Sponsors of the 2014 Joburg Indaba



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.

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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.

Pricing

  The 2015 Joburg Indaba
  2 day conference package: 14 & 15 October                2 day conference package PLUS pre-conference dinner (13 October)
         
  Early Bird Standard Pricing Early Bird Standard Pricing
Mining & Government                   R 8500 R 9500 R 9450 R 10450
Other (Suppliers)                                 R 9500 R 11000 R 10450 R 11950

Latest News 2015

Junior mining indaba: Jumping through hoops
Financial Mail

THE regulatory and funding environment for junior mining and exploration companies operating in SA should be changed to encourage the development of minerals to ensure the country’s mining future. Speaker after speaker at the Junior Mining Indaba last week spoke of the difficulties not only in the global environment of mineral exploration and running a small mining company but of how these difficulties are compounded in SA. Read the full article here: http://www.financialmail.co.za/moneyinvesting/2015/06/18/junior-mining-indaba-jumping-through-hoops

 

Junior miners should find strength in numbers – consultant
Mining Weekly

JOHANNESBURG – Emerging miners should join associations, share information and facilities and jointly procure the services they needed to enable them to remain competitive and sustainable, a Chamber of Mines (CoM) consultant suggests. During a presentation at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Mining’s Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry, CoM techno-economics consultant Dick Kruger said the chamber engaged in a number of projects to assist junior miners, including an emerging miner mentorship programme that provided financial and marketing support. Read the full article here: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/junior-miners-should-find-strength-in-numbers-consultant-2015-06-11

 

THE INSIDER: Questions and answers all in a spin
The Insider / BD Live

The recent Junior Indaba focusing on junior mining and exploration companies delivered some notable gems under the chairmanship of Bernard Swanepoel, the well-known funny man of mining. Peter Major, the outspoken fund manager from Cadiz, asked Swanepoel to rephrase his question of "where the juniors screw up". Without missing a beat, Swanepoel said, "Why don’t you rephrase it for me and then I’ll rephrase your answer." Read the full article here: http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2015/06/10/the-insider-questions-and-answers-all-in-a-spin

 

What South Africa can copy to stimulate junior mining
Mineweb

A few examples, from other nations, of how regulations can be improved to secure the future of the country’s mining sector. South Africa could learn a thing or two from other countries when it comes to creating an enabling environment for junior miners. This was one of the themes that emerged from the Junior Mining Indaba, held last week. Read the full article here: http://www.mineweb.com/regions/africa/south-african-junior-miners-hamstrung-by-red-tape/

 

Jobless mining engineering graduates plead for look in
Mining Weekly

JOHANNESBURG – Jobless mining engineering graduates are pleading for inclusion in South Africa’s mining industry in preparation for the sector’s inevitable upturn in the future. Speaking to Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly Online in a video interview on the sidelines of the Junior Indaba in Johannesburg, Society of Mining Engineering Students independent presidential adviser Smangaliso Musawenkosi outlined the current difficulty mining engineering graduates have in finding employment in mining. Read more here: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/jobless-mining-engineering-graduates-plead-for-look-in-2015-06-08

2015 Breakfast Conversations 2

2015 Breakfast Indaba
“Slicing the cake in the mining industry:  royalties, taxation and the next commodity boom”

On 24 March at a breakfast hosted by Bernard Swanepoel and the Joburg Indaba team at the Country Club Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Stephen Meintjes discussed the political hot potato of land reform and put forward a proposal to replace taxation with the collection of land and resource rentals.
Stephen outlined practical steps that can be taken to an altogether different taxation regime, particularly in the troubled mining sector, offering positive and workable solutions to the thorny issues of land, resource rent and taxation.

Attendees heard how he suggested this will work in practice as well as what other leading minds thought about these proposals

HOST

Bernard Swanepoel is the chairman of The Joburg Indaba and The Junior Indaba. Bernard holds BSc (Min Eng) and BCom (Hons) degrees and started his career with Gengold in 1983, culminating in his appointment as general manager of Beatrix Mines in 1993. After joining Randgold in 1995 as MD of the Harmony mine, Bernard became CEO of Harmony from 1997 to 2007. Bernard is a non-executive board member of Sanlam and ARM and founding partner of To The Point Growth Specialists. He was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Village Main Reef Limited on 8 August 2013.

