What makes mining partnerships work?
Mining is expected to deliver more than minerals alone. The tall order includes technology, critical minerals, energy security, infrastructure, climate resilience and revenue.
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Mining is expected to deliver more than minerals alone. The tall order includes technology, critical minerals, energy security, infrastructure, climate resilience and revenue.

“Africa must take control of its own destiny.” At Mining Indaba 2026, Gabon’s Minister of Mines and Geological Resources, H.E. Sosthène Nguema Nguema, called for stronger South-South cooperation, regional integration and African-led investment to unlock the continent’s mineral potential.

What does it take to unlock the full potential of a world-class mineral deposit? Engineering on a massive scale.
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Africa’s mineral resources give the continent an important stake in the future of automotive manufacturing.

Kipushi has demonstrated that an established mine can be revitalised through high-grade resources, new processing infrastructure and sustained investment.

Landmark cross-border electricity project could deliver up to 550 MW unlocking copper and cobalt production, mineral beneficiation and regional industrial development.

How does Ivanplats balance high-volume industrial production with community environmental stewardship? In this second episode of Mining Indaba TV’s OnTheGround Season 4, senior content producer Richard Jansen van Vuuren takes viewers along the flow of water in one of South Africa’s dryest region.
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Fortescue has significantly increased its investment and exploration activity at Gabon’s Bélinga iron-ore project.
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The mining and sustainability leader will take over as President and CEO of the ICMM on 23 November, succeeding Rohitesh Dhawan after more than five years at the helm.

Ivanplats’ Platreef project in Limpopo is challenging conventional approaches to underground PGM mining.

More than 300 emerging researchers, students, academics and industry stakeholders participated in Mintek SCi 2026, a weeklong innovation programme.
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Digital mining cadastre gives investors remote access to mining titles and geological information as Cameroon seeks to turn mineral potential into a larger investment pipeline.
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After decades of waiting, construction activity is giving new momentum to one of Gabon’s largest iron-ore opportunities.
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Geopolitics is fundamentally reshaping the global economy, and nowhere does that shift have greater impact, both in terms of challenges and opportunities, than Africa.
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What does the Buenassa Deal signal for the DRC’s critical minerals strategy?