Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Dr. Rachel Perks

Senior Mining Specialist World Bank


2025 Agenda Sessions

What needs to change to harness the full potential of ASM?

  • What worked, what didn’t and want needs to change to ensure the artisanal and small-scale mining sector formalizes and professionalizes across the continent 
  • How to pivot from pilot projects and short-lived interventions to sector wide change 
  • Zooming in on the Ivorian gold sector and the Congolese cobalt sector, the panel will discuss what impact at scale could look like, if the right investments are made into the sector. 

Tuesday 04 February 09:00 - 10:00 CTICC1

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/04/2025 09:00 02/04/2025 10:00 What needs to change to harness the full potential of ASM?
  • What worked, what didn’t and want needs to change to ensure the artisanal and small-scale mining sector formalizes and professionalizes across the continent 
  • How to pivot from pilot projects and short-lived interventions to sector wide change 
  • Zooming in on the Ivorian gold sector and the Congolese cobalt sector, the panel will discuss what impact at scale could look like, if the right investments are made into the sector. 
CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg