Welcome to the Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining – MassMin 2016, to be held from 9–11 May 2016 at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney.

The MassMin series of conferences remains the pre-eminent global bulk mining event, attracting hundreds of delegates from all major mining companies and countries.

MassMin 2016 will bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners to present the latest accomplishments, innovations and potential future direction in mass mining and its applications around the world.

In the spirit of being truly international, the MassMin conference series has been shared among countries and continents through the years:

• Denver, USA, 1982
• Johannesburg, South Africa, 1992
• Brisbane, Australia, 2000
• Santiago, Chile, 2004
• Lulea, Sweden, 2008
• Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2012
• Sydney, Australia, 2016