Dr. Martin Lokanc

Senior Mining Specialist World Bank

Dr. Martin Lokanc is a Senior Mining Specialist in the World Bank Group’s Minerals and Metals Global Department. He is the World Bank’s mining focal point for the Eastern and Southern Africa region and currently leads and supports mining sector development activities across this region, in addition to generating research and global knowledge products. Trained as a mining engineer and economist, he has global experience in mine development, corporate strategy & finance, mineral and energy economics, government relations and economic development, gained over approximately 25 years working in the private sector and with the World Bank Group. Martin holds a BSc in mining engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada; an MSc in mining engineering, specializing in mineral economics, from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; and a PhD in mineral and energy economics from the Colorado School of Mines in the United States.