PRESIDENT AND CEO, CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN MINING INNOVATION (CEMI)
"The evolving role of mining, from a previously overlooked sector to now being considered a critical industry globally, underscores the need for strategic innovation and sustainable mining practices."
"NORCAT is the only innovation centre in the world that has an operating mine designed to enable start-ups, SMEs, and international companies to develop, test and demonstrate emerging technologies."
"There are some fantastic technologies and advancements that can help companies change and improve their operations and make them safer and more sustainable."
"We plan to double our copper production by the end of the decade. There remains significant upside potential in the gold industry, and the copper operations are strategic and additive to that."
"Parametric modeling has revolutionized the industry, integrating various aspects into a single, efficient model, and drastically reducing project timelines."
"The PFS confirms the project's financial viability, positioning Frontier Lithium's PAK project as a potential continent-leading, lowest-cost producer of lithium hydroxide."
The pre-release edition of Africa Energy 2024 comprises analysis based on over 80 interviews with ministers and leading executives from IOCs, NOCs, independents, associations, investors and service providers, to provide an in-depth and holistic view of sub-Saharan Africa’s ever-evolving energy sector.