Africa – a promising exploration region

Visitors to the 2013 Investing in African Mining Indaba should recognise Africa as a promising mining exploration region owing to increasing mineral exploration opportunities across the continent,... 

Technology innovation agency to present corporate paper at Mining Indaba

In addition to exhibiting, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology, has opted to participate in the Corporate White Paper Presentation at... 

Preconference workshops to offer greater depth in conference agenda

To enhance the educational value and experience for attendees, preconference workshops will be held for the first time at the 2013 Investing in African Mining Indaba. The workshops, to be held on... 

China’s race for resources positive for Africa

China’s race for resources is a considerable opportunity for Africa as it needs significant investment and has a young population, says economist and author Dr Dambisa Moyo. Moyo will be a keynote... 

Independent consultant notes changing face of global mineral supply

The global commodities boom of the past decade has led to an increasing politicisation of minerals. However, some of the factors leading to this have been in train for much longer, so it is not... 

Phosphate in demand – speaker

Phosphate and rare earths are topics likely to feature in the keynote address of mining consultancy Core Consultants MD Lara Smith at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba.   

Canada-based marketing company promotes African mining industry

To generate awareness and emphasise the importance of Canada as a source of funding and expertise for mining investment in Africa, Canada-based mining business development and marketing company... 

Mining Industry will pick up despite setbacks

Despite South Africa’s mining industry currently being perceived to be in a downward cycle as a result of incidents such as the wildcat strikes at platinum miner Lonmin’s Marikana mine, the market...