Overview

The SME Minnesota Conference is the only conference with a focus on the developments, technology, trends, and innovations that directly effect the Midwest minerals market. Featuring a wide variety of technical sessions and speakers combined with our expansive exhibit hall, the SME Minnesota Conference will be a professional event you will truly enjoy and remember.

The SME Minnesota Conference is a three-day educational experience including a regionally focused technical session program that attracts hundreds of mining professionals throughout the Midwest. The SME Minnesota Conference is widely recognized as the most distinguished regional forum for the collaboration and development of practices, theories and technology used in the Midwest minerals industry, specifically focusing on innovative approaches to use in the iron ore industry. In addition to the SME Minnesota Conference's engaging technical program, the conference's expansive exhibit hall floor provides close-up views of the latest in mining technology and innovations, allowing our attendees to have hands-on opportunities for creative collaboration with leading industry vendors.