About WMC

The World Mining Congress (WMC) was initiated in 1958 when prof. Bolesław Krupiński - a prominent Polish scientist and mining engineer organized the first congress in Warsaw. Prof. Krupiński was the WMC Chairman until 1972.

The WMC is the UN - afiliated organization.

It is run by the permanent secretariat seated in Poland:

GIG, Plac Gwarków 1,
40-166 Katowice, Poland
e-mail: wmc@gig.katowice.pl

Chairman:
Prof. Józef DUBIŃSKI

General Secretary:
M.Sc. Eng Jacek SKIBA
Phone: +48 32 324 66 03
Fax: +48 32 202 87 45