About Us:

The Extractive Industry Geology (EIG) Conference is the principal event for sharing knowledge, scientific research and good practice in the field of applied geology within the UK minerals industry. We are renowned for our highly successful conferences, held every 2 years, providing a unique scientific and technical shop window for the non-petroleum extractive industry.

Run by geo-professionals working within the industry, our aim is to deliver a focused training event for people working in this sector.

EIG 1-DAY TECHNICAL SEMINAR 2025

Record Attendance & Strong Industry Engagement

The EIG 2025 1-Day Technical Seminar held in Stratford-upon-Avon welcomed professionals from over 60 organisations and marked our highest attendance to date at our 1-day events. The event focused on the realities of planning and developing construction mineral resources, featured 10 expert presentations, an engaging town-hall panel discussion, and eight exhibitor stands.

Held in memory of Geoffrey Walton, founder of our 1-day seminar series, the day delivered sharp insights into mineral supply, regulatory pressures, circularity, restoration, and future resource challenges.

Planning is now underway for our next major event — the four-day EIG 2026 Conference in Liverpool, September 2026.

NEXT EIG CONFERENCE: EIG LIVERPOOL 2026

The 24th EIG conference will take place at the University of Liverpool and will be chaired by Dr Alan Thompson. See here for more details: EIG Liverpool 2026

Last conference: EIG 2024 - UNIVERSITY OF HULL

The 23rd biennial EIG conference took place 3rd to 6th September 2024 at the University of Hull. The second in person conference since the Covid pandemic, chaired by Alex Finlay with Deputy Chair Emma Goode. 170 delegates enjoyed the unique EIG spirit and a packed technical programme covering basic techniques through to space rock research. 16 trade stands and generous sponsors supported the exceptional value for money of the conferences. Field trips were taken to Drax Power Station, Broomfleet Quarry and an atmospheric Spurn Point. The Ansel Dunham lecture was given by Hull alumnus and long standing EIG committee member Adrian Charters, outlining his personal journey in geoscience technology from slide rule to state of the art drone surveying. A great contribution from young early years professionals was notable as was an excellent conference dinner. Another raffle record was broken with over £2,500 raised for the RNLI and Hull Children’s University.

2024 Paper Submissions

For those who gave presentations at the 2024 conference you are invited to submit your publication to papers@eigconferences.com for review by the editorial team for inclusion into the conference proceedings.

The EIG Experience!

Wondering what the reasons are to attend one of our events? If so, you don’t have to believe what we say, have a look what past delegates think. Take a look at our 2016 Conference summary video and find out why the events mean so much to the industry and the delegates that attend. 

Interested in contributing?

Membership of the organising committee is open to all volunteers interested in the UK’s extractive industry. The roles undertaken by individual committee members are varied and suit a wide range of knowledge and experience. If you would like to know more about EIG, please get in touch with EIG Secretary, Clive Mitchell.

Sponsorship & Trade Exhibitors

For details of sponsorship please see our dedicated page.