KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services whose aim is to turn understanding of information, industries, and business trends into value.
As mining companies move throughout the mining asset life cycle, an organization encounters different challenges in order to maintain growth and profitability.
KPMG’s experienced team of mining specialists can assist clients throughout the entire mining asset life cycle.
Our people are deeply experienced in the industry and are knowledgeable of local laws, customs and practices and aware of the challenges faced across the life cycle.

The 2014 Joburg Indaba on "Investing in Resources and Mining in Africa" will draw together the industry leaders, influential CEOs, investors, and custodians of the industry.

2014 Sponsor rights packages are now available. Sponsors of the inaugural event had this to say "we will remain involved because the topics and discussions were to the point and relevant”.
The calibre of speakers and delegates include a large portion of executive leadership from mining houses, investment companies, and fund managers who direct local, African and global operations. "I enjoyed preparing for the presentation ... a tremendous success and witnessed considerable publicity".

This is a conference with a difference providing sponsors alternative ways to expose their brands, products and services to a relevant target audience. Tiered packages to suit all budgets have been developed and include publicity and marketing elements to realise a return on investment.

To get your brand highly exposed to a relevant and significant industry email sponsorship@joburgindaba.com today!

PLATINUM SPONSORS

African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is a leading South African diversified mining and minerals company with long-life, low unit cost operations and significant growth opportunities.

ARM mines and beneficiates iron ore, manganese ore and alloys, chrome ore and alloys, platinum group metals, copper, nickel and coal. ARM also has an investment in gold through its shareholding in Harmony.

ARM’s strategy is focused on quality growth within its portfolio of assets and ensuring that all ARM’s operations are positioned below the 50th percentile of each commodity’s global cost curve. This is achieved, in conjunction with ARM’s joint venture partners, through volume growth and continuous improvement in operational efficiencies. In 2010 ARM successfully achieved its 2 X 2010 strategy to double production in its diversified portfolio of assets, and in 2012 ARM delivered its iron ore, coal and nickel growth projects. ARM’s growth of existing assets is supplemented by continuous assessment of acquisition and partnership opportunities and exploration in Africa.

We do it better

GOLD SPONSOR

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services whose aim is to turn understanding of information, industries, and business trends into value.

As mining companies move throughout the mining asset life cycle, an organization encounters different challenges in order to maintain growth and profitability.

KPMG’s experienced team of mining specialists can assist clients throughout the entire mining asset life cycle. Our people are deeply experienced in the industry and are knowledgeable of local laws, customs and practices and aware of the challenges faced across the life cycle.

GOLD SPONSOR

The MSA Group, Africa’s leading mineral exploration consultant, has entrenched itself as a trusted and holistic service provider and contractor for 30 years. Our track record is synonymous with quality, technical integrity and safety compliance.

MSA provides specialist services on numerous international and local projects covering all commodities. The MSA Group’s client base includes the largest multi-national mining companies, private equity and sovereign wealth funds, governments and juniors listed throughout the world. MSA has worked on 5 continents and in over 40 countries.

The MSA Group’s services encompass Exploration and Geology, Mining Studies and Environmental Consulting. Our services range from targeting and initial assessment to turn-key exploration and project management of multidisciplinary programmes culminating in geological and Mineral Resource modelling, Mineral Resource estimations, public reporting to all of the major stock exchanges (TSX, ASX, AIM, JSE, et al.), project valuations, due diligence studies and scoping to feasibility study management.

MSA is ISO 9001:2008 Certified for quality, OHSAS 18001 accredited for Health and Safety and SANAS ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited for its diamond exploration laboratories.

 GOLD SPONSOR

Eunomix specialises in de-risking resource and commodities projects in Africa, a destination of ever greater global strategic value.

