EXPO SILESIA Exhibition Centre Sosnowiec - Upper Silesia, Poland 9-12 September 2008

The MINING EXPO 2008 exhibition of mining equipment and machinery will form an integral part of the 21st World Mining Congress.

The EXPO run in conjunction with the congress is undoubtedly a top class international event:

this is a unique opportunity for companies and manufactures to showcase their latest achievements and equipment technologies to a wide audience especially to those officialsand specialists from all over the world, responsible for future developments and key decisions of the mining sectors of their countries,
for the first time in many years MINING EXPO will be held in Europe,
as before, major worldwide producers of mining equipment and machinery will take part in the exhibition - more than 400 firms from 25 countries were represented at the two previous expos,
a specially designed Asian Pavilion will be featured as part of the exhibition, bringing together companies from the East,
the exhibition will host organised groups of visitors, in particular parties of specialists from Eastern European countries,
the exhibition will take place in the newly established EXPO SILESIA exhibition centre, situated at the heart of the Silesian conurbation and the Polish mining industry.

Scope and content of the EXPO exhibition

In line with the congress motto "New Challenges and Visions for Mining" the Mining Expo will present the opportunity to view the latest equipment technologies and techniques employed in the mining industries. The exhibition will be themed around the following sectors of the industry:

mining and processing of bituminous coal and lignite,
machines and equipment for ore extraction and processing,
drilling machines and drill fittings,
rock mining,
chemicals for the mining industry,
electric power technologies,
products from the iron & steel sector for the mining industry,
environmental protection,
occupational health and safety.

Exhibition venue

The MINING EXPO 2008 exhibition of mining equipment and machinery will be held at the Expo Silesia exhibition centre in the town of Sosnowiec which is situated within the extensive Silesian conurbation.

Key advantages of the facilities, accessibility and location:

less than an hour's drive from the centre of the city of Krakow where the Congress is scheduled,
2 conveniently placed international airports-Katowice-Pyrzowice (20 minutes' drive) and Krakow - Balice (40 minutes' drive),
13.5 thousand sq metres of indoor exhibition hall space alongside over 20 thousand sq metres of outdoor exhibition space - offeringfull trade fairs and exhibition infrastructure with access to all main services and utilities.

The organiser & contact persons The organiser of the MINING EXPO accompanying the 21st World Mining Congress 2008 is Kolporter Expo Company.

It is managed by a team of dedicated professionals experienced in delivering successful international trade fair events which includes the sectors of the mining industry.

Contact - Mining Expo exhibition office in Poland: