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Welcome to EIG Conferences

The Extractive Industry Geology Conferences are renowned as a series of highly successful biennial conferences, providing a unique scientific and technical shop window for the non-petroleum extractive industry.

It is run by geo-professionals working within the industry, with the aim of delivering a focused training event for people working in this sector.

The EIG Conference is an essential training event for all earth scientists associated with the extractive industrial minerals sector, helping them to keep abreast of current and future trends, innovation and best practice.

In particular it will appeal to those involved in the following fields:

· Geology

· Hydrogeology

· Geotechnical Engineering

· Quarry Development Design and Planning

· Restoration and After Use

· Reserve and Resource Estimation and Reporting

Previous delegates have typically included:

· Governmental and Non-Governmental organisations (e.g. BGS, SEPA, EA, SNH, EH etc.)

· Technical teams working for mineral operators

· Consultants supplying services to the non-petroleum extractive industry

· Those involved in research and development for the industrial minerals sector

Following many successful conferences, Extractive Industry Geology (EIG) Conferences was incorporated in 2008 as a company limited by guarantee. As part of that incorporation, EIG evolved its aims and objectives to the following:

· To run conferences, meetings, site visits and other functions for the benefit of professional persons and students involved in Extractive Industry Geology

· To publish proceedings of conferences and other documents and may support relevant research as appropriate and may sponsor students undertaking approved courses.

In order to help meet the research element of the second objective, EIG Conferences has recently created the EIG Scholarship Scheme. Please see the Scholarship page for further details.