As African countries continue collaboration with international mining companies to meet the surging demand for minerals, African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 will provide a strategic platform to highlight the role of global players in advancing production goals.
African Mining Week serves as a platform for exploring the full spectrum of mining opportunities across the continent. The event is held alongside the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 conference from 1-3 October 2025 in Cape Town.
Valterra Platinum (JSE:VAL) CEO Craig Miller and Isondo Precious Metals CEO Vinay Somera will join discussions on South Africa’s strategic influence in the global platinum group metals market, where the country maintains a dominant position.
South Africa produces more than 75% global platinum supplies.
Valterra is expanding its operations to meet a refined output target of 3.4 million ounces in 2025, while Isondo is advancing efforts to use locally sourced platinum group metals in hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing.
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) CEO Marna Cloete and First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) country manager Godwin Beene will be participating in a panel discussion about mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.
Both companies are actively pursuing large-scale investments to increase copper production in Zambia, supporting the country’s ambition to produce 3 million tons per year by 2031.
First Quantum is expanding its Kansanshi and Sentinel operations, while Ivanhoe is developing its Kamoa-Kakula complex.
Meanwhile, the panel The Future of Gold: Predicting Prices and Managing Market Volatility, will feature B2Gold’s (TSX:BTO) Namibia country manager John Ross and Pensana (LSE:PRE) CEO Tim George.
B2Gold is expanding Namibia’s largest gold mine, Otjikoto, while Pensana is progressing the Longonjo Rare Earths Project in Angola. Longonjo is expected to supply 5% of the global demand for magnet metals used in electric vehicles and wind turbines.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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