21st Annual Investing in African Mining Indaba
 

2011 Mining Indaba – Press Releases

  • Press Release - 29 July 2010

    Acclaimed Best-Selling Author, Niall Ferguson Will Speak at the 17th Annual Investing In African Mining Indaba in South Africa

    New York, NY -29 July 2010: Mining Indaba LLC has secured Niall Ferguson, economic historian and bestselling author of Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World to be a keynote speaker at the 17th annual Investing in African Mining Indaba. The event takes place in Cape Town, South Africa from 7-10 February 2011.

    Ferguson, a professor of history at Harvard University, will address the world’s premier mining investment conference which attracts the most senior representatives of the global mining value chain. The title of his address will be “The Ascent of Africa and Her Minerals” as Ferguson unpacks the back story on the new scramble for Africa’s mineral wealth.

    The financial revolution that has propelled China from poverty to power in a single generation has raised the risks and opportunities for Africa, which remains one of the last and greatest frontiers in mineral exploration and extraction. Ferguson will position Africa and her mineral wealth in his view that we are at the end of an epoch.

    ”I think it is reasonable to assume that we are living through the end of an epoch … Something that is really the end of 500 years of history … The great question is whether I’m right in believing that we’re living through the end of the pre-eminence of the West … and the end of Western civilisation as we know it. “

    In addition to Mr. Ferguson’s keynote address, mining stakeholders will enjoy the perspective and insights of more than a dozen experts starting with the acclaimed Commodity Outlook and Review Day. Topics and speakers include:

    • Copper: Walter DeWet
    • Coal: Gerard McKloskey
    • Nickel, Lead & Zinc: Don Smale
    • Diamonds: Chaim Evan-Zohar
    • Platinum Group Metals: Stephen Forrest
    • Gold: James Turk
    • World and Africa Outlook: Dr. David Hale
    • Reminiscences of a Commodity Bull: Dr. Graham Birch
    • The State of the Commodity Cycle: Frank E. Holmes
    • China and Africa: Kobus van der Wath
    • Official Welcome: Her Excellency, Susan Shabangu, Minister of Mineral Resources of South Africa (invited)
    • Corporate Social Responsibility Day in association with the International Council on Mining and Metals
    • Dozens of additional corporate, government, NGO and multilateral agency presentations and events.

    The four-day event provides investment foresight for, and unparalleled networking opportunities among an expected 4,000 stakeholders in the global mining value chain and its connection with Africa.

    For more information on the conference programme and to register, visit www.MiningIndaba.com. For media credentials or media partnerships, please contact Maria Palombini at mpalombini@miningindaba.com or +1.212.557.7485 .

    PRESS CONTACT:
    Maria Palombini
    Mining Indaba, LLC
    (t): +1.212.557.7485 / (e): mpalombini@miningindaba.com

    About Investing in African Mining Indaba
    Mining Indaba LLC     (www.miningindaba.com) has hosted the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba for 17 years. Investing in African Mining Indaba is the world’s largest gathering of mining’s most influential stakeholders and decision-makers vested in African mining. Each year the event is attended by more than 3000 individuals representing more than 800 international companies and approximately 40 government and quasi-government delegations. Global professionals including key mining analysts, fund managers, investment specialists, financiers and government ministers clearly identify Investing in African Mining Indaba as their preferred venue for obtaining the expert economic and mining developments on African mining.

  • Press Release - 6 January 2011

    Distinguished Global Visionaries: Niall Ferguson and Peter A. Seligmann will Address the World’s Largest Gathering of Investors, Financiers and Stakeholders in African Mining

    New York, NY – 6 January 2011 — The 17th Annual Investing in African Mining Indaba is expected to bring 4,500 financiers, investors and mining professionals from both established and rapidly emerging corners of the globe. The event will take place on 7 – 10 February 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa.
    To register and review the full four-day agenda, please visit www.MiningIndaba.com.

    Global economic historian and Harvard University professor, Niall Ferguson will headline this year’s conference with his presentation titled, “The Ascent of Africa and Her Minerals” as he unpacks the back story on the new scramble for Africa’s mineral wealth. Ferguson will highlight the risks and opportunities for Africa, which remains one of the last and greatest frontiers in mineral exploration and extraction.
    Further to Mr. Ferguson, CEO and Chairman of Conservation International, Peter A. Seligmann will present his address titled, “CSR as a Business Imperative.” Seligmann is one of today’s most dynamic leaders in the global conservation movement, where he has brought innovation and action to the forefront of biodiversity protection for more than 25 years. Mr. Seligmann’s high-level participation in Corporate Social Responsibility Day, presented in collaboration with the International Council of Mining & Metals (ICMM), affirms Mining Indaba’s commitment to partnering with leaders in securing world class social licensing standards for African mining.

