Downstream Buyers

Industries converging

As global demand for critical and strategic minerals continues to rise, close collaboration between miners, refiners, and manufacturers is essential to ensure responsible sourcing, value addition, and long-term supply security. By connecting mining companies with downstream buyers at Mining Indaba, Africa has a unique opportunity to unlock the full potential of its mining projects, advance local beneficiation strategies, and build greater economic resilience across the continent.

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Featured Articles & Insights

15 Apr 2025 | Market News

Glencore’s assets in the DRC receive The Copper Mark

Glencore’s assets in the DRC, Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a partnership with Gécamines and the DRC state, and Mutanda Mining (MUMI), in which the DRC State also holds a 5% stake, have both received The Copper Mark.

25 Mar 2025 | Market News

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos leverage influence in the DRC

Tech-Driven Mining: How Gates and Bezos Are Reshaping the DRC’s Lithium Future

20 Mar 2025 | Market News

BHP's African Mining Strategy: A Vision for the Future

Catherine Raw on Africa's Key Role in Mining, Powering AI, Electrification, and Food Security Amid Energy Shifts

04 Feb 2025 | Event News

Mining and automotive leaders in high-powered Mining Indaba brainstorm

Cape Town, February, 2025 – A high-powered interactive workshop at Investing In African Mining Indaba proposed a range of solutions for commodity-rich African countries to work with the automotive sector to re-think industrial policy around critical minerals.

03 Feb 2025 | Market News

Automotive expansion in Africa: Perspectives from VW Africa

How can the mining and automotive industries work together for a more sustainable and profitable future?

Communities and Indigenous People

Mining Indaba prioritises partnerships between communities, mining companies and governments to ensure equitable growth and long-term prosperity. Find out more

Critical Minerals

An understanding of Africa’s strategically valuable resources in cohesive partnerships can unlock their full potential. Find out more

Disruptive Technologies

To stay competitive, the mining industry must evolve rapidly, leveraging advanced solutions and partnerships to optimise operations, enhance safety, and minimise waste. Find out more

Governance, Regulation & Policy

By fostering both intra-African and global collaboration, Mining Indaba can support Africa position itself as a mining powerhouse, to unlock economic wealth. Find out more

Infrastructure & Industrialisation

Mining Indaba explores how strengthening infrastructure will transform Africa from a raw-material exporter into a hub of innovative manufacturing. Find out more

Investment

Strengthening partnerships between governments, investors, and mining businesses will attract investment, accelerate development, and improve efficiency – driving sustainable and profitable growth. Find out more

Just Energy Transition

Mining Indaba demonstrates that balancing economic growth with global demand, fair trade, sustainable extraction, strategic partnerships are crucial in securing Africa’s leadership in the energy transition. Find out more

Leadership

As the sector navigates sustainability demands and technological shifts, visionary leaders play a key role in shaping its future. Mining Indaba provides a platform for these trailblazers. Find out more

Sustainability

Mining Indaba showcases the need for governments and mining companies to collaborate on policies that protect both miners and the land – securing benefits for future generations. Find out more

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