Agenda

Opening Ceremony

Opening MC Welcome

Welcome to Cape Town

Welcome to Mining Indaba

South Africa Welcome Address

Partners of Africa: United States of America – Aiming high: A race to the top on minerals and mining

Partners of Africa: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Opening Keynote: Mining as a catalyst for sustainably prosperous societies

Company Insight – Rio Tinto

Company Insight – Newmont Corporation

Company Insight – Barrick Gold

Sierra Leone

Company Insight – Eurasian Resources Group

Eurasian Resources Group

Company Insight - Harmony Gold

Company Insight - Zijin Mining

Tomorrow’s energy security: Preparing for a mineral-intense energy transition

Leveraging High Demand for Minerals to Support Responsible Mining and Scale up Development in Africa, hosted by the World Bank, IFC, MIGA

The mineral intensity of the low carbon economy called for by the Paris Agreement on Climate change together with the ongoing multiple countries’ strategies/drives to secure resilient supplies of minerals and metals for their economic and national security needs, represent for Africa an opportunity to unleash its  potential in critical minerals and metals value chains including for its economic diversification and to secure its own needs in the future.  

Join us for an exchange on the opportunities, enablers, success drivers, and innovative approaches to potentially inform updated stakeholders agendas aimed at supporting Africa to decisively realize its minerals and metal development prospects in the foreseeable period.

Networking Break

Opening Remarks – InfraTech Chair

ICMM Leaders Panel: Walking the walk on diversity, equity and inclusion

Over the past decade we have seen countless reports highlighting the scale of the challenge to make the mining industry truly diverse and inclusive for all. Although progress has been made and several companies have set targets for accelerated action, the challenge remains significant.

Panel – Innovation in Mining Technology – “Global Pandemics” as accelerators and geopolitical realities - making supply chains resilient and agile

- How the Ukraine crisis and Covid 19 provided acceleration or challenges for mining technology?

- Preparedness for new “Global Pandemics”. Whether it war or illness, how is the mining supply chain predated for the next Pandemic?

- How can mining companies become pandemic resistant?

- Investment: with global economic recovery and the priority of energy transition, will this equate to greater investment in mining technology?

Namibia

Acknowledging the contribution to mining by Roger Baxter

Energy Transition Metals & Minerals – How can the African mining sector ensure security of supply?

The Energy Transition represents a monumental transformation of the global economy and metals and mined commodities are a key enabler of change. Without the extraordinary expansion of new metals supply, the transition will not unfold. But new supply sources will also bring  sustainability issues of their own. For suppliers and investors, the pace of change is unknown, but the opportunities are clear – and yet investment in mining is still to respond in earnest. What can be done to ensure sufficient supply while meeting the broader sustainability goals of the Paris Agreement?

ASM Formalization: Learning from the past to shape the future, hosted by the World Bank

In November 2022, the World Bank launched the drafting of an ASM Position Paper to inform, structure and communicate the areas for World Bank engagement mineral-rich countries where ASM is an important activity. The first phase of this multi-phase research was an extensive literature and project review, spanning the period 1990 to the present day.

The World Bank will share preliminary findings from Phase 1 of this research project during the event and seek views of the audience on specific topics.

Expect a highly interactive session with mobile phone polling, group work, and an open mic.

Panel - From intent to impact: How to activate the journey towards sustainable mining of the future

As the mining sector looks to adapt to global volatility and changes in the operating environment such as ESG and decarbonisation, digitisation and the build-up of workplace trust and culture, there is recognition that mining companies need to transform their way of working. However, few companies have truly understood the complexity of this change and considered the minimum requirement for this change: organisational readiness.

Metals Focus on Copper, Cobalt & Nickel: Price volatility, geopolitical uncertainty, production rates, and the opportunity for Africa

Copper, cobalt and nickel – arguably, three of the most valuable minerals in the sector – needed to drive the planet’s sustainability revolution. While Africa has an abundance of these minerals, can it play a truly meaningful role in meeting the planet’s growing demand while Africa’s political instability and lack of transparency remain major concerns for most global investors and end users? This session will explore just how Africa can emerge as a major mining investment hot spot for new tech minerals project developments.

