From October 27 to October 29, 2026, the 11th international exhibition “The Mine”, one of the largest mining industry events in Russia, will be held at the Yekaterinburg-EXPO IEC. The event will bring together modern manufacturers of equipment, special equipment, IT solutions and services for mining, processing and transportation of minerals.
The organizers are the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Sverdlovsk region and NP “Mining Industry Workers of Russia”. The project is supported by key industry associations and scientific institutes.
In recent years, the exhibition has shown steady growth — up to +50% every year. In 2025, more than 300 exhibitors took part in the Mine, and the number of visitors exceeded 5,500 specialists from 5 countries and 95 cities.
The survey of participants showed:
• 65% book their stands for the next year already during the exhibition;
• 78% conclude deals or enter into negotiations with new clients;
• 98% consider participation to be effective.
The exhibition covers the entire mining production cycle:
• Geological exploration and mining preparatory work;
• Open and underground mining operations;
• mineral processing;
• Transportation and logistics;
• Automation and IT technologies in mining;
• spare parts, accessories and consumables;
• Laboratory equipment and measuring instruments;
• Industrial safety, ecology;
• NEW! special section “Oil and gas production”.
Among the visitors are heads of companies (21%), heads of departments (38%), chief specialists (26%) and specialized specialists (15%). The main interest is caused by:
• Open-pit mining (45%);
• spare parts and accessories (38%);
• Geology and exploration (29%);
• Automation and IT (28%);
• Underground work (28%);
• enrichment (24%).
The delegations include key industry players: Uralkali, Severstal, EVRAZ, ALROSA, Norilsk Nickel, Polymetal, Belaruskali and others.
What do the participants say?
Valery Afonasievich Yazev, President of the Russian Mining Industry Association:
“The exhibition and the forum are gaining momentum. The topics range from nuclear energy to personnel issues. Rudnik introduces advanced technologies and takes a step towards technological leadership and sovereignty.”
Pavel Emuranov, Senior Engineer at AST Group:
“We sold the underground mining bus in the first hour of the exhibition. For us, Rudnik is not only a search for new contacts, but also an opportunity to meet with existing clients.”
Alexander Dremin, CEO of Davtech:
“Large mining companies are interested in our products. There are already agreements on cooperation. We definitely plan to participate next year.”
Why Yekaterinburg?
The Sverdlovsk Region is a strategic center of the Russian mining industry. The headquarters of the largest holdings, unique deposits of gold, platinum, bauxite, asbestos, nickel, iron, manganese, chromium and copper are located here. As A.V. Dushin, president of the Mining Association of the Urals, notes: “The Sverdlovsk Region is actually part of the management of the entire mining industry of the country.”
The Organizing Committee
The project is supported by NP “Mining Industrialists of Russia”, the Ural Mining Association, Ural State Mining University, and the Institute of Mining of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Applications for participation are accepted through the Pro Expo company.