IMWA Talks
IMWA Talks serve as a global platform to connect the mine water community worldwide, with a special focus on IMWA members. The series brings together scientific advances, practical experience, innovative technologies, and perspectives from across the mine water sector.
How can you participate?
All active IMWA members will receive the Zoom link directly by e-mail before each talk. If you would like to become an IMWA member, you can sign up here.
Non-members are also very welcome to participate. Please use the registration link provided for each upcoming IMWA Talk below. If you have any questions, you can also contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Upcoming IMWA Talks
| Date | Berlin Time | Category | Presenter and Title | Poster Download | Registration | Your Time |
| August 27, 2026 | 16:00 – 17:00 | IMWA Talk | Tuomo Nissinen (3AWater Oy, Finland): From Mine Water Monitoring to Operational Knowledge |  |
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| September 16, 2026 | 16:00 – 17:00 | IMWA Talk | Lekoane Legodi (University of Pretoria, South Africa): Valorisation of Acid Mine Drainage Residues for Advanced Oxidation | TBA | TBA | click here |
| October 14, 2026 | 16:00 – 17:00 | IMWA Talk | Elke Mugova (Fraunhofer IEG, Germany): Mine Water Geothermal – Heating, Cooling and Storage | TBA | TBA | click here |
| TBA | TBA | IMWA Talk | Mattias Bäckström (Bergskraft Bergslagen AB, Sweden): TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | IMWA Talk | Nadja Kunz (University of Queensland, Australia): TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Previous IMWA Talks
| Date | Category | Presenter and Title | Poster Download |
| December 12, 2024 | ExperienceTALK | Lisa Kirk (Enviromin Inc. – a Division of Respec): Biogeochemistry – Advances in Mine Waste and Water Management | |
| November 14, 2024 | IMWA Innovation Talk | Qiang Wu, Kun Tu (China University of Mining and Technology Beijing, China): Geothermal energy exploitation in coal mine or abandoned coal mine: A review in China | |
| October 17, 2024 | ScienceTALK | Teresa Valente (University of Minho, Braga): Exploring Portugal’s Mining Legacy – Rehabilitation Efforts and Future Perspectives for Mine Water Management | |
| August 15, 2024 | ScienceTALK | Bob Hedin, Neil Wolfe, Ben Hedin (Hedin Environmental, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania): Unexpectedly Rapid Removal of Mn by an Experimental Aggregate System | |
| July 18, 2024 | SkillsTALK | Christian Wolkersdorfer: Tipps & Tricks for report and paper writing | |
| June 14, 2024 | IMWATALK | Tracy Kessner (Avivid Water Technology): Electrocoagulation for mine water treatment and mineral recovery | |
| May 16, 2024 | ScienceTALK | Chuck Cravotta & Camille Schaffer: Long-term evolution of AMD chemistry and corresponding estimates of treatment costs using PHREEQC and AMDTreat | |
| March 21, 2024 | Fika | Hosted by South Korea | |
| February 15, 2024 | BusinessTALK | Ann Maest: Remining for the Renewable Energy Transition | |
| January 18, 2024 | ExperienceTALK | John Waterhouse: Mine groundwater management – how times have changed! 45 years’ perspective | |
| December 14, 2023 | FieldTALK | James Pope: New Zealand’s ‘Mine Environment Lifecycle Guide’ – Mine Water | |
| November 16, 2023 | Fika | Hosted by Germany | |
| October 26, 2023 | FieldTALK | Andrew Johnstone: Selected Mine Water Projects in Southern Africa – Groundwater Rebound and Stratification | |
| August 31, 2023 | ScienceTALK | Kirk Nordstrom: Data → Information → Knowledge → Consilience | |
