Modern Mining January 2015

MINING INDABA PREVIEW

Top speakers lined up for Mining Indaba 2015

This year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, to be held in Cape Town from 9-12 February, is taking place against the backdrop of a South African – and indeed global – mining industry in severe trouble. The organisers are nevertheless expecting at least 7 000 delegates from over 100 countries to attend the event which will be addressed by an array of top speakers, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. This year’s Mining Indaba, the 21st in the series, is the first to be held under the aegis of the event’s new owners, Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.

A t the time the Euromoney acqui- sition was announced in July last year, the UK-listed group said it would draw on its strong links to institutional investors and governments worldwide to further advance the investor content and networking which is at

the heart of the Mining Indaba. Notwithstand- ing the new ownership, Jonathan Moore, MD, Mining Indaba, remains at the helm. He has led the event for five years, with the value of the Mining Indaba brand having increased by an estimated 150 % during his tenure. “The 2015 Mining Indaba features a number

Jonathan Moore, Managing Director of Mining Indaba, pictured at last year’s event, with Patricia de Lille, Mayor of Cape Town.

A scene from last year’s Mining Indaba, showing the crowded exhibition area.

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