Mine Build Africa 2027
The conference for the people who build Africa’s mines: what it takes to move a project from feasibility to first ore.
From feasibility to first ore
Mine Build Africa follows a new mine through its whole build. Day 1 covers developing the mine, from feasibility to construction. Day 2 covers operating it, from construction to production.
Investment forums cover the deal and policy forums cover the rules. Mine Build Africa owns the practical layer in between: how the mine actually gets built. Expect case studies and lessons learned from the general managers, project directors and contractors who have delivered mining projects across Africa. The programme is still taking shape, and speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
Join the conversation
The Mine Build Africa programme is still being shaped. Tell us which parts of building a mine you want covered, or put your own project story forward.
Two days, six themes
Project development and delivery
The handover from feasibility to construction, and choosing between EPC, EPCM and an owner’s team.
Mine infrastructure and construction
Roads, water management, tailings facilities, process plant and workshops, sequenced against the production ramp-up.
Contract mining and commercial models
Owner-operator versus contract mining, and agreements whose KPIs, incentives and risk transfer work on site.
Open-pit operations and optimisation
Taking a new pit from first blast to steady-state production: fleet, drill, blast, load and haul, and maintenance.
Leadership, safety culture and workforce
Building a safety culture from day one on a new site, and recruiting and developing a local workforce.
Digital, reliability and the next projects
Digital and fleet tools that work today, and the copper, cobalt and battery-metal builds coming through Africa’s project pipeline.
Are you a solution provider?
If you build, equip or operate mines for owners, talk to us early about being part of Mine Build Africa.
For the people who build mines
Share your experience at Mine Build Africa
We welcome talks from people who have built or are building mining operations in Africa.
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