Mining Indaba – 28 years in search of African industrialization

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Mining Indaba – 28 years in search of African industrialization
Mining Indaba – 28 years in search of African industrialization

Africa-Press – Angola. African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba) is an annual event dedicated exclusively to the capitalization and development of miners in Africa for 28 years, with its biggest exhibition being the International Mining Conference, held in the South African city of Cape Town (Cape Town).

After 2022 was held in May (from 9 to 12), due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, which made the 2020 and 2021 editions unfeasible, this year the conference returns to normality, that is, it will take place in the traditional month February (6th to 9th), in industrialized Cape Town.

Mining Indaba has, for nearly three decades, played a role in connecting the global mining community, its importance and overarching perspective in shaping the African mining industry.

The conference brings together innovative visionaries across the value chain to discuss and strategize for the oil industry, commodities, energy, partnership building in various domains, as well as the impact of the minerals sector on the “marriage” with the private sector.

In three days, more than 6,500 mining specialists promote a profound approach and powerful networking on the future of continental mining, the transformation of raw materials to increase employment, income and development of African peoples.

Additionally, Mining Indaba continues to support education, career development, sustainable development and other important causes in Africa.

Mining Indaba “gives back” hope to the extractive industries that are gaining ground in a continent full of natural wealth and home to countries with the largest reserves of miners in the world.

In 2020 alone, South Africa was the seventh country that produced the most diamonds in the world, with the ranking occupied by Russia, Botswana, Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Australia and Angola, which makes the conference have an impact significant in the regional and continental economy.

That same year (2020), these seven largest world diamond producers, represented at the event with multinationals, produced 107 million carats, representing 97 percent of the total production volume.

In addition to contributing R177 million to South African GDP (of which 80% was from international sources), Mining Indaba generated 274 annual full-time jobs in the country and contributed R22 million to national taxes.

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