4th annual "Mining and Exploration Business Forum MINEX 2008" will take place on 1-3 October 2008, in Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya hotel in Moscow, Russia. MINEX (Mining and Exploration) Forum was established in 2005 with the aim of assisting Russia with the development of competitive mining and exploration industry through international networking, consultations, technical and investment dialogue. Minex is designed as communication platform for Russian and CIS gold, silver, copper, iron ore, coal, uranium, precious stones and industrial minerals producers with investors, financiers, regulators, consultants, traders and equipment suppliers. Over 450 senior executives from Russia, CIS, Western Europe, North America, Africa, Australia and Asia took part in the forum last year.