Why Attend – Mining Exploration Companies

Forge Investor Connections at Mining Indaba 2025: Unlock Opportunities for Mining Exploration Companies

Mining Indaba is the leading platform for networking, deal-making, and exploring the latest industry challenges and innovations. Mining exploration companies can gain essential insights into market dynamics, cutting-edge technologies, and evolving regulations that shape the mining industry. The event also provides exceptional opportunities to build investor relationships and strategic partnerships that can accelerate your business growth.

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Exploration & Junior Mining Company

A mining company is defined as a company whose primary business is exploring, seeking to develop, or actively mining natural resource deposits or fields, excluding oil and gas.

Please refer to the below for the exploration & junior mining company ticket criteria:

An exploration company is engaged in prospecting and holds valid exploration permits. The company may have started surface exploration, scoping studies, and preliminary economic assessments (PEA), and progressed to pre-feasibility studies (PFS). Typically with a market cap of up to $20 million. 
A junior mining company focuses on a single mine, from the stage of conducting a definitive feasibility study to developing and operating the mine. The company may also possess other exploration assets.

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Stay Ahead of Industry Trends and Innovations

Mining Indaba provides exploration companies with direct access to thought leaders, industry experts, and cutting-edge technology providers. Attending workshops, panels, and keynote sessions helps exploration companies stay informed about the latest exploration techniques, sustainability practices, and technological advancements, enabling them to maintain a competitive edge and optimize their exploration strategies.

Unparalleled Networking with Industry Leaders

Mining Indaba brings together key players across the mining ecosystem, including government officials, industry experts, service providers, and fellow exploration companies. This dynamic environment offers exploration companies the chance to build strategic relationships, gain insights from experienced professionals, and collaborate on potential projects. Effective networking can lead to partnerships that unlock new opportunities and drive exploration success.

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What's on in 2025

Enhanced for 2025 – The Investment Village

The 2025 Investment Village features an expanded Explorers Showcase, the Investment Theatre, and the Investment Lounge. This dedicated hub provides an ideal environment for investors and mining companies to network, explore opportunities, and build valuable connections.

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The Mining Indaba app streamlines your event experience by offering direct access to the Business Matchmaking Programme. Effortlessly connect with more than 10,000 attendees, explore participating companies, arrange meetings, and stay organized throughout the event.

Content sessions relevant for Exploration Companies

Monday 03 February 13:00 - 13:45

The Role of Data Standardization in Attracting Investment

•   How are data and AI revolutionising the mining industry across the value chain?
•   What is the potential return on investment from data-driven initiatives, from improved operational efficiency to predictive maintenance, expediating mineral discovery, and improving drilling confidence?
•   What are the hurdles in implementing data standards in the mining industry?

Monday 03 February 14:45 - 15:30

Leveraging Data & AI for Workforce Optimization

What are the key benefits of using data and AI for workforce optimization in today’s business environment?
The importance of data literacy and analytics skills in optimizing workforce management, improving safety, and enhancing productivity.
How can data-driven and AI-powered tools and technologies transform the mining industry?

Monday 03 February 15:00 - 15:45

From mines to markets – positioning Africa as the world’s mineral partner of choice

Africa as the energy partner of choice rather than necessity – how can an egalitarian approach help galvanize increased collaboration throughout the supply chain?
What financing instruments can foreign partners provide to supply greater sums of concessional financing and to de-risk private sector investments?
What else needs to be done to ensure the continent becomes the global mineral leader, and future-proof its industry?
As foreign actors seek alternatives to minimize overreliance, does the continent risk losing its moment?

Tuesday 04 February 09:05 - 09:45

Africa’s infrastructure potential - Replicating a successful Brazilian model

What are the key features of the Brazilian PPP infrastructure model and what factors led to this model being developed in the country?
What led to this model being successfully adopted by the mining sector for its infrastructure needs?
How is the reform of infrastructure projects in Africa benefiting the mining sector in countries like South Africa and Angola?
How can countries in Africa adopt elements of the Brazilian PPP model to support the sustainable growth of their mining sectors?
How can infrastructure projects be developed more sustainably?

Tuesday 04 February 09:45 - 10:30

Vision to Action - role of governments in advancing value chain development for critical energy transition minerals in Africa.

This session will address the ‘how’ of bringing investments into local processing & refining of minerals and facilitating downstream manufacturing across Africa.
What are the key levers of support governments need and how can south-south & international cooperation address some of the challenges currently faced?
How do regional & global architectures around trade policy, technology transfer & development financing need to be reshaped to align climate ambitions with Africa’s critical minerals endowment and industrialization goals?

Tuesday 04 February 13:00 - 14:00

The communities we leave behind: mine closure

What is African mining’s long-term offer to mining communities?
What should African mining’s legacy be for affected communities?
How can ‘holes in the ground’ be leveraged for post-mining sustainable development?

Tuesday 04 February 13:20 - 14:05

What is the role of technology in building and undermining sustainability in African mining?

How important is technology in Africa’s sustainable development?
Is technology being utilised to meet sustainability goals?
Are technology providers and innovators doing enough, and can technology be a negative to sustainability?

Tuesday 04 February 14:00 - 14:45

The big question - How Africa can develop globally competitive infrastructure platform?

As the continent looks to turbocharge economic development and mining activities, what does the current infrastructure deficit look like across Africa? Where is the critical access needed?
How is infrastructure funding being attracted, and what are the funding mechanisms available to develop new infrastructure requirements?
How can the maximisation of propulsive local and regional economic linkages help expedite infrastructure development?
PPPs - how are Public/Private partnerships accelerating development of African infrastructure?

Tuesday 04 February 16:05 - 17:15

The auto industry moves upstream - how the world's leading automotive firms are securing critical minerals

How are auto OEMs securing their critical mineral supply chains in line with the transition to EVs?
What investment trends by leading auto OEMs into mining companies are we seeing?
How is this strategic trend impacting industrial policy in countries with automotive value chains?
Can South Africa create a combined automotive and mining value chain focusing on critical minerals?
What implications will this have for African states that mine critical minerals?

Wednesday 05 February 14:00 - 15:00

Sustainable Investment: Catalyst or Constraint for Mining Development?

•   Is ESG investing helping or hindering African development?
•   Which sustainable financiers are investing in African mining and related services, infrastructure and innovation?
•   Which African minerals players are succeeding to attract sustainable investment and why?
•   How can African mining become more attractive to sustainable finance?

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Exploration & Junior Mining Company

An exploration company is engaged in prospecting and holds valid exploration permits. The company may have started surface exploration, scoping studies, and preliminary economic assessments (PEA), and progressed to pre-feasibility studies (PFS). Typically with a market cap of up to $20 million. 
A junior mining company focuses on a single mine, from the stage of conducting a definitive feasibility study to developing and operating the mine. The company may also possess other exploration assets.

£2515 £1340

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