About the Institute
The founding of the Mining Institute marks the commencing of the history of Yugoslavian and Serbian mining.
MINING INSTITUTE Ltd. Belgrade was founded on July 14, 1960 by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and a group of mining companies with the aim of providing full research and development, Design and consulting support to mines in the former Yugoslavia in all areas of mining and related sciences.
The Mining Institute is the oldest Serbian scientific institution comprehensively dealing with mining, energy, and environmental and workplace protection. It carries out its activities through applied, developmental, and innovative research in the fields of technical, technological, and partially natural sciences.
Areas of Activity
Scientific research in the fields of engineering and technology, mining, and geology, in close collaboration with industry.
The Mining Institute generates the majority of its revenue from the market, while a smaller share is derived from scientific research and innovation activities. The Institute’s core strength lies in its knowledge and expertise, which deliver tangible value through practical application in the mining industry. We actively collaborate with numerous companies both domestically and across the region.
The Institute’s activities are carried out through its specialized organizational units: Scientific Center, Department for Designing of Mineral-Row Material Mininig, Department for Mineral Processing and Design, including its Laboratory for Solid fuels, Geomechanics Laboratory, Laboratory for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety.
International Symposium on Mining and Geology
A long-standing, now traditional gathering of engineers, members of the academic community, and representatives of the mining industry.
26–27 November 2026
Upcoming Symposium
The Institute is also the publisher of one of the oldest scientific journals in the field of mining. Following the establishment of the Mining Institute in 1962, the first issue of the renewed edition of the journal was published. The journal was originally launched in 1903, with Petar Ilić, Mining Engineer, serving as its founder, owner, and editor.
After a 15-year hiatus, Mining Bulletin (Rudarski glasnik) resumed publication in 2014 and has been published continuously ever since.
Open Access
A digital archive accessible to all researchers.
