The following themes will be covered at this year's conference:

1. Vegetation Establishment for Closure (Revegetation)
2. Soils for Mine Closure
   • Salvage/Placement
   • Soil Quality
3. Progressive Reclamation
4. Erosion Control
5. Unique Challenges in Mine Closure
   • Shale
   • Hard Rock
   • Oil Sands
   • Coal
   • Gravel
   • Arid
   • Underground
   • Uranium
   • Potash
   • Base and Precious Metals
6. Mine Closure in Cold Regions
7. Mine Closure Disparities: Failures and Lessons Learned
8. Regulatory Issues in Mine Closure Planning and Transfer of Care & Custody
9. Financing Closure
10. Maintenance-free or Perpetual Maintenance
11. Beneficial Re-use of Mine Sites
12. Long Term Surface and Ground Water Management
13. Recent Mine Closure Case Studies
14. Community Engagement in Mine Closure
15. Engineered Mine Waste Cover Systems
16. Corporate Social Responsibility
17. Mine Closure Risks & Liability
18. Mine Closure Wetlands & Pit Lakes
19. Monitoring after Mine Closure
    • Soils & Vegetation  
    • Water
    • Geotechnical
    • Fish & Wildlife
20. Landform Design for Sustainable Closure
21. Decommissioning of Tailings Dams