ICARD-IMWA 2018 is organized to provide an international forum where mining professionals, operators, researchers and suppliers can meet to exchange, interact, analyze and discuss experiences and recent innovations in the area of sound and responsible mine water and effluent management. The majority of the papers included in the proceedings will deal with mitigation, remediation, and responsible mine water management. The conference aims to be a platform for exchanging ideas and experience from mining operations to remediation of abandoned mine sites in various climatic and cultural conditions.