MINEXCHANGE SME Annual Conference & Expo
The main US mining engineering and mineral-processing society meeting, with exploration and critical-minerals sessions.
- Dates
- Feb 28 to Mar 3, 2027
- Where
- Denver, CO
- Cost
- Ticket $945 to $1,565. Full conference: SME member $945 early bird (to Jan 14), $1,095 standard, $1,245 onsite; nonmember $1,265 / $1,415 / $1,565 (includes SME membership through Dec 2027). Page lists amounts without explicit labels; matched by order.
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Suits
- Student or new grad
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Student rates $165 to $315; hardship registration; Young Leaders Program; $20 student SME membership.
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers · deadline August 1, 2026
Abstract call closed Aug 1, 2026; Environmental student poster abstracts due Dec 15, 2026.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Mining and minerals
Roles: mining engineer, geologist, critical minerals lead
The field it serves: Energy & Utilities
- Verified open jobs
- about 10,423
- Typical posted salary
- $133,000 a year (middle half $102,000 to $160,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 32% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +1.7% in utilities, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,093 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Energy & Utilities snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Austin Powder Sponsoring 2027
- Barr Sponsoring 2027
- Black & Veatch Sponsoring 2027
- Burns & McDonnell Sponsoring 2027
- Coeur Mining Sponsoring 2027
- EHS Support Sponsoring 2027
- Freeport-McMoRan Sponsoring 2027
- Glencore Technology Sponsoring 2027
- Hatch Sponsoring 2027
- Hecla Sponsoring 2027
- Hexagon Sponsoring 2027
- Integra Resources Sponsoring 2027
- Jennmar Sponsoring 2027
- McLanahan Corporation Sponsoring 2027
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Sponsoring 2027
- Nevada Gold Mines Sponsoring 2027
- Newmont Sponsoring 2027
- P&C Recruiting and HR Sponsoring 2027
- Petro Canada Lubricants Sponsoring 2027
- Polydeck Sponsoring 2027
- RESPEC Sponsoring 2027
- South32 Sponsoring 2027
Read from the event’s own pages: www.smeannualconference.org.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Denver, CO. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: February 28, 2027 to March 3, 2027, Denver, CO
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