Introducing the Mining Indaba 2027 Influencers✨ Youth are no longer observers in mining’s transformation. They are active participants shaping outcomes across technology, ESG delivery, skills development and operational innovation. 🔗Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0w34fV0

Most importantly, young people must have a seat at the table. The decisions made today will shape the Africa we inherit tomorrow. Excited for the journey ahead. #StrongerTogether #MI27 @MiningIndaba

From attending Mining Indaba in 2023 to now joining the #MI27 Influencer Programme what a journey. I believe the future of mining lies in moving beyond extraction towards beneficiation, industrialisation, and shared prosperity. #StrongerTogether #MI27 @MiningIndaba

The copper market is sending a very strong signal right now. Trafigura reportedly withdrew more than 51,000 tonnes of copper from the LME last week — the largest exchange withdrawal since 2013 — with major tonnages heading into both the US and China. At the same time, COMEX copper premiums have widened to more than US$650/t above LME pricing, implying a delivered US copper price approaching ~US$13,875/t. Physical buyers do not pay premiums like this unless material is genuinely tight. This is not paper speculation — it is physical metal moving. With electrification demand accelerating, inventories tightening and global supply growth struggling to keep pace, the copper market continues to show increasingly bullish fundamentals. #Copper #Mining #Commodities #EnergyTransition #LME #CopperMarket #Trafigura @jimcramer @CopperBullish @IvanhoeMines_ @ivanbebek71 @ScottNorth64736 @JayMartinBC @LME_news @MiningIndaba @fmdrc @ChambrOfMinesZM

As preparations begin toward @MiningIndaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment decisions. More here: miningreview.com/news/mining… #miningindaba #MI27 #africa #investment #sustainability

Mining Indaba strengthens its focus on turning partnerships into tangible deliveries #mining #partnerships #MiningIndaba #MI27 bit.ly/4fvmZQQ

“The energy transition is also a mining transition.” The world may need as much copper in the next 25 years as humanity mined in the last 125 years — yet ore grades continue to decline dramatically globally. While many mature mining jurisdictions are moving toward sub-0.5% copper grades, Africa continues to stand out with some of the world’s highest-grade undeveloped copper resources and expanding production growth potential — particularly across the Central African Copperbelt. As global demand accelerates from electrification, AI infrastructure, EVs and power grid expansion, Africa is becoming increasingly strategic to future copper supply. Higher grades, large-scale undeveloped deposits and growing infrastructure investment position the continent at the centre of the next commodities cycle. The future of copper will not only depend on price — but on securing long-term, scalable and reliable supply. Africa will play a major role in that equation. #Copper #Africa #Mining #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #Commodities #Metals #Copperbelt #Infrastructure #SupplyChain #MiningIndustry @ScottNorth64736 @robert_ivanhoe @ChambrOfMinesZM @ZambiaMines @jimcramer @RoryDuncan1966 @NeilRingdahl @LME_news @oliverjfriesen @Buffalometals @usuallyYJLee @mining @MiningIndaba

Big money is rotating — and it’s not subtle. Over $8bn flowed into mining in Q1 alone, with ETF assets more than doubling year-on-year.  The drivers are clear: AI infrastructure, electrification, defence spend, and a growing focus on resource security. This isn’t the China-led supercycle of the 2000s. It’s broader, more structural — and arguably more durable. Capital is leaving expensive tech and moving into hard assets. The question now isn’t if we’re in a commodities cycle… it’s how big it gets. #Mining #Commodities #Copper #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #Investing #Macro #Supercycle @jmroberge @JayMartinBC @ScottNorth64736 @DShox1 @MiningIndaba_MD @MiningIndaba @mining @LME_news reuters.com/legal/transactio…

A Sam Altman–backed firm has begun work on Zambia’s Mingomba project, a major step toward unlocking one of the world’s highest-grade undeveloped copper assets. This signals a broader shift — where capital, technology, and long-term demand for critical minerals are converging fast in Africa. Copper remains front and centre of the global energy transition, and assets like this will define the next decade of supply. #Copper #Zambia #Mining #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #Commodities @ChambrOfMinesZM @MiningIndaba bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🌍 #ExcitingNewsOnAfricanDevelopment At Mining Indaba 2026, a key debate emerged: should Africa adopt, adapt, or reject global definitions of “critical minerals”? countries such as Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and Botswana are central to this evolving global conversation. 📖 tinyurl.com/3cn2xzmm ❓ How can Africa ensure its mineral wealth truly benefits its people? Share your thoughts below👇 #ExcitingNewsOnAfricanDevelopment #MiningIndaba #CriticalMinerals

🇿🇦 South Africa, today we honour the journey to freedom that defines us. 27 April 1994 marked the dawn of democracy and a future shaped by all. As we celebrate Freedom Day, we reflect, recommit, and look ahead. #FreedomDay #SouthAfrica #MiningIndaba

China’s copper machine just hit another gear — but not for the reason most expected. Record output is being driven not by strong treatment charges… but by sulfuric acid — the often-overlooked byproduct that has quietly become the real profit engine for smelters. With acid prices surging amid global sulfur shortages and geopolitical disruptions, Chinese smelters have been incentivised to keep running hard — even as concentrate supply tightens and margins on copper itself compress. But here’s the twist: China is now moving to restrict sulfuric acid exports, prioritising domestic needs — a move that could unwind this dynamic just as quickly as it emerged. 👉 Translation for the market: Copper supply remains artificially supported (for now) Smelter economics are increasingly byproduct-driven Any reversal in acid pricing could trigger production cuts fast This is no longer just a copper story — it’s a sulfuric acid story. And it matters globally: from DRC SX-EW to Chilean leaching operations, acid availability is becoming a critical bottleneck. The question is simple: What happens to copper supply when the byproduct stops paying the bills? #copper #mining #commodities #energymarkets #supplychain #criticalminerals #globalmarkets #industrialmetals #resourceinvesting #miningindustry #commoditymarkets #metalsandmining #rawmaterials #marketdynamics #supplydemand #valuechains #downstream #upstream #processing #refining #africamining #emergingmarkets #tradearbitrage #geopolitics #energysecurity #infrastructure @markets @business @Reuters @Mining @mining @SPGlobal @SPGCI @CRUGROUP @Fastmarkets @ArgusMedia @Glencore @RioTinto @BHP @AngloAmerican @FreeportMcMoRan @Trafigura @Mercuria @VitolGroup @IEA @IEAenergy @WorldBank @FinancialTimes @FT @WSJmarkets @JavierBlas @MEhrenreich @EdmundTerence @MiningReview @MiningWeeklyAUS @Buffalometals @EoinTrevithick @OliverNugent @carloserikm @EnergyAspects @WoodMackenzie @BenchmarkMin @RystadEnergy @GoehringRozencw @MiningIndaba @AfricaMining @mining_review @CreamerMedia @lisaabramowicz1 @SoberLook @KobeissiLetter @MacroAlf @RaoulGMI @fintwit bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Pleasure meeting with Amber Pepper on the sidelines of our meetings with the @UAEMissionToUN & the @UN , following our first meeting during @MiningIndaba in Cape Town, where at the 2nd Luanda Accord meeting @DMCCAuthority announced its declaration of intent to join the @naturaldiamonds in 2026, alongside ministers from Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Sierra Leone. Amber is not only the third CEO in the Council’s history, after Jean-Marc Lieberherr Monnet and David Kellie. She is also the 1st woman to lead the @naturaldiamonds . Amber steps into this role at a moment that demands more than continuity. The blueprints from before 2020, let alone before 2010, are simply no longer applicable today. The sector has spent too much energy in recent years on internal division rather than on the consumer. Lab versus natural, bourse versus bourse, country versus country. Natural diamonds are geological marvels formed over billions of years. Their rarity is inherent and will only deepen as supply contracts in the decade ahead. No factory can replicate that story. But the industry must now tell it with far greater conviction, creativity and cultural relevance to a more diverse global audience. Natural diamonds do not need a defensive story. They need a confident one. Dubai’s journey shows what long term vision can achieve. In 2002 April when @DMCCAuthority was unveiled by @HHShkMohd , there was no diamond market here. Today, through the Dubai Diamond Exchange @DDE_by_DMCC , @AlmasTowerDMCC , the @GIAnews at @UptownDubai , the DMCC Jewellery Innovation Centre, the Dubai Design Academy @DDA_DXB and the Dubai Diamond Conference diamondconference.ae , Dubai plays a meaningful role across trading, innovation, education and consumer market development. The United Arab Emirates is not a transit corridor. It is an increasingly important luxury market in its own right, and one the natural diamond sector has engaged with far more deliberately. The UAE’s commitment to this industry goes beyond infrastructure. As Custodian @kpchair2025 , the UAE unveiled Verifico, a digital traceability platform designed to strengthen the security and integrity of the global certification scheme. Our Kimberley Process journey has now spanned three chapters. Championing the permanent KP Secretariat in 2016, inaugurating it in Botswana in 2024, and advancing the digitalisation of certification and supply chain integrity in 2025. Ethical sourcing is not a footnote to the natural diamond story. It is central to it. The @naturaldiamonds has the opportunity to be the bridge builder this moment needs. As proud signatories to the Luanda Accord, @DMCCAuthority is ready to support Amber and the NDC in the years ahead. @naturaldiamonds @WFDBTweets @RJCJewellery @CIBJO_ @ESCDubai @DXBMediaOffice @UAEmediaoffice @Economyae @DubaiDET @BusinessDubai @MyDubai @letstalkdubai @dubaipost @lovindubai @smashibusiness @JCKMagazine @_RJME @DiamondTurkJew @JOutlook @IDEXOnline

As the industry evolves, so does Mining Indaba. Discover our refreshed look and new narrative: "from minerals to meaningful impact", driving connection, investment, and lasting change across African mining. Learn more 👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0tz-kp0 #MiningIndaba #MI27 #NewLook

🔥 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗕𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 “Mining must move beyond exporting raw materials to creating jobs, value addition, and opportunities for African entrepreneurs.” – Kapumpe Chola, CEO, FNB Zambia Link: youtu.be/AJjyytqpyfc #MiningIndaba #FinancialInsight

🇿🇦 is one of the most misunderstood opportunities today. Yes, real challenges exist. But reforms are moving: ⚡ Energy stabilising 🚆 Rail & ports opening 🔧 Operation Vulindlela 📈JSE Top 40 ~ 20% (2025) @MiningIndaba @EnergyIndaba & @SAInvestmentCo project confidence!

[𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗕𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪] R&D and innovation are emerging as strategic pillars of SA’s critical minerals strategy, @tiaorgza's Loyiso Tyira noted during discussions at the @MiningIndaba. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/4teiIF6 #Innovation #CriticalMinerals

[𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗕𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪] A $1.87-million grant agreement was signed with the USTDA for the prefeasibility stage of @AltonaRareEarth’s Monte Muambe project, following a pre-event, hosted in affiliation with the @MiningIndaba. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/4sBFUNz #REEs

#Lithium is Back! Don´t miss the videos to know more about it. Savannah’s CEO Emanuel Proença was interviewed at last month’s @MiningIndaba conference in South Africa by @ii_couk one of the UK’s largest online share trading platforms. The resulting videos are now available on the ii platform and can be viewed by everyone, whether an ii account holder or not. Mining Insights: global trends in critical metals lnkd.in/eTfMp4XP Mining Insights: four small-cap critical minerals shares lnkd.in/ebNUhAJV Many thanks to ii for the opportunity and highlighting Savannah Resources and the wider critical metals investment theme to its users. #BarrosoLithiumProject #lithium #extraction #EU #Portugal #energytransition #energyindependance #EnergyofBarroso