The 42^nd International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy organized annually, aims at providing a forum for presentation and discussion of scientific research, technological development and practice on the subjects of geology, mining, metallurgy, material science, technology, environmental protection and related engineering topics.

The Conference has been organized jointly by Technical Faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade and Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor. Firstly, it was a national conference, then a conference with international participation and since 2002 - international conference.