The ESG challenges facing the mining industry in 2024 apply across the board regardless of company size, project stage or commodity, the impact of increasingly stringent attitudes both at the policy and investment levels are shaping the behavior of companies throughout the sector. The key to meeting these challenges however may be found in the realm of digital transformation, in this keynote presentation, Vale’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Emily Olson, will explore:
• How to utilize advanced data analytics to identify areas for sustainability and ESG performance improvement
• A comprehensive picture of the digital tools necessary to achieve optimal sustainability performance
• The impact of the circular economy on mining, the prospects for zero-cost mines as both a Capex optimization exercise in addition to having tremendous environmental impacts
• The importance of cross-industry partnerships in improving the collective ESG performance in the mining sector today
Whilst the appetite of many junior mining companies to explore financing opportunities beyond equity raising has traditionally been limited, the headwinds facing equity markets across asset classes may strengthen the case for looking elsewhere. This panel of experts will explore mining companies and financiers alike can:
• Effectively cooperate to help fill the funding gap that exists in exploration today
• Explore financial options that go beyond equity raises to support mining activity
• Better understand the risk appetite and analysis of financiers when looking to deploy capital to the mining sector
The Mining Spotlights at Mines and Money events are a popular feature that detail up-to-the-minute information on select exploration and development companies' current activities and investment potential. The Mining Spotlights continue to be of strong interest to investors, highlighting the scope of commodities and stage of development represented at the event.
These 10-minute Mining Spotlights will cover:
• Project Stage
• Jurisdiction
• The commodity
• ESG credentials
• Financing preferences
• Potential project upside
• Risk analysis of the project
• Senior Management Team & Vision
This ten-minute Mining Spotlight is available, to book please email [email protected]
This ten-minute Mining Spotlight is available, to book please email [email protected]
This ten-minute Mining Spotlight is available, to book please email [email protected]
Despite reputational challenges, it’s clear that many mining organizations have taken significant steps forward in bolstering their ESG credentials both operationally and with regards to their reporting methodologies, so why isn’t this reflected in increased capital flows from impact or ESG investors into the sector? This illuminating fireside chat will:
•Bridge the communications gap between mining equity issuers and investors when it comes to ESG reporting
•Diagnose where miners’ data gaps exist and build a plan for how to address them
•Establish a comprehensive picture of what investors want to know about your projects’ ESG performance to help miners win more deals and expand their capital sources
Due to a host of reasons including macro-economic strife, geopolitical upheaval and a degree of lackadaisicalness on the part of the industry, exploration is currently facing a chronic state of underinvestment. Not enough projects are launching and as a result medium-long term supply challenges are likely to intensify, particularly in commodities such as copper. This panel will aim to provide a pathway to solving these challenges by:
• Demonstrating the case for further investment into exploration on the part of mining majors via the M&A market
• Highlighting the promising trends in exploration to support further investment in junior explorers and developers
• Looking forward to a 3-4 year timeline when copper supply challenges will intensify, creating a bottle-neck
Argentina has gone through a process of market liberalisation that has made it a far more attractive prospect for foreign investment and mining operations, however the industry has still hardly scratched the surface of this country’s full potential. This session will explore how your organization can:
· Capitalize on increasing Argentinian lithium production, with the South American nation set to be in the top 3 producing countries by 2027
· Better understand national and local government attitudes towards mining and how to navigate the regulatory regime there
· Support and participate in the burgeoning copper development sector in Argentina
This series of interactive roundtable offers attendees the opportunity to engage in in-depth discussion on the most pressing challenges & opportunities facing the mining world today, while simultaneously forging new business relationships with your industry peers.
As an attendee, you have a choice of three roundtables to join, with a maximum of 15-20 attendees per round table
Roundtable A: Mining Technology as a Gateway to the Broader Mining Supply Chain
Roundtable B: The Law of Attraction: How Junior Miners can Present Themselves as an Attractive Acquisition Target
Roundtable C: Addressing the Missing Link in the Critical Minerals Supply Chain: The Workforce
Mines and Money Miami is dedicated to showcasing the most innovative technologies which are promising to reshape the mining industries over the coming years. With a plurality of use cases from back-office optimization, data integrity to the hardware needed to optimize site operations, these 10-minute Technology Spotlights will cover:
• Senior management team & vision
• Challenge areas addressed by the technology
• Use cases and target audiences
• Existing mining case studies
• Corporate growth story
Not all commodities are mined equally and disparity in metals pricing is evident in 2023, even though by historical standards metals prices are performing reasonably well across the board. A plethora of factors are contributing to this, including the energy transition and shifting consumer and policy preferences, gone are the days of describing a unified price-and-market metals cycle. This fireside chat featuring two renowned industry experts will shed light on the relationship between metals prices and mining stock performance, focusing on:
• Lithium – down from its peak at $70’000 p/tonne however still sitting strongly at roughly $30’000 – what does this tell us about the strength of the critical minerals space?
• Zinc – and why it is the perennial outsider, hampered by increasingly tight margins
• Gold – the omnipotent favorite of miners and investors alike, get an understanding of its current performance relative to historical standards
Digital transformation is a reality across industries and is unlocking previously unreachable efficiencies in both operational and financial contexts. However, many would argue that mining’s transformation journey is still at its early stage, with other extractive industries such as oil and gas much earlier adopters. In this presentation you will hear one of the sectors prominent innovators share real-world case studies highlighting the differing horizons of maturity for:
Chile has long held the number 1 spot for copper production globally, however expanding use-cases for the metal and its place in the energy transition has only served to strengthen that position; in addition to increasing interest in Chile’s lithium reserves. While production costs rose by 29% in the first quarter of 2023, and an increasing sense of resource nationalism at both the local and national level, Chile’s place in the copper pecking order does not appear to be at risk. This session will allow your team to:
Watch mining companies go head-to-head, with only 3 minutes to pitch every second counts, pitching in front of a judging panel of leading investors as they sell their project, pitching for feedback, investment, and prizes. Leading investors will judge the battle by which company they would hypothetically invest US$1,000,000 in, if they were looking for best ROI after one year.
