On the Horizon...SSIM 2027
Fifth International Slope Stability in Mining Conference
7-9 September 2027 | Brisbane, Australia
Latest News
Latest News
- Extended Case Studies in Open Pit Mining Seminar will be held 21–23 July 2026 in Perth, Western Australia and online.
- Proposals to host an associated workshop are due 11 December 2026. Learn more.
- Abstracts are due 11 February 2027.
- Many open pit papers are available to view and download here.
- Follow the International Slope Stability in Mining Conference page on Linkedin.
Conference Co-Chairs
Julian Venter
Director Geotechnical Open Pits
AngloGold Ashanti, Australia
Professor Johan Wesseloo
Director
Australian Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Themes
- Strategic risk management and design
- Tactical risk management and operational safety
- Slope stability in weak rocks and rock dumps
- Slope optimisation
- Bench design and implementation
- Rockfall and runout
- Hydrogeology of open pits
- Geotechnical data gathering management and interpretation
- Slope monitoring and its interpretation
- Case studies
- Blasting for geotechnical considerations
- Mine closure of open pits
ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings
There is a range of papers from previous Open Pit conferences that are freely available to download from the Online Repository of Conference Proceedings.
