6th Polish Mining Congress - Lublin-Bogdanka 2025
6th Polish Mining Congress, the most important forum for the debate on the future of mining, geology and raw material policy in Poland will take place in Lublin and Bogdanka on 24-26 September 2025. The slogan of this year's edition is: “MiningPL2050 - raw materials, energy, transformation”.
The event is organised by the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Polish Geological Institute - PIB, in cooperation with Lubelski Węgiel "Bogdanka" S.A. The congress takes place in the year of Bogdanka's 50th anniversary and the 80th anniversary of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (UMCS). The Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin will also be a partner of the event.
The congress will gather representatives of the government, the scientific community, industry and administration to discuss jointly the future of Polish mining and the role of raw materials in the energy and climate transition processes.
Wednesday, 24 September - Maria Curie-Skłodowska University of Lublin
- The inauguration of the Congress in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Law and Administration
- Plenary session with the participation of representatives of the government, the scientific community and industry
- Panel on “Critical raw materials - the race for the future!”
- Announcement of the Lublin Declaration “MiningPL2050”
Thursday, 25 September - UMCS / Bogdanka
- Thematic sessions at the Faculty of Economics of the UMCS (e.g. law, critical raw materials, circular economy)
- Thematic sessions in Bogdanka - discussions on innovation, safety and environmental responsibility
Friday, 26 September - UMCS / Bogdanka
- Technical visit to LW Bogdanka - meetings with mining practitioners
- Presentation of the latest technological solutions
- Summary and closing of the Congress
More information and full agenda: https://fundacjawg.pl/polski-kongres-gorniczy/
Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. is a leading hard coal producer in Poland that stands apart from its peers in terms of its modern and efficient mining. It is one of the largest Polish hard coal mines. Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. chiefly conducts mining operations in terms of hard coal extraction, enrichment and sales. It supplies this raw material mainly to industrial offtakers. Supply contracts are long-term, and the product is sold to the commercial power sector and the industrial power sector.
The company has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since June of 2009. In August 2022, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. returned to listing on the WIG-ESG Index.
Since October of 2015 Bogdanka has been a member of the Enea Group, the second largest player on Poland’s electrical power market in terms of the generation of electricity, which manages the entire value chain on the electricity market ranging from fuel to the generation of electricity, distribution, sales (supply) and customer service.