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Daniel Major
CEO, GOVIEX URANIUM
"With the Zambian government intently focused on increasing copper production, we have seen infrastructure improvements, with rail and road upgrades, as well as a strong focus on education and training to support the mining sector."
Peter Marrone
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, ALLIED GOLD CORPORATION
"Allied Gold Corp is the poster child of the ANS, with one of the most advanced, large-scale mining projects on this well-endowed geological feature."
Anthony Mukutuma
DIRECTOR - ZAMBIA, FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS (FQM)
"Our vision is closely linked to Zambia’s vision: to bring the country’s copper production to 3 million t/y by 2031."
Sarvesh Suri
AFRICA INDUSTRY DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)
"In Fiscal Year 2024 alone, we mobilized nearly US$14.5 billion for the continent, yet Africa’s infrastructure gap is huge."
Charles FitzRoy
CEO, GIYANI METALS
"We received both the environmental authorization and the mining license within nine months since submittal."
Norinao Sato and Fazel Majlessi
PRESIDENT AND CEO (NS) AND MATERIALS BU HEAD (FM), YOKOGAWA MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
"Our goal is to help make operations cleaner and more efficient while bringing in new tech that keeps Saudi Arabia competitive globally."
Rémi Piet
CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR PARTNER, EMBELLIE ADVISORY
"We act as a bridge between the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and global companies looking to engage with the country’s mining and processing sectors."
Frank Galati and Mauricio Montano
MANAGING PARTNER (FG) AND CLIENT PARTNER & LATIN AMERICAN MINING PRACTICE LEADER (MM), THE BEDFORD GROUP TRANSEARCH
"The more technology and innovation you can introduce into mining, the more attractive it will become to young people."
Raymond Goldie
PRESIDENT, PROSPECTORS & DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (PDAC)
"Access to prospective land, capital and skilled talent remains a perennial challenge in Ontario."
Jodi Banta
PROGRAM MANAGER & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SCHOOL OF MINING & MINERAL RESOURCES (SMMR)
"A major challenge in recruiting talent for the mining industry is its low visibility, making it less attractive compared to more well-known fields."
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It is said that mining is a patient industry. Current demand projections are not. Demand for minerals deemed ‘critical’ is set to increase almost fourfold by 2030, according to the UN. Demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium is predicted to double, triple and rise ten-fold, respectively, between 2022 and 2050. The world will need to mine more copper between 2018 and 2050 than it has mined throughout history. 2050 is also the deadline to curb emissions before reaching a point of ‘no return.’ The pace of mineral demand and the consequences of not meeting it force the industry to act fast and take more risks. Mining cannot afford to be a patient industry anymore. The scramble for supply drives miners back to geological credentials, and therefore to places like the African Central Copperbelt.
It is said that mining is a patient industry. Current demand projections are not. Demand for minerals deemed ‘critical’ is set to increase almost fourfold by 2030, according to the UN. Demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium is predicted to double, triple and rise ten-fold, respectively, between 2022 and 2050. The world will need to mine more copper between 2018 and 2050 than it has mined throughout history. 2050 is also the deadline to curb emissions before reaching a point of ‘no return.’ The pace of mineral demand and the consequences of not meeting it force the industry to act fast and take more risks. Mining cannot afford to be a patient industry anymore. The scramble for supply drives miners back to geological credentials, and therefore to places like the African Central Copperbelt.
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