IMPC 2026, Cape Town, South Africa
IMPC 2026 is expected to gather over 1,000 professionals and academics from the mining industry representing around 50 countries. Leading universities specializing in mineral processing, all major mining companies and global providers of services and technologies will attend the congress. The technical sessions will facilitate knowledge exchange and transfer of the most recent innovations in the area of mineral processing.
Cape Town
The “Mother City”
The oldest city in South Africa and has a cultural heritage spanning more than 300 years. Perched between the ocean and the mountain, with a national park as its heart, there is nowhere like Cape Town.
IMPC CONGRESS HISTORY
The International Mineral Processing Congress has been in existence for more than sixty years. The very first congress was held in September 1952 in London. Subsequently, there have been 31 congresses in 17 different countries. The IMPC has been a major driving force for the promotion of scientific and technical knowledge. It is the most prestigious event in the field of mineral processing in the world today. The congress has been truly international with delegates from all parts of the world deliberating on issues facing the mining and minerals processing industry.
IMPC 2026 SYMBOLISM
The theme of this conference is inspired by the strength and resilience of the African rhinoceros to empower and adapt to future trends and challenges in the mineral processing industry. One of these was the challenge that COVID-19 brought in that the IMPC 2020 Congress in Cape Town could not run as a face-to-face event. For IMPC 2020, we chose the African rhinoceros for our symbolism as a reflection of the resilience of the mineral processing industry. In 2026, we have elected to retain the symbol of resilience, but now the rhinoceros also carries a shadow that reflects the industry’s need to embrace the tools to make it future fit, including those for digital twinning. The rhinoceros is inspired by the golden Mapungubwe Rhinoceros which celebrates the history of mining in the southern African region and represents the mining industry’s goal to enhance society’s well-being.