The International Mining Forum is an annual meeting of scientists and professionals specializing in a broad area of mining sciences. The aim of the meeting is to exchange new ideas and experiences, evaluate previously implemented solutions and procedures and to discuss new ideas that might change the procedures, developments and the image of the mining industry as a whole.The topics covered in the proceedings of IMF 2009 are:- Mineral resources / reserves evaluation,- Classification of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources,- Directions and Developments of Present-Day Mining.