Networking Coffee Break

Powering the Hydrogen Economy and Anglo American’s Hydrogen Powered Truck – A Vital Step Towards Reducing Carbon Emissions over Time

Guinea: How multi-lateral partnerships maximise the effectiveness of local development funds

Mining companies make significant contributions to local development funds which are in turn used to improve living conditions and to mobilize resources for economic and social development. With support from development partners, the Guinean Ministry of Mines and Geology and mining companies aim to improve transparency of mining revenue flows for community development, using innovative online tools and infomediary engagement. The panel shares how increased transparency unlocks African investment and increases the stability and security of all-important social licenses. Learn how multi-lateral partnerships with IFC, World Bank and others can help countries underpin sustainable value for responsible mining companies.

Investor Panel: Qualification and Quantification of ESG Risk and Uncertainty Across the Mining Lifecycle

Overarching Statement: The requirement to disclose, in a transparent manner, ESG metrics to all stakeholders, including investors and banks as well as to government bodies and communities.

Panel: The Path to Zero Emission Mining Through Battery Electric Vehicles

Close of Day One

Closing Comments and End of Day One

Introductory MC Remarks

Presidential Introduction

Opening Remarks

Presidential Address

In conversation with Accenture on intelligent asset management driving the ESG agenda

How intelligent asset management drives shareholder value and manage safety & environmental risks.

Opening Address

Presidential Address

Opening Panel: Where in the world are we? COP 27, decarbonisation mandates, and security of supply

- Updates and insights on the Mining and Faith Reflections Initiative (MFRI): Examining the outcomes, and what this means for Africa’s mining communities up to 2025?

- Focusing on COP 27 climate change & inequality: How is the sector responding to COP 27 priorities on emissions and how are communities responding to this?

- Reflecting on Mining and Communities: building trust and long-term value creation for communities.

Panel Introduction

Panel – Supply Chains and the Just Energy Transition. The Move Towards Renewable Energy

- Africa’s rapid economic expansion creates daunting supply chain challenges, finding a sustainable way to meeting these challenges is one of the core development challenges for the continent

- The role of technology in this transition

- What is mining’s role in delivering a just energy transition for the African continent?

Opening Company Insight – Gécamines SA

Panel: COP27 Outcomes and Green Metals – Demand boost, supply-side crunches and the way forward

- Egypt’s COP27 outcomes and scene setting

- Context on African Union 2063 blueprint

- Examples of demand for EVs, battery storage and hydrogen production

- Supply challenges – who has what, who wants what?

- Critical pathways in unlocking African resources to create economic growth through Just Transition

Panel Introduction

Creating a Resilient Minerals Supply

Panel: Mining and the Circular Economy

- Mining’s responsibility in increasing material productivity, eliminating waste and regenerating nature.

- Establishing net positive contribution to the environment and society, embedding responsible use and recovery of metals in supply chains after they enter markets.

- African mining progress in recycling waste and reducing tailings, optimising water usage, regenerating closed mine sites

Networking Coffee Break

Panel – Mining Technology, Community Engagement, and Involvement

How can we use the spending power of mines to make a difference across communities?

Innovation within community engagement to drive greater inclusive procurement

Digital contracts, automated DCs and improved robotics - the accelerated impact of supply chains in a digitised environment

Technology and procurement

How can communities and mining companies leverage technology to actively reduce unemployment?

Angola

Keynote Panel Debate: Security of Supply – Threat or opportunity in Africa’s metals and minerals supercycle context?

The mismatch between the demand and supply of minerals and metals needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change is projected to grow – creating risks to the global energy transition and decarbonisation of industries. The large concentration of several minerals and metals value chains – and ongoing strategies by multiple countries to secure minerals and metals needed for their economies and national securities in a resilient manner – create an opportunity for Africa to potentially grow its supply response capabilities, including for its own development needs. There are however also threats.