It helps clients achieve and sustain success in the face of political, regulatory, economic, social, infrastructure and security uncertainty, instability and incidents. Registered in London, it has been advising business and governments since 2009. It has been featured in leading media like the BBC, Bloomberg, Business Day, Business Week, CNBC Africa, Financial Mail, Mineweb, MiningMX, Mining Weekly, Reuters and The Sowetan. Eunomix is a fast growing provider of insight and advice that are thoughtful, unequivocal and progressive.

Endorsements

"Eunomix is a “strategic partner” to our exploration and mining projects, particularly in high risk geopolitics, infrastructure and security. Their depth of understanding and analysis is of the highest level. The value they have added to our projects is significant"

Anton Mauve, Managing Director, West African Minerals Corp. Eunomix has a deep understanding of external, political, economic and social risks inherent in many African mining projects. The company's input is valuable in determining areas of vulnerability that may be present in even the most technically-robust projects."

GOLD SPONSOR

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Bank Limited is a leading African corporate and investment bank and part of one of the largest financial services groups in Africa. We offer our clients innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions.

We have representative offices and subsidiaries in the UK, India, China, and the Middle East and access to a network of retail banks in 25 African countries.

We value mutually rewarding relationships and constantly question existing models and develop innovative and bespoke solutions to deliver on our business philosophy and brand promise: Traditional values. Innovative ideas.

For more information please visit: www.rmb.co.za.

SPONSORS

Wesizwe Platinum is a public company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with its shares listed on the JSE Limited. Wesizwe, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Bakubung Minerals (Pty) Limited and Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration (Pty) Limited, is engaged in the development of its Bakubung Platinum Mine.

The mine site is located in the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, close to the town of Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa. Wesizwe's strategic intent is to build and operate South Africa's next PGM mine, firmly positioning the Group as a significant mid-tier precious metals producer.

At steady state production, the mine will produce 350 koz 4E per annum. Following the conclusion of the financing transaction with a consortium made up of a Chinese mining company, Jinchuan, and the China Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) in May 2011, the project is well funded. Wesizwe Platinum also has a 26% interest in neighbouring Projects 1 and 3 of Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd ("Maseve") operated by Platinum Group Metals Limited (PTM) Canada

Ivanhoe Mines, with offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa, is developing its three principal projects:

• The Kamoa copper discovery in a previously unknown extension of the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southern province of Katanga.
• The Platreef discovery of platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold and rhodium on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa.
• The historic, high-grade Kipushi zinc, copper and germanium mine, also on the Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga province, now being drilled and upgraded by Ivanhoe. Kipushi was operated and maintained by previous owners between 1924 and 2011, when Ivanhoe acquired its majority interest in the mine.

www.ivanhoemines.com

Barnstone is the service provider of choice for Enterprise Resourcing Planning Market with its SAP Mining Solution for Mid-Tier mines.
The Barnstone SAP Mining Solution is a proprietary “out of the box” SAP system for the implementation and configuration of the SAP Software intended to be used in a mining environment.

It has been approved by SAP globally. This solution is available in multiple languages spoken across the African Continent. 
Barnstone also provides mobility solutions for mines across Africa
Furthermore, Barnstone is your partner of choice for implementing your Social and Labour Plan through advisory and technology solutions for SLP
www.barnstone.co.za

Wesizwe Platinum is a public company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with its shares listed on the JSE Limited. Wesizwe, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Bakubung Minerals (Pty) Limited and Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration (Pty) Limited, is engaged in the development of its Bakubung Platinum Mine.
The mine site is located in the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, close to the town of Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa. Wesizwe's strategic intent is to build and operate South Africa's next PGM mine, firmly positioning the Group as a significant mid-tier precious metals producer. At steady state production, the mine will produce 350 koz 4E per annum. Following the conclusion of the financing transaction with a consortium made up of a Chinese mining company, Jinchuan, and the China Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) in May 2011, the project is well funded. Wesizwe Platinum also has a 26% interest in neighbouring Projects 1 and 3 of Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd ("Maseve") operated by Platinum Group Metals Limited (PTM) Canada.