Wu, Kun Tu (China University of Mining and Teechnology Beijing, China): Geothermal energy exploitation in coal mine or abandoned coal mine: A review in China |
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| December, 12 2024 | 0:00 – 1:00 | ExperienceTALK | Lisa Kirk (Enviromin Inc. – a Division of Respec): Biogeochemistry – Advances in Mine Waste and Water Management |
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