The Minerals Council South Africa announced in December that it had entered into a strategic partnership with the Investing in African Mining Indaba in support of the virtual event held on February 2 and 3.

The Minerals Council has a long track record of supporting, partnering and participating in the yearly in-person Mining Indaba that typically attracts thousands of people – including representatives from governments, companies, investors, media and other stakeholders – to Cape Town every year to engage in discussion and debate, and to attract and channel investment into African mining.

“We are delighted to be able to partner with Mining Indaba to keep investing in African mining on the global agenda. It is an ideal place for companies and investors to meet, for governments to illustrate their support for mining, and for other stakeholders to connect and debate fundamentally important issues,” said Minerals Council public affairs and transformation senior executive Tebello Chabana.

The global pandemic means that things will need to be different in February. With this in mind, the Minerals Council said that it “salutes” the organisers for taking the early step to transform the event into one hosted on a virtual platform.

“As the representative of most South African mining and exploration companies, the Minerals Council is ideally placed to help shape the agenda, and to further our purpose of making mining matter,” Chabana added.

Minerals Council members will play an active role in the Mining Indaba virtual conference, and will support the event with relevant, timely and constructive content.

“The Minerals Council brings to the table unmatched expertise, a great network of connections and will undoubtedly be an asset to the event. As our host country, supporting South Africa in its efforts to build a stronger industry is a priority for us. We look forward to addressing common challenges and engaging in fresh thinking together with the Minerals Council,” concluded Investing in African Mining Indaba and Africa Oil Week portfolio director Simon Ford.