Africa is front and centre in critical minerals conversation

WHETHER you are in Washington, Kinshasa, Beijing, Johannesburg or London, critical minerals are high on the agenda. It is the topic of conversation in the corridors of power, a negotiating tool in conflict-ravaged regions, a must-have in investors’ portfolios and the promise of rewards for mining companies, their shareholders and governments.

In this new rush for critical minerals, Africa with its key mineral deposits of copper, cobalt, manganese, lithium and platinum, among other minerals, is in a fantastic position to maximise these resources… The theme of this years’ London Indaba is Africa’s critical role in the minerals and metals of the future, and why the continent is important for the future of mining and mining important for the future of Africa.