    Additional conference keynotes include:

    • Graham Birch, Director, Petropavlosk
    • David Hale, Founding Chairman, David Hale Global Economics
    • Frank E. Holmes, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer U.S. Global Investors, Inc.
    • James Turk, Founder and Chairman, GoldMoney
    • Kobus van der Wath, Chief Executive, Bateman Beijing Axis, Founder & Group Managing Director, THE BEIJING AXIS

    The additional 50-plus conference sessions will feature market leading supply and demand expertise on specific minerals (Commodity & Review Outlook), more than 40 African government delegations providing public policy intelligence (Ministerial Presentations), a handful of non-African government presentations showcasing what foreign governments are doing to improve Africa’s investment climate, plus NEW technical sessions from mining exploration and services companies, and NEW securities exchange sessions presented by internationally-renowned stock exchange commissions.

    The four-day event provides investment foresight for, and unparalleled networking opportunities among an expected 4,500 stakeholders in the global mining value chain and its connection with Africa.
    To register or learn more about the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba visit: www.miningindaba.com.

    Please forward all press enquiries to Maria Palombini at mpalombini@miningindaba.com or +1.212.557.7485 .

    PRESS ENQUIRIES:
    Maria Palombini
    Mining Indaba, LLC
    (t): +1.212.557.7485 / (e): mpalombini@miningindaba.com

    About Investing in African Mining Indaba
    Mining Indaba, LLC (www.miningindaba.com) has hosted the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba for 17 years, the world’s largest gathering of mining’s most influential stakeholders and decision-makers vested in African mining. Each year the event is attended by more than 4000 individuals representing more than 800 international companies and approximately 40 government and quasi-government delegations.

  • Press Release - 1 February 2011

    Her Excellency, Minister Susan Shabangu to welcome more than 4,500 delegates at the 2011 Investing in African Mining Indaba

    Her Excellency, Minister Susan Shabangu, Minister of Mineral Resources, of the Republic of South Africa to Official Welcome a Global Audience to Mining Indaba XVII on 8 February 2011

    NEW YORK, 1 February 2011 – Investing in African Mining Indaba is honoured to have Her Excellency, Susan Shabangu, Minister of Mineral Resources, of the Republic of South Africa, to address more than 4,500 confirmed delegates for the upcoming 17th Annual Investing in African Mining Indaba on 7 – 10 February 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa, www.MiningIndaba.com

    Minister Shabangu, will deliver welcome remarks to an internationally-diversified audience of financiers, investors, government delegations and other stakeholders vested in the African mining value chain on Tuesday, 8 February 2011 at 07h55 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

    Investing in African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest gathering of mining’s most influential stakeholders is honoured to host Minister Shabangu, who will make her second consecutive appearance at the 2011 event.
    The four-day conference will include 70+ plus educational sessions focusing on market leading supply and demand expertise on specific minerals (Commodity & Review Outlook), more than 40 African government delegations providing public policy intelligence (Ministerial Presentations), a handful of non-African government presentations showcasing what foreign governments are doing to improve Africa’s investment climate. Plus NEW white paper sessions from mining exploration and services companies, and securities exchange sessions presented by internationally-renowned stock exchange commissions. Conference highlights include eight (8) distinguished global visionaries and experts presenting keynote addresses throughout the four days, including:

    • Niall Ferguson, Global Economic Historian and Author, Harvard Professor
    • Peter A. Seligmann, CEO and Founder, Conservation International
    • Graham Birch, Director, Petropavlosk
    • David Hale, Founding Chairman, David Hale Global Economics
    • Frank E. Holmes, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer U.S. Global Investors, Inc.
    • James Turk, Founder and Chairman, GoldMoney
    • Kobus van der Wath, Chief Executive, Bateman Beijing Axis, Founder & Group Managing Director, THE BEIJING AXIS

    All participants must be registered and require a badge to access any of Mining Indaba’s event activities. Pre-registration is highly recommended for all professionals interested in attending and have not yet confirmed. Internet registration will close 30 January 2011. Please see www.MiningIndaba.com for full conference and registration details.

    [Note to Editors:] Press registrations for the 2011 Investing in African Mining Indaba is closed. Pease refer to www.MiningIndaba.com/Press for full details on required press credentials and on-site registration availability.

    About Investing in African Mining Indaba Mining Indaba, LLC (www.miningindaba.com) has hosted the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba for 17 years, the world’s largest gathering of mining’s most influential stakeholders and decision-makers vested in African mining. Each year the event is attended by more than 4000 individuals representing more than 800 international companies and approximately 40 government and quasi-government delegation