INSIGHTS
Field notes, events and the industry pulse.
Market watch and site notes from our team, the mining conferences worth attending in Africa, and live polls on what sites need next.
01 / Explore
Everything in Insights.
- Blog — Market watch, field results, site notes
- Mining Conferences — Where to meet us in Africa over the next 12 months
- Industry Polls — Tell us what your site needs next
- Gallery — The terrain our clients work in
02 / Next events
Where to meet us next.
- Joburg Indaba 2026 — 2026-10-07–2026-10-08, Johannesburg, South Africa. The 14th annual conference on investing in mining and resources in Africa, attended by mining CEOs, investors, government officials and industry experts. Event website
- Nigeria Mining Week 2026 — 2026-10-12–2026-10-14, Abuja, Nigeria. Mining conference and expo for Nigeria's solid minerals sector, with a pre-conference day on 12 October. Event website
- African Mining Week 2026 — 2026-10-14–2026-10-16, Cape Town, South Africa. Pan-African mining conference and exhibition covering investment, technology adoption and value addition across the mining value chain. Event website
- Zimbabwe Mining Week 2026 — 2026-11-17–2026-11-19, Harare, Zimbabwe. Conference and exhibition on Zimbabwe's mining sector, covering gold, lithium and other minerals. Event website
- Tanzania Mining and Investment Forum — 2026-11 (dates TBC), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Government-hosted annual forum promoting investment in Tanzania's mining sector. Usually held in November; 2026 dates not yet confirmed.
- Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027 — 2027-02-08–2027-02-11, Cape Town, South Africa. The largest annual African mining investment gathering: mining executives, investors, governments, service providers, juniors and downstream buyers. Event website
- Junior Indaba 2027 — 2027-06 (dates TBC), Johannesburg, South Africa. Conference for explorers, developers and investors in junior mining across Africa. A 2027 edition is confirmed; the 2026 edition ran in June. Event website
- DRC Mining Week 2027 — 2027-06-16–2027-06-18, Lubumbashi, DR Congo. Annual mining conference and exhibition in the Katanga Copperbelt, co-located with WomenIN Mining. Event website
- Egypt Mining Forum 2027 — 2027-09-27–2027-09-28, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's main forum for mining, minerals and commodities, hosted with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Event website
- DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum — 2027-10 (dates TBC), Kinshasa, DR Congo. Forum on critical minerals and local industrialisation in DRC. Postponed from October 2026 to October 2027; exact dates to be announced. Event website
- Zambia Mining & Investment Insaka — 2027 (dates TBC), Lusaka, Zambia. Zambia's government and industry forum on mining investment and policy. Next edition dates to be announced.
- Botswana Resource Sector Conference — 2027 (dates TBC), Gaborone, Botswana. Conference on Botswana's resource sector, including Kalahari Copperbelt projects. Next edition dates to be announced.
- Namibia Mining Expo & Conference — 2027 (dates TBC), Windhoek, Namibia. Annual exhibition and conference of the Namibian mining industry. Next edition dates to be announced.
- Mine Entra — 2027 (dates TBC), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe mining, engineering and transport exhibition. Next edition dates to be announced.
- Mozambique Mining & Energy Conference (MMEC) — 2027 (dates TBC), Maputo, Mozambique. Conference and exhibition on Mozambique's mining and energy sectors. Next edition dates to be announced.
03 / Latest from the blog
The latest from our team.
- The Bench Brief: Portfolio Impact & the African Mining Landscape — Export-restriction policy, a Zambian election, record copper prices, and how our own portfolio kept powder factor and flyrock down on the bench.
- Why Total Cost of Ownership Beats Unit Price — The invoice is the smallest part of the cost — what freight float and idle stock really do to a site's budget.
- Inside the Modular Store: Matching Data to the Right Products — How a consumption survey turns into a stock list, and why that beats stocking to a template.
04 / Industry pulse
What sites are telling us.
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