Call for Abstracts
Advancing Resource and Reserve Modelling Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Invitation to Submit Abstracts
We invite you to participate in the upcoming Conference on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, dedicated to the transformative power of interdisciplinary collaboration. This year’s conference will showcase how diverse teams—spanning technical and non-technical disciplines—communicate, engage, and innovate together to advance the modelling, evaluation, and reporting of mineral resources and reserves.
Conference Theme
The Integrated Lens – Collaboration for Responsible Mineral Development
Collaboration is at the heart of successful mineral resource and reserve modelling. We seek abstracts that highlight how geologists, engineers, data scientists, financiers, legal experts, environmental and social specialists, government groups, and community stakeholders work together to solve complex challenges. Special attention will be given to submissions that demonstrate effective communication and collaboration strategies between technical and non-technical groups, leading to improved outcomes for the mining industry.Main Session Topics
1. Innovation in Resource and Reserve Modelling*
- Embedding innovation in project and operational workflows
- Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Geometallurgy and its role in resource evaluation
- Collaboration strategies for technical advancements
2. Transitioning between project phases*
- Early-stage exploration, PEA, PFS, FS, Construction, and Closure
- Operational readiness
- Project and mine financing
- Community and Indigenous engagement, stakeholder communication, strategies for effective collaboration
- Transparency in reporting
- Social Closure planning
3. Risk, Uncertainty, and Opportunity Identification*
- Managing uncertainty through cross-functional teamwork
- Conditional simulation, stochastic mine planning, and financial modelling
- Classification of mineral resources and reserves – best practices
- Geopolitical risk: legal, political, permitting, and jurisdictional risk assessments and mitigation
- Adapting to new regulations and evolving stakeholder expectations
- End-to-end reconciliation
- Planning for mine closure
Topics of Interest
- Case studies showing interdisciplinary teamwork
- AI, advanced analytics, or data science applications
- Cross-functional uncertainty and risk management
- Environmental, social, and economic collaboration
- Lessons learned & best practices
- Approaches to permitting, social licence, and closure with collaboration
Submission Guidelines
- 300–500 words, English or French
- Emphasize interdisciplinary nature
- Explain collaborative impact
- Include title, authors, affiliations, topic, and contact
- Submit .docx or PDF via portal or email acmichellod@cim.org
Review Process
All abstracts undergo peer review by an interdisciplinary panel. Evaluated on theme relevance, originality, clarity, and demonstrated collaboration. Presentation format: 20-minute oral presentation.Important
If accepted, all presenters—including panelists, moderators, speakers—must pay the applicable registration fee. Failure to do so may result in removal from the program.Key Dates
- Abstract Submission Deadline: April 3, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: June 4, 2026
- Conference Dates: November 4–6, 2026