Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

How can formalising artisanal and small-scale mining unlock value addition?

Illicit ASM activity continues to drain value from Africa’s mineral economies and limit revenue mobilisation. Can formalisation coexist with large-scale mining, and are governments and regional bodies doing enough to enable it?


Wednesday 11 February 15:00 - 15:45 Intergovernmental Summit Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

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Illicit ASM activity continues to drain value from Africa’s mineral economies and limit revenue mobilisation. Can formalisation coexist with large-scale mining, and are governments and regional bodies doing enough to enable it?

Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg
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Moderator

Mkhululi Ncube

Program Management Officer, AMDC

Speakers

Jerry Ahadjie

Chief Minerals Officer, African Development Bank

Norman Mukwakwami

Global Head of Responsible Sourcing, Trafigura

Ntokozo Nzimande

DDG: Mineral & Petroleum Policy Development, Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources