- The Official Conference of Electra Mining 2014 – the largest mining exhibition in Africa
- 16-17 September 2014, Nasrec/Expo Centre, Johannesburg
Africa’s wide-ranging and still largely untapped mineral wealth cannot be disputed. With extractive industries being the backbone of many southern African economies, concerns over countries in the region not being able to meet their full potential in the coming years if supporting transport infrastructure developments, as well as power and water infrastructure are not forthcoming, are well-founded. Infrastructure investments but also new financing models are required across all infrastructure classes to increase the viability of new mining projects in remote locations but also to up the continent’s economic diversification and global competitiveness.
Arguably, the current pace of infrastructure development remains insufficient to meet the region’s development requirements, to increase the viability and profitability of mining projects and to stimulate industries such as beneficiation and manufacturing. IIIC will bring together leading public, private and financial institutions to highlight “African Solutions for African Challenges” in the transport, energy and water infrastructure sectors, including keynote speeches, ministerial debates, panel discussions impacting the Southern African Development Community.
Delegates will be exclusively invited to participate in sector-specific guided tours through premium exhibitors in the concurrent Electra Mining Africa Exhibition. www.iiic-africa.com / www.frontier-advisory.com