Watch mining companies go head-to-head, with only 3 minutes to pitch every second counts, pitching in front of a judging panel of leading investors as they sell their project, pitching for feedback, investment, and prizes. Leading investors will judge the battle by which company they would hypothetically invest US$1,000,000 in, if they were looking for best ROI after one year.
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The demand for critical minerals to power EV batteries, solar panels, and renewable power storage and transmission is well documented and is forecasted only to intensify as the years go on, however the question facing the mining industry is not only how much of these raw materials can we identify and extract but how to do so in a way that empowers rather than disenfranchises local communities impacted by mining sites as well as pursuing our own decarbonisation programs. In this keynote address veteran mining investor and strategist Peter Bryant of Clareo will unpack:
•What a responsible pursuit of the energy transition looks like from the mining industry’s perspective and how to translate that into improved financial performance
•The importance of vertically integrated critical minerals supply chains
•How to operationalise ESG strategies so they are at the heart of projects from the very beginning, as opposed to a reporting challenge after the fact
One of the fascinating trends remoulding the mining industry in 2024 has been the proclivity of traditionally downstream players such as automotive OEMs to begin investing upstream to secure their supply of critical and battery metals via offtake agreements. This panel will reflect on:
• How vertical integration is shaping where critical minerals supply chains are geographically located
• Will this activity support a necessary increase in exploration activity to meet future demand for critical minerals
• How well positioned are free trade partners to establish processing and refinery operations at scale
The days of buying commodities from developing countries for cheap are over, particularly those in Latin America. Whether its as a result of ideological shifts at the government level or local or indigenous communities becoming increasingly vocal about how the impact of and profits from mining operations are distributed. This panel will survey the various causes and implications of rising resource nationalism across the world, focusing on how investors and miners alike can:
• Work constructively with local communities, particularly in Latin America to alleviate concerns related to water rights and broader economic benefits being felt at a local level
• Forecast resource nationalism risk more accurately by understanding its underlying economic drivers, including commodity prices and demand
• Mitigate supply insecurity by diversifying supply chains across jurisdictions
The industrial effort to transition our energy economy from hydrocarbons to renewable energies is a reality across industry’s, however the supply bottlenecks of critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt & graphite pose a significant headwind to achieving established climate goals. Hear the Critical Minerals Association USA highlight key issues facing the sector including:
• Policy initiatives impacting explorers and producers of critical minerals across The Americas
• The development of mid-stream operations such as processing and refining to bolster the full critical minerals supply chain
• Progress made in cooperation with local communities impacting by mining activities
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Brazil is the world’s 12th largest economy, and a top 5 mineral producers globally, however whether is due to a challenging fiscal environment, poor infrastructure or skills shortages in the workforce, miners wishing to tap into Brazil’s vast mineral sources face a litany of challenges. There is however cause for optimism, with increasing infrastructure investments expected in the near future set to alleviate both financial and ESG driven concerns. This session will arm your team with the knowledge and expertise to:
• Identify emerging opportunities for exploration projects in Brazil
• Provide a roadmap for navigating Brazil’s highly complex regulatory landscape and working with local associations and communities
• Enjoy the benefits of the Brazilian government’s plan to invest $126bn into the infrastructure sector in the next 5 years
As an attendee you have a choice of three roundtables to join, with a maximum of 15-20 attendees per round table
Roundtable A: Navigating a Soft Retail Market – The Hunt for Yield when Pockets are Squeezed
Roundtable B: Mining Investment as an Entry Point to the Green Value Chain
Roundtable C: Unlocking the Power of Data to Enhance your Mining Proposition
It is clear to anyone engaged in the industry currently that the “hot” story is critical minerals and specifically those necessary for the production of lithium-Ion batteries and electric vehicles. However, has all the noise obfuscated the true economic value of exploration projects in this space and led to a drastic overvaluation of stock prices? This panel of investors, miners & commentators will debate:
• To what extent are exploration stocks in critical minerals overpriced and will we see a market correction?
• How to properly and accurately ascertain the value of these companies so investors can comfortably deploy capital in the sector?
• Are the underlying macro-economic assumptions about demand for electric vehicles and other green technologies as solid as some economists would have us believe?
The trend of increasing mining M&A activity from 2022 to 2023 is likely to continue throughout 2024. Largely, but not exclusively, driven by the need to strategically place commodity portfolios to meet emerging demand patterns necessitated by the energy transition. This panel of industry experts will offer an analysis of where the M&A market in junior mining is today and the key drivers shaping it in the future, including:
• Why a challenging environment for new mining development will drive ongoing corporate activity within the mining sector
• How necessary consolidation and reserve management will support transactions in precious metals
• What the impact of a medium-term structural deficit in future-facing metals such as lithium, nickel & copper is likely to be on the industry
Watch mining companies go head-to-head, with only 3 minutes to pitch every second counts, pitching in front of a judging panel of leading investors as they sell their project, pitching for feedback, investment, and prizes. Leading investors will judge the battle by which company they would hypothetically invest US$1,000,000 in, if they were looking for best ROI after one year.
