
Zdar Boh and Glückauf to the
16th International Mine Water Association Congress
Meet the IMWA family and your mine water colleagues to network at this IMWA Congress from 6 – 9 September 2027 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Košice, Slovakia.
Hot topics to be discussed during the Congress

Post-Mining Legacy
Managing abandoned and flooded mines as long-term water bodies, including flooding, first flush, stratification and closure risks.

AI-supported monitoring
Using monitoring, modelling and AI to predict mine-water behaviour under changing climatic, land use and closure conditions.

Circular Economy & Recovery
Recovering useful water, heat, metals or treatment by-products from mine water, tailings water and treatment residues.

Congress Topics
Several Topics covering all aspects of mining-influenced water will be available during the 16th IMWA Congress in Košice.
Workshops
High-calibre mine water experts will present their experience and teach innovative techniques.


Mid and Post Congress Field Trips
During our mid-conference field trips and one post-conference field trip, delegates will be introduced to mine water sites in Slovakia.
Impressions from past IMWA Conferences

“I am looking forward to this congress, where we can show the world our Slovak mining legacy and the opportunities we see for the future.”
Zuzana Bártová
Conference Chair

“I am pleased that the 16th IMWA Congress will be organised in one of the traditional mining centres of Europe and that we will visit the famous Banská Štiavnica.”
Christian Wolkersdorfer
Conference Co-Chair | IMWA President

“I am pleased that the International Mine Water Association decided to come to Slovakia and the Slovak Academy of Sciences in 2027.”
Slavomír Hredzák
Director, Institute of Geotechnics SAS
Mine Water in a Changing World – From Challenges to Shared Solutions
Join the global mine water community in Košice, Slovakia to share knowledge, discuss practical solutions and explore how science, technology and responsible management can address the challenges of active and abandoned mines.





























