From October 27 to 29, 2026, the Yekaterinburg‑EXPO International Exhibition Centre will host the international exhibition of equipment and technologies for the mining industry “Rudnik”, the specialized project “Electrical Engineering. Energy”, and the Eurasian Industrial Forum.
More than 250 companies from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, and Belarus will take part in the exhibition. Russian participants represent 32 regions of the country. The exhibition will be held in pavilions No. 1 and No. 2 and in the open area. The organizers expect more than 6,000 specialists from Russia, neighboring countries, Turkey, and China.
October 27. Strategy of the Raw Materials Complex
The central event of the first day is the plenary session (11:30, conference hall No. 1, pavilion No. 1). The agenda includes the geopolitics of critical mineral resources, challenges and strategic priorities of Russia’s mineral resource base, and the prospects of nuclear energy.
Speakers will present reports:
• Dmitry Trenin, President of the Russian International Affairs Council;
• Sergey Bornikov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
• Valery Yazev, President of the Association “Mining Industry of Russia”.
On the same day, a strategic session titled “The Vertical of the Future: From Mine Depths to Space Orbits” will be held. Representatives from the mining industry, energy sector, and expert community will discuss how technologies can transform industries over the next 20–30 years — from the development of subsoil resources and power supply for production facilities to the use of space resources. Among the speakers are Yuri Plakitkin, head of the Center for Analysis and Innovation in Energy, and Evgeny Kuznetsov, an innovation expert and futurologist.
A separate session will be devoted to rare and rare‑earth metals: the development of processing, new production chains, and business opportunities. The program also includes the robotization of exploration and production, unmanned technologies, and Russian‑Chinese localization of industrial production in the Urals.
At the stands, they will present mining machines, equipment for ore preparation and beneficiation, components, solutions for industrial safety, power supply, and automation. Among the participants are SIBUR HOLDING, BGRIMM TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD, SINOMA-LIYANG HEAVY MACHINERY CO., LTD, BECKER MINING SYSTEMS RUS, NPO CENTER, NG‑ENERGY, GC “TSIFRA”, REKSOT, ERGA NPO, Shadrinsky Automobile Assembly Plant, and other manufacturers and developers.
On October 27, the Shadrinsk Automobile Assembly Plant will present a new model of a loading and delivery machine.
On October 28, the Digital Industrial Urals
The forum will bring together technology developers and mining enterprises. The program includes a plenary session on technological sovereignty, a discussion among IT directors about the results of digitalization, and practices for implementing domestic mining and geological information systems, digital twins, and artificial intelligence.
At the Gold Mining Congress, an open expanded meeting of the Union of Gold Miners of the Urals will be held.
On October 29, events will continue focusing on personnel, geomechanics, and industrial and environmental safety.
Among the guests, the organizers expect representatives from PJSC Uralkali, JSC Mineral and Chemical Company EuroChem, PJSC ALROSA, JSC Polymetal, JSC Belaruskali, PJSC GMK Norilsk Nickel, the Russian Copper Company, the Verkhnekamsk Potash Company, and UGMK. For manufacturers and suppliers, this is an opportunity to discuss the technological needs of enterprises directly with potential customers.
The business program includes investment opportunities in the region and the implementation of the state program “Scientific and Technological Development of the Sverdlovsk Region for 2025–2030”.
The exhibition is held with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region, and the Association “Mining Industrialists of Russia”. The organizer is the exhibition operator PRO EXPO.
When and where: October 27–29, 2026, IEC “Yekaterinburg‑EXPO”, EXPO Boulevard, 2.
Business program: proexpo.ru/programs/rudnik
Exhibition website: mine.proexpo.ru