Modern Mining January 2023

senior mining executives to discuss ESG-focused solutions to Africa’s growing mining operations. Following the success of the programme, the event organisers have integrated the Infrastructure & Supply Chain Forum with the technology-focused Mining 2050 stream, to create the new three-day InfraTech @ Indaba content platform, which looks at critical aspects of mining infrastructure, technolo gies, and building effective supply chains. Also on the programme is the highly popular Innovation & Research Battlefield, a unique platform where academic institutions and start-ups showcase their latest ideas to decarbonise and make mining more sustainable. Modelled on the Mining Indaba Investment Battlefield, it seeks to bridge the gap

and the new dedicated area for Junior Miners, aptly named the Junior MINE,” explains Ford. Speaking of the 121 Mining Investment con ference, Ford adds that the event was extremely successful in reconnecting the industry and promot ing relationship-building in 2022. The 121 Mining Investment runs alongside the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba and is a meeting place for junior miners and investors. This year, the event united 100 junior mining com panies and over 400 institutional and sophisticated investors. In 2022, Mining Indaba held its first dedicated Infrastructure & Supply Chain Forum which brought together vital mining supply chain companies and

Above: Also on the agenda is the Young Leaders Forum.

Right: The Investment Battlefield at Mining Indaba.