The subject matter of the conference is wide and includes issues concerning geology, mining, drilling, geodesy, metallurgy, ceramics, environmental protection, material science, mathematics, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, economics and management.
Special significance will be attached to the application of mathematical methods and computers in the solution of problems regarding the fields listed above.
Apart from the joint plenary sessions intended for all the participants, meetings in the following sections will be held:

• Geology, Mining, Geoengineering, Geodesy, Drilling and Environmental Protection
• Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science, Electronics and Robotics
• Metallurgy, Material Science and Ceramics
• Mathematics and Physics
• Problems of Industry and Economy.