Critical Minerals Africa 2023, organized by Energy Capital & Power, featured a series of presentations from leading industry stakeholders on October 17, under the theme, “Establishing the Critical Minerals Value Chain of the Future in Africa.”
Key themes included identifying and defining strategic mineral reserves in Africa; scaling exploration and extraction activities; exploring the geopolitics of of the global mining market; Chinese dominance within mining and low-carbon supply chains; US and EU efforts to counter this dominance through investment-focused policy; the pressing need to diversify critical mineral supply chains; Africa as a hotspot for Rare Earth Elements; and its potential to play a major role in global battery supply chains and VRB manufacturing opportunities. See presentations from the event below:
- South African Institute of International Affairs
- Rystad Energy
- Critical Minerals International Alliance
- European Commission
- EU Delegation to South Africa and AfricaMaVal
- Steenkampskraal
- Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies
- The Mining Sector in Tanzania
- The Potential for Critical Minerals in Zimbabwe
- Mining in Argentina – Argentina Ministery of Economy