Presentation: JOGMEC Critical Minerals and the Carbon Neutral Initiative

The presentations by the Japanese government and Japanese private companies illustrate their interest in critical minerals for Green Transformation in Africa.

- The Japanese government has launched a number of policies for investment in mineral resources development.

- A ministerial-level official introduces Japan’s policy for minerals development and efforts in Africa.

- A leading-edge satellite sensor for geological remote sensing is showcased.

- One of the most leading Toyota group’s battery manufacturers in Japan, Prime Planet Energy and Solutions introduces its interest in critical minerals in Africa.

- ITOCHU Corporation is the leading trading company in Japan and will introduce hydrogen projects which is an essential part of carbon neutrality

South African Investment Forum on Investing in Green Hydrogen, hosted by the dtic

The South African Investment Forum on Investing in Green Hydrogen is a session that is targeted at investors  from the UK, US, Japan, China, Australia, Canada and EU. The forum will present an opportunity for investors to interface with the Ministers and high ranking delegates from the private sector on the support, opportunities and capabilities that South Africa has with regards to Green Hydrogen investments. The session will take the format of a WEF style setting where a high-level panel of Ministers will engage in discussions

Networking Coffee Break

Panel – Impacts of COP27 on Mining Infrastructure and Technology

- How Mining companies must utilise renewable energy

- Mining companies reducing their need for fossil fuels for energy generation: moving to renewables

- Mining value chain, what is being done to reduce the impacts of climate change on the mining industry and the wider supply chain

- What can the can the mining supply chain learn from the outcomes of COP2

Fragile Mining Jurisdictions: How are current world events, the energy crisis, and the need for decarbonisation affecting the most vulnerable communities?

- Approx 56% of the world’s copper resources are now outside the traditional tier one mining jurisdictions of Australia, Canada, Chile, Poland and the U.S.

- Decarbonisation and energy transition are ferociously driving the demand side meaning fragile jurisdictions in Africa are increasingly on the radar.

- How can junior to major operators apply rigorous ESG-centred standards to protect communities and ecosystems from significant negative impact?

Fireside Chat: South Africa’s energy landscape – Two industry titans tackle the topic

Join two of South Africa’s high profiled mining and energy personalities as they review the South African energy landscape, unpack the current status and the challenges, but also ultimately the solutions that will see the country transition from an electricity deficit to an electricity surplus.

Networking Lunch

Company Insight – B2Gold

B2Gold

Transnet Presentation – Co-investment for inclusion, growth and efficiencies in our Freight Logistics System

Company Insight – Perseus Mining

Perseus Mining

World Gold Council Panel - Gold & ESG

- Gold as a sustainably mined product and the role of the Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs)

- Gold & climate change: managing climate related risks and exploring opportunities for the sector

- The wider impacts of gold mining in supporting socio-economic development in the African contex

Lunch and Networking

Special Focus Panel: Risk appetite in the mining value chain – how is it changing? (In partnership with Women In Mining)

Mining value chains are at the centre of the energy transition. But with ambitious goals towards decarbonisation, key criteria (recovery from COVID-19 and geopolitical crises impacting commodity markets) need to be understood to determine where value can be created and what risks industry players are willing to take.

Networking Lunch

Taxation: Balancing the Host Countries Revenue Needs and Investment Climate

The amount of taxes paid by multinational corporations often appears in the media headlines – often times for the wrong reasons. What is not reported is that the mining sector is often the largest contributor of budget revenues (corporate income tax, royalties, dividends, indirect taxes, employee, and supplier taxes) in many developing countries and the largest employers. The investments and budget contributions by mining companies across Africa are a significant driver of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A New Partnership for the Delivery of Sustainable and Efficient Energy to Mines

Saudi Arabia

KSA Showcase

- Drive international mining investment to the Kingdom by attracting foreign investors