Look out for our next upcoming breakfast indaba!
Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be notified of future breakfast events.

 

 

2015 Media Partners

Mining CSI Publication is a printed showcase for mining and related companies to exhibit their CSI/ CSR and LED projects.

While there is no lack of media exposure to operational and labour-related matters, the positive contributions of mining companies are often underreported. While some of these concerns may be justified, this is largely a misconception. This is primarily due to a lack of exposure regarding the initiatives in which these mining companies are involved, and just how much of a financial contribution they are actually making.

Mining CSI magazine seeks to rectify this. The fact is that, on an annual basis, South African mining companies are making substantial financial investments into CSI projects. Mining CSI magazine aims to correct the balance between reporting on the challenges the mining industry often faces and the good things they are doing. Contact details: Tel: +27 82 353 2590, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: www.miningcsi.co.za

 

Mining Prospectus


Mining Prospectus is an informative bi-monthly publication that speaks to the leaders and key decision makers in the mining industry about the many developments, investment trends, new technologies, mineral prospecting and business opportunities therein, as well as providing solutions to challenges within this dynamic industry to ensure positive growth and development.

This eye-catching publication is dedicated to informing members of the South African Chamber of Mines as well as other leaders in the industry in both the public and private sectors of the latest advancements in South Africa and beyond.

With an experienced and studious editorial board, crisp layout, respected contributing writers and attention to detail, Mining Prospectus is fast becoming South Africa’s premier mining magazine.   www.miningprospectus.co.za

 

Mining Review Africa


Mining Review Africa is without question the world’s leading African mining publication on the market – presented in both print and digital format. Thanks to this forefront position, the magazine is successfully supporting and promoting the development of Africa - the world’s last remaining richly endowed and diverse mineral resources continent.

Through its liaison with major, mid-tier and junior mining houses, suppliers of capital equipment, technology and plant, Mining Review Africa is delivering timeous, newsworthy, business-generating information to all relevant mining and mining supply professionals. In this way it guarantees to retain its position as Africa’s leading mining sector publication.

 

African Minng Brief


African Mining Brief, www.ambriefonline.com,is the foremost industry journal in Africa focusing on latest news, incorporating quarrying, oil exploration and drilling and other large scale extractive operations aimed at the discovery, extraction, storage, transport, sale and utilisation of Africa’s mineral wealth and resources.

African Mining Brief boasts of a targeted, well-researched and insightful editorial content that offers readers and advertisers a unique interactive forum to exchange information; identify, pursue, and close business deals; in addition to gaining favorable insight into the entirety of the mining industry and public sector.

 

Mining Weekly


Mining Weekly is South Africa’s premier sources of weekly news on mining developments in Africa’s most important industry.  Mining Weekly provides in-depth coverage of mining projects and the personalities reshaping the mining industry.  The publication is an essential source of information for those involved in the mining industry.  Mining Weekly is available at m.miningweekly.com and an app is available in the iTunes and Google Play stores for users of the iPhone and Android devices respectively.Website www.miningweekly.co.za 


Mine & Explore Africa


Mine & Explore Africa provides a regular flow of valuable, business-related information on minerals exploration and mining developments throughout Africa. It is an informative journal which is circulated to all mining countries in Africa; reaching key managerial and technical staff on mines, as well as decision-makers in mining companies, exploration groups, government departments, consultancies and equipment suppliers. The magazine's feature articles are generated from original research and attract a high level of reader interest by providing in-depth reports on exploration projects and mines (in development and operating). Valuable business intelligence is presented to individuals and companies working to develop their businesses in Africa.

2015 Breakfast Indaba

Join in the ongoing conversations started at the Joburg Indaba, with the inaugural breakfast Indaba which took place on 24thMarch 2015. Hosted by Bernard Swanepoel, it addressed the thorny subject of land as well as royalties, tax and other issues affecting mining. Guest speaker was Stephen Meintjes, who has recently co-authored and published “Our Land, Our Rent, Our Jobs”. Attendees heard the arguments and counter arguments and joined in the ongoing conversations affecting the mining and resource sectors.

Look out for our next upcoming breakfast indaba!

Official Media Partners of the 2013 Joburg Indaba