Conference Program

Hosted by Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG)

(Closed door)
 

As gold prices remain high amid global uncertainty, African producers have a clear opportunity to increase output, boost foreign exchange earnings, and attract sustained investment.  This panel will explore how African gold-producing nations and companies can expand output responsibly and optimise existing and new projects. 

This session will explore how NMCs can move beyond raw resource potential to actively prepare bankable project pipelines. Leaders discuss the work required to build bankable projects supported by competent geological data, feasibility studies, clear ownership structures and realistic development timelines.

As the global transition toward clean energy technologies accelerates, securing supply chains for critical minerals has become a paramount economic and geopolitical objective, positioning Africa—with its vast, untapped reserves of lithium, cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements—at the absolute center of this paradigm shift. This presentation provides a comprehensive metals and mining market outlook, examining the shifting supply-demand dynamics, pricing trajectories, and evolving investment landscapes that are shaping these vital commodity markets.

With the growing desire to move beyond raw mineral extraction towards local beneficiation, this panel explores how  governments, financiers and industry players can unlock investment in gold refining by creating transparent regulatory frameworks, mitigation risks. It will also examine how regional cooperation and public-private partnerships can enable competitive and sustainable gold refining hubs across the continent.

This session explores innovative financing models, including public-private partnerships (PPPs) and risk-sharing instruments that can secure capital for national mining company (NMC)-led projects. It  further examines the requirements that DFIs, Sovereign Wealth Funds, export credit agencies, commercial banks, and strategic investors consider when evaluating investment opportunities. 

Africa’s mining sector is experiencing a divergent reality: surging investment amidst soaring operational expenses. While global exploration budgets declined in 2025, Africa bucked the trend, hitting a decade-high spend concentrated in stable West African gold jurisdictions and the Copperbelt. Simultaneously, the industry faces a structural shift in production economics. Mining costs have surged 40% since 2020 due to deeper deposits, declining ore grades, and persistent inflation. This session will explore how operators are navigating this margin squeeze by optimizing run rates, renegotiating fiscal terms, and deploying capital strategically to unlock the continent’s mineral wealth in a permanently higher-cost environment.

This session explores how national mining companies can shift from raw extraction to localized processing, capitalize on emerging battery value chains, and use regional cooperation to boost export competitiveness.

This roundtable convenes US officials, African mining ministers, and mining executives to accelerate US investment in Africa's critical minerals. Amid intense global competition for transition metals, the session focuses on leveraging vehicles like the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) and the DFC to finance regional infrastructure (such as the Lobito Corridor), support local downstream processing, and establish robust ESG frameworks.

This high-level roundtable will bring together government officials, national mining companies, investors, and industry leaders to explore opportunities for greater Saudi investment in Africa's mining sector. The discussion will focus on mobilising capital for mineral exploration, project development, and mining infrastructure, while identifying strategic partnerships that can accelerate production, unlock new investment opportunities, and support the sustainable growth of Africa's mineral industry.

From AI-powered analytics and geomapping to remote sensing, drones and digital mining solutions, advanced technologies are reshaping how mineral resources are discovered, developed and managed. This session will explore how these innovations are improving exploration success, enhancing resource modelling, optimising operational efficiency and supporting safer, more sustainable mining practices.

As demand for critical minerals continues to rise, mining companies face increasing pressure to secure reliable energy, sustainable water supplies, and efficient waste management systems. This session will explore how governments, utilities, infrastructure providers, and mining companies can collaborate to overcome resource constraints, reduce operational risk, and accelerate the production of minerals essential for batteries, energy storage, and low-carbon technologies.

Disruptions to global shipping routes are directly increasing energy costs, causing a spike in demand for resources such as coal and uranium. This in turn is creating huge prospects for African miners and resource rich countries to attract global capital to unlock their full potential and enhance supply value chains. This panel will explore how African markets are positioning themselves to capitalize on this demand and the strategic investments by global investors across the continent to strengthen their supply chain.

The global transition to clean energy and advanced technologies has made critical minerals a cornerstone of economic security. As international markets rush to secure stable, resilient supply chains for lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, African nations are leveraging their vast resource wealth to demand a shift from raw extraction to domestic processing. This panel explores how African governments, global investors, and mining companies can align diplomacy and trade to secure supply chains, structure bankable joint ventures, and drive local industrialization.

As Africa enters a new era of mineral demand, the role of OEMs within the mining ecosystem is shifting. This panel explores how advanced equipment, digital innovation and specialised technical services are driving greater operational efficiency across the continent.