- Showcase Saudi Arabia Mining Sector Investment Opportunities

- Success Story, and the ease of doing business in Saudi Arabia

Minerals and the Energy Transition: Strategies and investment prospects for Africa, hosted by African Development Bank

Africa’s significant green minerals including lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and Rare Earth Elements are part of the core enablers of the transport revolution towards low-carbon economic development. The growing demand for electric vehicles and battery storage facilities is driving the demand for these minerals, especially Lithium and Cobalt. This has pushed their processed product prices to astronomical levels and could be a game changer in the economic development of countries endowed with deposits of these minerals. For example, lithium carbonate prices have increased over 10x since 2021. Also, the demand for battery and technology minerals is estimated to increase 500% by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.  

For Africa to seize opportunities in the battery and EV sector, this will require funding both in the backward (exploration, mining, services) and forward (e.g., battery and EV manufacturing) linkages development. And this is far beyond what public resources could provide. Private sector, particularly African private sector, investments will be essential for the continent to climb up the ladder in these important value chains.

This side event seeks to identify and analyse the key success factors that will enable Africa strategise to attract investment into the BEV sector towards optimising benefits from the value chain.

Panel Introduction

Panel - Reducing Water Waste in Mining Operations

- Technology’s role in reducing mining’s industrial water dependence and how we can provide more water for human consumption

- Load Shedding’s Impact on mining communities and operations and how technology can mitigate impacts

- How can we use less water in every part of business

Revitalizing the South African Mining Exploration Sector, hosted by DMRE (Invitation only)

The discussion will focus on the exploration strategy which aims to attract 5% of the global exploration spend within a 5-year period. The Minister will be joined by key stakeholders on a panel to converse on both the opportunities and initiatives to resolve the key headwinds challenging the South African mining sector in general, particularly infrastructure and energy security.

Governance and sustainable accountability frameworks – Challenges and opportunities for greater success.

- How can accountability frameworks improve governance of the mining sector and promote sustainable development?

- Collaboration with society and managing both shareholder and community expectations is crucial to addressing sustainability and ensuring systemic change.

- Governments need to play their role in delivering services to local communities – how can governments and companies work more collaboratively to support local communities?

- Mining companies need to understand the local context – what more could companies be doing to engage communities and ensure their rights are respected

One-on-one: Putting Mauritania in the spotlight

Mauritania may be less frequented by the mining industry than other West African regions, but the country holds extensive mineral resources and attractive investment opportunities. Hear more from Mauritania’s Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy in conversation with the country’s most well-established international mining company.

Continental Focus: Resource nationalism through the lens of investment risk and security of supply

Resource nationalism is growing in popularity with various African governments across the continent. Countries must derive greater economic benefit from their mineral wealth and in addition to greater local ownership, also requires a reduction in exports of raw materials and encouragement of local beneficiation. Does this translate to greater regional co-operation and developmental goals amongst African states?

Beyond Tech Trends: Embedding innovation in mining organisations

The embedment of innovation is a constant battle for mining leaders, even though the organisational shared goal is to improve safety and bring about production efficiencies by developing products, processes and services.

Junior ESG Forum

Discussion between ESG professionals, junior mining companies, analysts & investment institutions to discuss challenges and ESG strategies specifically for junior mining companies.

Panel: Tailings, safety and mining’s ‘Zero Harm’ approach: Are people and communities being prioritised and what frameworks are in place to assure transparency?

Recent tailings catastrophes such as at South Africa’s Jagersfontein mine have refocused efforts to prevent tragedy and reduce tailings as part of both HSE and environmental priorities – how will this be achieved?

Insights on the ICMM Tailings Reduction Roadmapwhich lays out innovative approaches and solutions capable of significantly reducing tailings from the mine life cycle, as part of a broader Tailings Innovation Initiative.

Introduction: Today’s gold market & scene setting

Panel: Future of work with the impact of the pandemic - how are mining companies adapting to the new normal, creating vital employment, and utilising technology?

With the impact of the Pandemic How are Mining Companies Adapting to the New Normal, Creating Vital Employment, and Utilising Technology?